Burning Mouth Syndrome :: Glossodynia or burning mouth syndrome
Glossodynia or burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a condition characterized by a burning or tingling sensation on the lips, tongue, or entire mouth.
Treatment
Diabetes :: Inhaled insulin benefits type 2 diabetics
Inhaled insulin is effective therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes who fail to obtain adequate blood sugar control with diet and exercise, according to a report in the journal Diabetes Care.
Epilepsy :: Heat spreader for epileptic seizure treatment device
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers are developing a tiny, highly efficient heat spreader to be used in a new device to be implanted in the brain of patients who suffer from severe epileptic seizures.
Allergy :: U.S. population is sensitive to allergens
More than fifty percent of the U.S. population tested positive to one or more allergens, according to a large national study.
Sciatica :: Left sided sciatica – Spigelia
Mr. P., age 69 years was under my treatment for the following complaints. Indigestion, nervous breakdown, depression, etc.
Hypertension :: High Blood Pressure not controlled among older men and women
Nearly three-fourths of men and women age 80 and older have high blood pressure, but their conditions are frequently not kept under control, according to new data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute?s (NHLBI) long-standing Framingham Heart Study. In this age group, only 38 percent of men and 23 percent of women had blood pressures that met targets set forth in the National High Blood Pressure Education Program?s (NHBPEP) clinical guidelines.
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.
Hormone Therapy :: Vasomotor symptoms after menopausal hormone therapy
Over half of women who began menopausal hormone therapy because of symptoms such as hot flashes or night sweats experience those symptoms when they discontinue hormone therapy, according to a study in the July 13 issue of JAMA.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Statins not associated with a reduced risk of AD
The use of statins and other lipid-lowering agents by older adults was not associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, according to a study in the July issue of the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Genetic Disorder :: Lorenzo’s oil for debilitating disease adrenoleukodystrophy
Treatment of boys with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) with Lorenzo’s oil (LO) reduced their risk of developing the severe debilitating form of the disease, according to a study in the July issue of the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.