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A prescription cream for unwanted facial hair

... the FDA in the United States on July 31, 2000 for treating excessive facial hair in women, which is often part of hirsutism. It may be a welcome alternative for women for whom this problem is considered serious enough to warrant tweezing, waxing, or shaving at least once a week for hair removal. Vaniqa ...

Inhaled Steroids Safe & Effective for Children with Asthma

...ed the effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in treating asthma, their long term effects in children were n...onvince more physicians, and parents as well, that treating children with mild to moderate asthma with inhaled steroids will result in better asthma control and...

Kidney Stones - Interesting New Research implicates bacteria as its cause

... So antibiotics may prove to be effective means of treating and preventing Kidney stones. These findings are e... eventually lead to new and more effective ways of treating and preventing kidney stones....

Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Direct to Brain.

...via nasal spray might overcome a major obstacle to treating brain ailments such as strokes according to researchers. Based on early studies in rats, researchers from the Stroke Lab and Alzheimer's Research Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, reported that “a direct path from the nose to the brain” could breach th...

Scientists plan human cloning clinic in the United States

...and the principal investigators have experience in treating infertility. The controversy, however, remains. This is largely because reproductive technologies have far outpaced regulatory, legal, ethical, moral and theological thinking on the matter. That human cloning is on the horizon seems undisputed. Sinc...

New antiperspirant in action - Botox does the difference

...inum toxin type A, is now a new found solution for treating hyperhydrosis. Prescription antiperspirants and some pills might help to overcome this situation, but not all people are benefited from this situation. Hence for these people injecting purified botulinum toxin into the skin does a greater relief for...

Acupuncture superseeds massage therapy for short term relief of pain

...e has taken its stride. Acupuncture vs massage for treating pain has been widely debated with some practitioners. Dr. Dominik Irnich of Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich has done a study on this basis and found that when it comes to chronic neck pain, acupuncture works better than massage in the short ...

GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia

...vec offers proof that molecular targeting works in treating cancer, provided that the target is correctly chosen. The challenge now is to find these targets." Courtesy: Novartis Oncology...

GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia

...vec offers proof that molecular targeting works in treating cancer, provided that the target is correctly chosen. The challenge now is to find these targets." Courtesy: Novartis Oncology...

TELITHROMYCIN - the proven effective new drug for cap

... a new ketolide antibiotic, is highly effective in treating patients with pneumococcal bacteraemia associated with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This is a breakthrough in the field of anti microbials as pneumococcal resistance is on the rage.Dr. Thomas M. File, Jr., of Northeastern Ohio University of Me...

Arthroscopy for Ankles

...nee injuries, but it is also a valuable method for treating ankles.// As it is a minimally invasive surgical ... of benefits compared with conventional surgery in treating damaged ankles, including eliminating the need for large incisions. "To do anything in a joint requi...

Protective effects of tomatoes in prostate cancer

...may be effective in preventing prostate cancer and treating the disease in its earliest stages.// Dr. Frederick Khachik, co-author on the study and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Maryland came forward with the explanation that the combination of these plant nutrients, called ph...

Iron supplementation for a common side effect

...hool of Medicine, researchers, have found a way of treating the cough. They gave ten patients on ACE inhibitors, with the cough, iron supplements of 256 milligrams a day. Another nine patients were given a placebo. After four weeks, eight of those on iron found their cough significantly improved, and for thre...

Chaste plant a boon

...ments including haemorrhage, fevers and headaches, treating irregular periods and restoring fertility.The plant contains compounds similar in structure to sex hormones. One of these reduces// prolactin levels in the body slightly, which both alleviates the symptoms of PMS and may also help increase fertility....

Novartis files application with FDA for Zometa

...he efficacy and tolerability of bisphosphonates in treating bone complications....

Drugs disrupt formation of blood vessels

...the potential value of angiogenesis inhibitors for treating cancer; we believe we can do even better."...

Treatment for Meniere's disease

...tists, Both drugs and surgery may be effective in treating Meniere's disease.Meniere's disease is a condition of the middle ear, affecting the hearing apparatus. A build up of pressure causes vertigo and nausea which can be very disabling. Generally Meniere's disease leads to hearing loss in the affected ear...

Antidepressants increase gastric bleeding

...er. It's something doctors should be aware of when treating depression in older patients....

Vitamin B for Hepatitis

A study has found a cheap and non toxic method of treating Hepatitis, by administering vitaminB to the Ptient...his is the first study to investigate thiamine for treating hepatitis B infection....

Renal problem alleviated

...al cortex than healthy control rats. However, by treating the rats with kidney failure with an antioxidant called des-methyl-tirilizad, the scientists were able to lower the levels of molecules responsible for the oxidative stress. “This study shows how free radicals and nitric oxide interact to produce oxi...

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