Sinusitis :: Tips for child’s blocked sinuses
Blocked sinuses, which rarely occur in kids under age five, are often caused by a cold or hay fever, according to St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
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Biofeedback :: Control diabetes with Biofeedback relaxation
Biofeedback assisted relaxation seems to have a positive effect in patients with type 2 diabetes, leading to significant decreases in blood sugar levels – controlling diabetes, the findings of a small study suggest.
Arthritis :: New drug may treat rheumatoid arthritis – RA
For rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers who do not get adequate relief from so-called TNF-inhibitors such as etanercept or infliximab, a new drug called Orencia may provide significant clinical and functional benefits, according to a study published this week.
Botox :: Newborn suffering from excessive drooling
A nine-month old boy is still alive because of Botox injections he received, a doctor at the Montreal Children’s Hospital said.
Allergies :: Breast milk alternative may prevent food allergies
Using hydrolyzed casein or whey formulas when breast milk is inadequately produced may help prevent at-risk infants from developing allergies, according to a review of studies on the topic.
HIV :: FDA approves generic zidovudine oral solution
FDA announced the tentative approval of zidovudine oral solution, a generic version of a child-friendly oral solution to help keep AIDS virus from reproducing.
Breast Cancer :: Specialists Improve Breast Cancer Care
Elderly women with breast cancer whose surgeons refer them to cancer specialists are twice as likely to be prescribed tamoxifen, a treatment recommended for preventing recurrence of the disease, a new study shows.
Incontinence :: Incontinence Linked to Depression in Women
Women with moderate-to-severe urinary incontinence are two or three times more likely to be seriously depressed than continent women, according to new study results — which suggests that doctors should be assessing the mental health of women with incontinence.
Diabetes :: Severe hypoglycemia is rare after islet transplantation
Episodes of dangerously low blood glucose, or hypoglycemia, were greatly reduced in people who received an islet transplant for poorly controlled type 1 diabetes, according to an analysis of outcomes in 138 patients who had the procedure at 19 medical centers in the United States and Canada. This is one of the conclusions of the Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry (CITR), which tracks many factors affecting the success of this experimental procedure in people with severe type 1 diabetes.
Multiple Sclerosis :: Depression improved during telephone therapy
Patients with multiple sclerosis showed significant improvement in their depression during 16 weeks of telephone-administered psychotherapy treatment, according to an article in the September issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.