In people with diabetes, diuretics work as well as ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers in protecting against heart attack and improving survival, and offer more protection against congestive heart failure.
ALCiS Health Inc., a consumer health company specializing in pain relief and body therapy products that utilize unique drug delivery technologies, announced the availability of ALCiS Daily Relief, a topical pain cream engineered to provide fast relief from muscle and joint pain, including that associated with arthritis, backache, strains, sprains and bruises.
Shifting care from doctors to nurses is one way of meeting the demand caused by ageing populations, rising expectations and reforms that move care from hospitals to primary care. While patient satisfaction can increase, the change may not always save money.
The basis for the Zone diet, by Barry Sears, Ph.D. (a biochemist, neither a physician nor a dietitian), is that if a person eats the correct ratio of carbohydrate to protein to fat (40/30/30), s/he will improve his or her health, weight, and athletic performance, because certain hormones will be balanced and therefore in the preferred “zone.” The hormones he focuses on are insulin (necessary for glucose to enter our cells) and eicosanoids (hormone-like substances that regulate inflammation. Some eicosanoids are by-products of metabolism.).
Homeopathy is one of the more recent developments in alternative health care. It is based upon theory of “similars” developed in the 18th century by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann.
The inspiration for writing The Ayurvedic Guide to Diet & Weight Loss: The Sattva Program arose from my work and study as a physician for the past twenty years in the field of Ayurvedic Medicine – Scott Gerson.
An Oregon physician provides smart advice on how to identify migraine headaches, treat them, and prevent their interference with day-to-day life. She discusses the difference between migraines and other types of headaches, the newest medications available, and touches on alternative therapies that might work.
A study found that acupuncture and a sham version of the same thing both helped reduce the frequency of migraine headaches, for reasons that are not clear, researchers said.
Drugs marketed in the United States that affect central nervous system function, Alprazolam/Xanax is among the most widely prescribed medications. Xanax is a longer duration Benzodiazepine which is prescribed to treat insomnia in patients with daytime anxiety or patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Panic Disorders.
The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and its affiliate, the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), are supporting clinical trials to determine the best unrelated marrow and blood cell transplant procedures for patients and donors.