Polio :: Right sided paralysis in polio – Causticum
Master A. age 2? years had an attack of polio and paralysed his lower limbs. Leading allopathic doctors of the city were consulted but could promise no help.
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Acne :: ACZONE – dapsone gel for acne treatment
QLT Inc. announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market ACZONE (dapsone) Gel, 5% for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris.
Parkinson’s Disease :: Dopamine agonist therapy – pathological gambling behavior
Eleven patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) developed pathological gambling behavior following dopamine agonist therapy, a drug therapy to control movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease, according to a study posted online today which will appear in the September print issue of the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Macular Degeneration :: Lucentis – ranibizumab – therapy to improve vision
New data from two leading clinical studies show Lucentis is first therapy to improve vision in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is leading cause of blindness for people over age 50.
DHA :: DHA supplement for pregnant and breastfeeding moms
DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, is received by babies in utero and through breastmilk. It is found in high concentrations in the tissues of the brain and eye. This indicates that DHA helps support the development of your baby?s brain and eyes.
Influenza :: Promise Against H5N1 Influenza Virus
Experiments in mice show that an antiviral drug currently used against annual influenza strains also can suppress the deadly influenza virus that has spread from birds to humans, killing dozens of people in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand since early 2004. This study, the first published report conducted on oseltamivir against the H5N1 influenza strain circulating in Vietnam, found that the drug, sold commercially as Tamiflu, dramatically boosted the survival rate of infected mice.
Depression :: Cyberonics depression device
A stopwatch-sized device that uses electrical impulses to treat chronic depression won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
HIV :: HIV Therapy Greatly Extends Life of Key T Cells
Interleukin-2 (IL-2), an immune-boosting drug used experimentally in HIV therapy, greatly increases the lifespan of certain subsets of immune system T cells in some HIV-positive people who respond to this therapy, discovered researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH. A report describing the study, led by the Clinical Center?s Joseph A. Kovacs, M.D., appears online today in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Breastfeeding :: Mothers should breastfeed babies for six months
A group of Canadian doctors that breastfeeding is such a healthy practice that women should do it for two months longer than had been previously recommended.
Overactive Bladder :: Urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequent urination
Overactive bladder is a relatively new term which includes symptoms of urge urinary incontinence (sudden/involuntary loss of bladder control), urgency (urgent need to urinate) and frequency (frequent urination).