http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and better quality of life, according to a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-intense-acupuncture-muscle-recovery-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:01 EST news281008765 Meningiomas are a common type of benign brain tumor that sometimes grows dramatically in pregnant women. A new study suggests that this sudden tumor growth likely results from "hemodynamic changes" associated with pregnancy, reports the November issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-meningiomas-pregnancy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:09:25 EST news272639359 For people experiencing first-time symptoms of Bell's palsy, steroid pills very likely are the most effective known treatment for recovering full strength in the facial muscles, according to a guideline published in the November 7, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Bell's palsy is a nerve disorder that affects muscle movement in the face and usually leaves half of the face temporarily paralyzed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-guideline-steroid-pills-effective-facial.html Neuroscience Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:00:09 EST news271517829 Treatment for Bell palsy (a condition involving the facial nerve and characterized by facial paralysis) with the corticosteroid prednisolone within 72 hours appeared to significantly reduce the number of patients with mild to moderate palsy severity at 12 months, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-effect-prednisolone-patients-bell-palsy.html Surgery Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:30 EST news256813062 Research work drawn up by specialists from the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Navarra Hospital has shown that, after surgical treatment for facial paralysis through using muscular transplant and nervous transposition (connection of facial muscle to a nerve different from the injured facial nerve), the brain of a woman – in comparison to that of a male - manages to adapt itself better, recovers the spontaneous smile and has a greater time period available for repairing the paralysis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-brain-function-involved-recovery-facial.html Other Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:10:02 EST news240055749 Transferring a segment of muscle from the thigh appears to help restore the ability to smile in children with facial paralysis just as it does in adults, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. The article is part of a theme issue focusing on facial plastic surgery in the pediatric population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-surgical-procedure-children-facial-paralysis.html Other Mon, 16 May 2011 17:05:20 EST news224784308