News tagged with symptom relief


Post-approval TAVI registry shows high rates of device success at one year

One-year results from SOURCE XT – one of the largest, post-approval transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) registries to-date – reported today at EuroPCR 2013 show good clinical outcomes in routine clinical practice, ...

Cardiology created May 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hastings Center calls on health care professionals and organizations to meet standards for good care near the end of lif

People with chronic or life-threatening illnesses often experience problems with their care, including confusion and conflict over how to make good decisions, poor communication with care providers, inadequate pain and symptom ...

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oral drops can give kids needle-free relief from asthma, allergies

Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, but under-the-tongue drops may offer yet another beneficial—and stick-free—option for pediatric allergy sufferers, according ...

Immunology created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Oil for the joints' offers hope for osteoarthritis sufferers

A team of researchers led by a Boston University Biomedical Engineer has developed a new joint lubricant that could bring longer lasting relief to millions of osteoarthritis sufferers. The new synthetic polymer supplements ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created May 02, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers look at therapeutic benefits of ketamine

The largest trial into the use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in the UK in more than 30 years will look into how the use of the Class C drug ketamine might reduce the side effects of ECT for those being treated for severe ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common gene variants explain 42% of antidepressant response

Antidepressants are commonly prescribed for the treatment of depression, but many individuals do not experience symptom relief from treatment. The National Institute of Mental Health's STAR*D study, the largest and longest ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In some dystonia cases, deep brain therapy benefits may linger after device turned off

Two patients freed from severe to disabling effects of dystonia through deep brain stimulation therapy continued to have symptom relief for months after their devices accidentally were fully or partly turned off, according ...

Neuroscience created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doubling up on cold, flu remedies may harm liver

(HealthDay)—Taking too much acetaminophen, an active ingredient in many commonly used drugs for fever and pain relief, including Tylenol, can cause liver damage, experts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Medications created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Back pain intensity most influential in fusion decision

(HealthDay)—Patients seeing a spine surgeon are most influenced by low back pain intensity when considering whether to proceed with spinal fusion surgery, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No strong evidence to back use of cannabis extract in multiple sclerosis

There is no strong evidence to back the use of cannabis extract in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), concludes a review of the available evidence on the first licensed preparation, published in the December issue ...

Neuroscience created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find decline in availability and use of key treatment for depression

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered the most effective treatment option for patients with severe depression who cannot find symptom relief through antidepressant medications or psychotherapy. In a new study, researchers ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Benefits seen in hormone use early in menopause

A new study may reassure some women considering short-term use of hormones to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. Starting low-dose treatment early in menopause made women feel better and did not seem to raise ...

Health created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drug might help treat irritable bowel syndrome

(HealthDay)—A new drug significantly reduces the abdominal pain and constipation characteristic of certain types of irritable bowel syndrome, according to two new studies.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows efficacy of new rheumatoid arthritis drug

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet demonstrates the efficacy of Tofacitinib, a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis. According to the study, which is published in The New England ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Aug 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in three post-partum women suffers PTSD symptoms after giving birth

(Medical Xpress) -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops in individuals who experience highly traumatizing situations such as terrorist attacks and car accidents, but symptoms can also come about ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0