Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Severe dizziness treated with steroid injections into the eardrum
Injections of steroid into the ear are an effective treatment for a common form of severe dizziness, suggests a new study.
Nov 17, 2016
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Pediatrics
Scientists identify concussion treatment for persistent cases in children
Concussions can create a host of symptoms—headache, dizziness, moodiness, upset stomach and other issues. In most cases, those symptoms eventually dissipate, but about 15% of young people who get concussions struggle with ...
Sep 20, 2016
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Graded aerobic treadmill testing in children and adolescents with sports-related concussion
Graded aerobic treadmill testing is safe, tolerable, and useful in evaluating and managing cases of sports-related concussion in children and adolescents. This is the finding of a new study reported in the Journal of Neurosurgery: ...
Sep 13, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Review: paroxetine reduces vasomotor symptoms
(HealthDay)—For perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, paroxetine reduces vasomotor symptoms, according to a review and meta-analysis published online April 7 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Apr 19, 2016
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Pediatrics
More than one in 20 US children have dizziness and balance problems
More than 1 in 20 (nearly 3.3 million) children between the ages of 3 and 17 have a dizziness or balance problem, according to an analysis of the first large-scale, nationally representative survey of these problems in U.S. ...
Jan 27, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Cataract surgery lessens patients' dizziness
Older people with visual impairment can report feeling dizzy and falling. A new study found that after routine cataract surgery, the improved vision led to patients experiencing significantly less dizziness, although they ...
Nov 24, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Reduction in dizziness, not falls, after routine cataract surgery
(HealthDay)—Cataract surgery is associated with a reduction in the number of patients with dizziness, but not with a decrease in falls, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics.
Nov 12, 2015
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Other
Is head CT overused in emergency departments?
Less than 7.1% of patients presenting to the emergency department with dizziness and 6.4% complaining of syncope or near-syncope benefited from head CT say researchers at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Honolulu. The use of ...
Jan 26, 2015
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Medications
Impavido approved to treat tropical parasitic disease
(HealthDay)—Impavido (miltefosine) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with leishmaniasis, a tropical disease caused by a parasite that's transmitted by the bites of sand flies.
Mar 20, 2014
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Neuroscience
Where does dizziness come from? Researchers pinpoint a key area for 'upright perception' in the human brain
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have pinpointed a site in a highly developed area of the human brain that plays an important role in the subconscious recognition of which way is straight up and which way is down.
Oct 8, 2013
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