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Acupuncture to bring relief to patients with dry mouth

...to sustain the benefit. "Different patients will require different maintenance," Johnstone explained, noting that most appear to need periodic "booster" treatments.During the acupuncture treatments, which involve three needles placed on the ear and one on the index finger, patients also get sugar-free cand...

Take care of skin in winter

...that you have dermatitis or eczema - both of which require medical attention....

Heart bypass-mental decline link

...s who had been put on a newer device that does not require stopping the heart. Heart-lung machines are used to put oxygen into the blood and circulate it. The heartbeat is stopped with medication, and a thin tube is inserted into the aorta during the procedure. The study compared results in heart-lung machi...

Heart Drug has grave side effects

...evelop severe attacks of breathing difficulty that require hospitalization. Dr. Ann Bolger, an American Heart Association spokeswoman, said patients studied were generally less sick than those who typically would be given milrinone. The study shows ``there really isn't any advantage'' to giving milrinone to...

Experimental drug to fight flu

...flue have shown promise in animal studies, and may require only one dose to be effective.// The compounds, known collectively as multimeric zanamivir, are based on the existing flu drug relenza, or zanamivir, which the U.S. Food and Drug administration approved in 1999 for treating influenza A and B. Resear...

Status of some prescription drugs

...me drugs available over-the-counter that currently require a doctor's prescription. A number of medications are being considered, ranging from blood pressure drugs to birth control pills. But there are inconsistent views about how this could be good for the consumer. // Prescription drug usage has risen in...

FDA Approves New surgery Treatment for Farsightedness

...ed using a laser, conductive keratoplasty does not require cutting or tissue removal. The treatment may bec...ients with glaucoma, because keratoplasty does not require the temporary elevation of pressure within the eye that is induced during LASIK. The procedure is ...

Dental implants are turning to gain popularity

...jawbone in good condition too, because implants do require surgery. You also need to be very careful about dental hygiene after the implant surgery....

Ulcer Surgery connected to danger of Pancreatic Cancer

...rs are treated with antibiotics, but some patients require surgery. During a gastrectomy, the surgeon removes part of the stomach, as well as some of the tissue around the stomach. It has been suggested that patients who undergo peptic ulcer surgery may be at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, but previou...

FDA changes rules on testing drugs for children

... FDA is suspending a rule that lets the government require safety testing of adult medicines commonly given to children, a move that has drawn the ire of some Democratic lawmakers. FDA says Congress recently reauthorized financial incentives for manufacturers to do those studies. The FDA said it wants to see...

Mild Depression may guard aged women

...ble that mild depression, which typically does not require medical treatment, could be a coping mechanism for elderly women that might benefit them in the long run. "It may be a sort of message to the body that something needs to be looked at, that you need to pay attention to it," Blazer said. No one is su...

Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

... grow faster in the womb, are heavier at birth and require more care after birth. They suggested men's lifespans were not affected by the number or gender of their children because they do not suffer direct physiological costs of reproduction as women do. Researchers wrote: Their results suggest that givin...

Sweet corn releases antioxidants on cooking

...n fruit and vegetables. Some antioxidants actually require heat to release them from plant cells so they can be absorbed into the body. Researchers at Cornell University in the US have experimented with cooking corn on the cob for increasing lengths of time (10, 35 and 50 minutes). The longer the corn was co...

Heart test may detect death risk

...ation procedures and did not have heart attacks or require emergency surgery. About 15 percent of the patients had CK-MB levels above normal after their procedures. Patients whose CK-MB levels were higher than five times the upper limit had a mortality risk of 7.5 percent at four months after surgery. This...

Advanced STD programs required

... are high among heterosexual men and interventions require more rigorous evaluation before widespread implementation. Finally, studies should have the statistical power to demonstrate effectiveness and this should be calculated before being funded and implemented....

Home care aids in lung disease

... hospital. What is more, the patients did not even require their full entitlement of care - most managed on just two nurse visits rather than the five permitted....

Glaucoma & Ocular Hypertension more likely in patients with refractive errors

...t their exam frequency should be, and whether they require individualized management plans, instead of just refractive eye exams for glasses or contacts....

Thalidomide may stage a comeback

...lly for harm and good and its wider licensing will require extraordinary measures....

Adult COPD or asthma could be effectively treated with Xopenex

...eatments. Patients receiving Xopenex were found to require significantly less nebulizer therapy and less adjuvant respiratory therapy, according to the study. Xopenex is being marketed as a nebulizer at dosage strengths of 0.31 mg and 0.63 mg for pediatric patients and as 0.63 mg and 1.25 mg for patients 12...

New and unique treatment for Psoriasis patients

...In fact, she added that patients on the drug would require a blood test before each weekly dose to ensure the... immune cells have not dipped too low, which would require postponing a dose. Another theoretical concern is that by suppressing the immune system, the risk of...

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