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Epileptic Seizures Can Be Duec to Heart Problem

... out in the absence of convulsions.The most common alternate diagnosis was vasovagal syncope, or fainting spells, which can be caused by extremely low blood pressure, a heart-rhythm disorder or other conditions. Many of the heart and circulation problems could be treated with medication or a pacemaker....

Antibiotics losing their power against acne

...sician should consider switching the patient to an alternate antibiotic or an alternate therapy. The scientists are also probing the possibility of harnessing a therapeutic vaccine to pre...

Bayer Voluntarily Withdraws BAYCOL - A Drug Associated With 50 Deaths

...ol and consult their physicians about switching to alternate medications to control their cholesterol levels. ...

A remedy to overcome dandruff

...ely for it tends to be harsh on the hair. Instead, alternate it with a regular shampoo and make sure you use a conditioner as well. And if your scalp doesn't clear up within six weeks, it's worthwhile seeing your doctor for either a prescription shampoo or a topical medication....

Simple Stroke Prevention is Best

...Hospital, says, "The study provides new data on an alternate antiplatelet agent (ticlopidine) that should no longer be recommended for prevention of recurrent stroke -- certainly not in black patients."...

Low Glycemic Diet Effective In Reducing Weight

...e. Even after the two diet groups switched to the alternate diet for another three weeks, the rats that switched from low- to high-GI diets showed greater increases in blood glucose and insulin than rats switched from high- to low-GI diets....

Catheter Ablation Helpful For Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

...tion is a non-surgical technique used to eliminate alternate pathways in the heart that can cause abnormal heartbeats. // Researchers now say that congestive heart failure patients who also have atrial fibrillation a type of irregular heart rhythm experience significant improvement in cardiac function and qua...

Herbal remedies can have harmful interaction when taken with drugs for rheumatic arthritis

... The study points out that herbal preparations and alternate medicines are widely used by people suffering from...e physicians to disclose all the details regarding alternate forms of medication taken so as to minimize the detrimental effects of the alternate therapy....

Using herbal remedies with chemotherapy may not be a good idea

...ware of the fact that their patients may be taking alternate medications even while being under the chemo treat...n it is best to avoid the combination of drugs and alternate medicine like black cohosh....

Surgery of spine for back pain may not be cost effective

...nce to sustain a long-term medical treatment. An alternate procedure for them may be rehabilitation program with intensive training sessions where the patients undergo exercise programs tailor made for them, along with hydrotherapy, and cognitive behavior therapy. The rehabilitation program slowly brings the...

Cough medication to cure fibromyalgia

...lgia. The new study suggests that there may be an alternate way of treating fibromyalgia. The treatment may not be one single medication but a whole lot of interventions designed to bring total relief to the patients. In this regard the role of dextromethorphan may be quite important. Scientists however warn...

The Central Government of India had issued a list of approved ingredients for use in ayurvedic, siddha, unani drugs

...he case of colouring agents, flavouring agents and alternate sweeteners, it has been mentioned that the permission would be on the basis of the existing approvals accorded under Drugs and Cosmetic Rules 1945, Fruits Products Order and Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. According to the notice issued preserva...

Five patients die amid Bihar doctors' strike

...ould continue the strike till the authorities made alternate arrangements for their accommodation or enhanced their allowance so they could live on their own outside the hospital campus. Ironically, nurses in the hospital called off their six-day-old strike Friday after the administration agreed to meet thei...

Under Stress? All You Need Is A Chocolate To Melt In Your Mouth

...w. Herbs like Ashwagandha and Ginseng are used in alternate systems of medicine to help regulate the body's immune, hormonal and nervous systems and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is already in the process of patenting the new product before its commercial launch. Source: IANS...

Indian Pharmaceutical Industries Stops Manufacturing And Sale Of Valdecoxib

...nmark has plans of replacing Valdecoxib with other alternate molecules for treatment of pain relief. He said, “Our pain management portfolio has several other brands based on molecules such as Etoricoxib and Aceclofenac, which are being promoted to replace Valdecoxib....

Self help scheme to reduce risk of HIV in women

...omen involved in prositutes by providing them with alternate income through making, marketing and selling Jewelry. The program was conducted in drug using prostitutes in Baltimore, the women in the study reported that they earned more than $7,000 by selling jewelry and the women reported after involving in t...

Conditions Of The HIV/AIDS Patients In The Mizo Society

...oblems where the patient has to switch over to the alternate treatment which will cost around 8000/month. Inspite of all the turmoil faced by the AIDS patients there is a streak of hope with respect to treatment. These non-profitable organizations have planed to establish a CD4 counting device and Anti-retro...

Wonder drug Dasatinib gives hopes to leukemia patients

...is believed to help the leukemia cells to take the alternate pathway and become resistant to Gleevec, but Dasatinib prevents the action of SRC. The toxicity level of Dasatinib is not more than Gleevec and it has to be brought in to the market for commercial use as the statistics show that in the current year...

Non-addictive antidepressant drug

...ession and provides hope for the development of an alternate line of antidepressants, with a wider range of effectiveness'. sourse EUREKA...

Mainstream medicine collides with alternate treatment: increasing health risks

...every fourth Australian is hiding the fact // of alternate treatment from there doctors and risking their health. The alternate forms of treatment have become so popular that half the population practices it! A study of more t...

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