Cholesterol :: ‘Good’ cholesterol drug trialled
A major international trial has been set up to see whether a treatment to increase so-called “good” cholesterol can prevent heart attacks and strokes.
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Breast Cancer :: Experimental drug delays breast cancer
Women with advanced breast cancer soon may have another treatment option: A novel experimental drug delayed the growth of tumors nearly twice as long as standard chemotherapy did in patients who had stopped responding to Herceptin, doctors reported Saturday.
Diabetes :: Researchers devise bubbles to battle diabetes
Researchers at the Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and the Baylor Research Institute have developed a new technique to smuggle insulin-producing genes into the pancreas of mice by hiding them in a tiny “bubble.” This approach is a major step in the potential treatment of Type I diabetes since patients with the disease do not produce enough insulin on their own.
Heart Disease :: Two more heart risk genes identified
U.S. researchers studying older athletes have discovered two more genes implicated in early heart attack risk.
Cervical Cancer :: Cervical Cancer Vaccine – Gardasil
A vaccine that protects against the virus known to cause most cervical cancers was given the blessing of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Thursday.
Homeopathic Medicine :: BELLADONA
1. – Fear of imaginary things, wants to run away from them.
Management :: Goal Setting Tips and Techniques
Every person in the world dedicates countless hours to thinking of their future and their present condition in life. Most of us wish that there was something that they could change in their life. Whether it is their family life; their relationships or finances, friendships; everyone wants to change something.
Homeopathic Medicine :: Glonoine – Nitro-Glycerin
Indicated in cerebral hyperaemia and violent congestion. Important in congestive headaches (from exposure to the stun, from suppression of menses); in apoplectic states; meningitis. Palpitation and embarrassment of the heart. In physiological doses used in asthma, angina pectoris, failure of circulation.
Homeopathic Medicine :: Spigelia – Pinkroot
Indicated principally in neuralgia of the head (feeling as if skull would open), ciliary, facial, intercostal, intestinal, cardiac, the pain radiating from a central point; in inflammation of the heart (endocarditis, pericarditis) and of the eye (iritis). Used as an anthelmintic and for the symptoms due to the presence of worms in children.
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome :: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Treatment
Although treatment is not always necessary, it will help to cure the disease and prevent fatal developments from occurring. The first step in treatment is generally to remove the patient from any neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs being taken and to treat fever aggressively.