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FDA Warns of Deadly Results of Skin-numbing Creams

... most commonly used for cosmetic procedures and to relieve burning and itching// and they contain anesthetic drugs such as lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine, and prilocaine in a cream, ointment, or gel form. The FDA says such products can cause serious and life-threatening side effects such as irregular h...

Soldiers Readying to Fight Stress With Yoga

...litary and the army have taken recourse to yoga to relieve stress// that affects troops posted in inhospitable terrain and in insurgency hit areas. A select group of army and paramilitary personnel were trained here recently in a six-day yoga camp conducted by Swami Ramdev to enable them conduct special s...

Doctors’ Own Fear of Death Linked to Hastening Death of Very Sick Newborn

...ts was prepared to use painkillers or sedatives to relieve pain and suffering by intentionally hastening deat...ivate them to hasten a newborn’s death in order to relieve their own death anxiety. Similarly, those who fear being "destroyed" may not be prepared to haste...

Low-Dose Steroids Reduce Joint Damage From Rheumatoid Arthritis

...scribed in the first few months after diagnosis to relieve the discomfort of RA until slower-acting drugs begin protecting the joints. Until now, concerns about side effects caused most rheumatologists to “put people on the lowest possible dose of steroids and get them off it as soon as possible,” said Sc...

Statins Aid Survival in Lung Patients, Say Experts

...roke. There is no cure for COPD but treatments can relieve the symptoms and therapies to slow its progression are being tested. During the study it was observed that the death rate was reduced by 43 per cent in patients taking statins, and the effects were even more pronounced when the patients were on ...

Work-outs, Not So Much of a ‘pain’ With Caffeie

...s of Ibuprofen and Aspirin, which come in handy to relieve muscle soreness after a heavy work out or exercise. A new study has suggested that the caffeine //equivalent of two cups of coffee, consumed before a work out, may ease muscle pain by 50%. In the words of researcher Patrick O'Connor, of the departm...

Yes, Chicken Soup Can Help

... on how you can avoid “catching” a cold and how to relieve symptoms: It’s a virus, not the temperature, that causes colds. When temperatures dip, most people spend more time indoors — where they may have prolonged contact with others who may be sick. You “catch,” or acquire the cold by having hand-to-hand ...

Nine Ways to Relieve Joint Stress

...Beyond medication, there are steps you can take to relieve stress while going about your daily activities. Here’s what you can do, from a world leader in arthritis care. If you’ve lived long enough, inflammation in the ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow and wrist can cause pain, swelling and limited motion. ...

Youngest Drinkers Likelier to Use Alcohol for Stress Relief as Adults

...e more likely he or she is to reach for a drink to relieve stress when older, a large new study suggests//. The steeper slope of “stress-reactive drinking among persons who started drinking at 14 or younger is of particular concern because their base levels of drinking are already higher than those of othe...

Taking Drugs for Heartburn may Cause Fractured Hip

...ke Prevacid ,Nexium or Prilosec are drugs used to relieve heartburn.The risk is raised for people who are over 50 years of age. The researchers have postulated that these drugs that help to sort out the acidity factor in the stomach, also upsets the capacity of the body to take up calcium which is crucia...

New MRI Technique Measures Intracranial Pressure in Brain Disorder

...age, including paralysis. Although medications can relieve pain, surgery is the only treatment currently available, and doctors have not been able to predict who will benefit, said Alperin, who is principal investigator on the project. One of the goals of the study, he said, is to improve prediction of wheth...

Herbal Supplements Fail to Relieve Hot Flushes

...r along with other botanical supplements failed to relieve hot flushes in perimenopausal or postmenopausal women, who participated in the Herbal Alternatives (HALT) for Menopause Study. The research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that women using menopausal hormone therapy, howe...

Black Cohosh Does Not Treat Hot Flashes

...en, buy products that contain black cohosh to help relieve their menopausal symptoms. Our study indicates that black cohosh is not a promising remedy to treat their hot flashes. The HALT study was funded by the National Institute on Aging and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. ...

Epidurals Associated With Breastfeeding Problems

...ity of Sydney suggested that having an epidural to relieve labour pains is associated with problems in breastfeeding//. The study results were published in the December 11 issue of International Breastfeeding Journal. Researchers, who studied 1,300 women who gave birth between March & October 1997, found t...

Global Polio Eradication: A Campaign to Vaccinate Every Child on the Planet

...eed, and the traditional and religious leaders who relieve the fears and anxieties of parents as they prepare communities and their inhabitants for vaccination campaigns. Brookes also points out that at the Pakistan-Afghan border, there are a cluster of problems that may be insurmountable. One is that the ...

Surgery vs. Non-surgical treatment for back disorders

...Surgical correction was the treatment of choice to relieve a patient . However the research , that were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association recently point out that although surgery offers remarkable relief from pain, the relief offered by physical therapy cannot be played down. The ...

School of Medicine, GE Introduce Ultrasound Pilot Study

...ill be able to diagnose problems sooner or perhaps relieve patients’ fears. These benefits are just around the corner, and I’m proud to say our graduates will have played a key role in improved medical care for people in South Carolina and throughout the worl.” Source-Newswise SRM...

Battle against Gum Disease Acquires new Weapon

... gum disease.// This tiny pill has been found to relieve pain and swelling just by its position between the threatened tooth and the diseased gum. According to researchers at State University of New Jersey, who have tested the pill on animals, the plastic also works as a barrier which enables the damaged...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

...ding to a new review. This form of treatment helps relieve the overall distress // and reduces the interference that OCD symptoms can cause in young people’s lives. Further, the evidence indicates that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medication are equally effective in treating pediatric OCD, say lea...

Internet – Boon or Bane

...t used the Internet as a way to escape problems or relieve negative mood· 5.9 percent felt their relationships suffered as a result of excessive Internet use Aboujaoude said he found most concerning the numbers of people who hid their nonessential Internet use or used the Internet to escape a negative mood...

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