Autism spectrum disorders
FDA warns against bogus autism 'cures'
(HealthDay)—Don't fall for products claiming to cure autism, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Apr 13, 2017
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News tagged with hyperbaric oxygen
Addiction
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise for opioid addiction treatment
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people being treated for opioid addiction reduce their methadone dose and better manage pain and withdrawal symptoms, according to a pair of studies led by Washington State University scientists.
Apr 11, 2022
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Neuroscience
Expanding treatment options for severe brain trauma
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube, and is commonly used to treat decompression sickness resulting from scuba diving or wounds that resist healing, such as those resulting ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Medical research
Molecular changes in white blood cells can help diagnose 'the bends' earlier in divers
For over a century, researchers have known about "the bends", a serious condition affecting scuba divers. However, we still know relatively little about its physiological basis. Doctors do not yet have a definitive test for ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Tackling side effects in head and neck cancer treatment – the end of the road for hyperbaric oxygen?
Some side effects appear years after cancer treatment. That's the case for one side effect of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer, called osteoradionecrosis.
May 2, 2019
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Diabetes
Hospitals ramp up hyperbaric therapy for diabetics, despite concerns
The Villages Regional Hospital did not sweat its decision to add hyperbaric oxygen therapy in 2013.
Jun 29, 2017
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Medical research
Carbon monoxide poisons thousands every year, and there are no good treatments
Carbon monoxide is an undetectable yet lethal gas, often produced by incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels, such as coal, gas and wood. It kills about 60 people a year in the UK, according to the NHS.
Feb 4, 2020
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Medical research
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy—giving patients 100% oxygen at a pressure corresponding to 10–20 meters below sea level—has been around for almost 100 years. But the method lacks modern evidence from clinical studies, which ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Medications
HBOT for diabetic foot: Hint of benefit for wound closure
If people with a diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in addition to conventional treatment, this can promote wound healing. However, the certainty of conclusions of the available study results ...
Jul 6, 2016
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