Although Four in Five Surveyed U.S. Psoriasis Patients Indicate That Their Physician Complies With Their Request for a Specific Drug, Only 20 Percent of Surveyed Patients Have Asked for a Drug by Name

December 2, 2010

Press Release Source: Decision Resources On Monday November 15, 2010, 8:00 am EST BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that although four out of five surveyed psoriasis patients in the United States who have requested a brand [...]

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New hope on Parkinson’s

December 2, 2010

ONE of the mysteries of Parkinson’s disease is a step closer to being solved after Sydney researchers identified a simple way of diagnosing the condition. Despite obvious physical symptoms at later stages, Parkinson’s disease – the second-most common neurological condition in Australia after dementia – is extremely difficult to diagnose. But now doctors may be [...]

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The Skeptical OB: Attachment parenting causes autism

December 1, 2010

It is perhaps the ultimate irony that advocates of attachment parenting who reject vaccination because of fear of autism have ignored the possibility that it is attachment parenting itself that causes autism. Consider the ever growing body of evidence: 1. Both autism and attachment parenting have increased dramatically in the past two decades. the origin [...]

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How Long to Develop Symptoms of Tetanus?

December 1, 2010

About a week ago, my dog bit me. It just barely broke the skin in one area, and I immediately washed it carefully and applied antibacterial ointment and covered it with a band-aid. My mom (who overreacts to absolutely everything) started crying as if I were dying and begged me to go to the hospital [...]

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How can I diagnose something based on the symptoms?

December 1, 2010

This is a 22 basketball woman player. Caucasian, one of her feet was numb a year earlier and now she's numb from the neck all the way down. Her physician said she has a slight intension tremor and when he did an MRI they found white matter lesions on her cerebellum and few on her [...]

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Is there a symptom of the swine flu (H1N1 influenza) that makes it stand out from regular flu?

December 1, 2010

is there a symptom that makes swine flu stand out? if so, what? alot of people at my school might have it, and one guy on the football team already DOES! (he could have spread it by playing football!) and what can we do to prevent it? other than the vaccine that hasn't come out [...]

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Kidney Infection Symptoms in Cats

December 1, 2010

It is important to understand and recognize kidney infection symptomsin your cat because early diagnosis and proper treatment can prevent complications. the majority of urinary tract infections are caused by bacteria that can enter the cat’s body through the urethra. Bacteria cancause a bladder infection (bacterial cystitis), however bacteria may ascend up towards the kidney [...]

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Exercise often enough for Achilles injury recovery

December 1, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most people with inflammation of the Achilles tendon, a common overuse injury, can recover with the help of exercise therapy alone, a small study suggests. A full recovery might take time, as tendons are often slow to heal, researchers say, but sticking with exercise could help people avoid more invasive [...]

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Hepatitis B? Hepatitis B symptoms

December 1, 2010

2010 ? 04 ? 14 ? hepatitis B virus by hepatitis B virus (HBV) disease caused by a worldwide . Hepatitis B virus by hepatitis B (HBV) caused a worldwide disease. according to the different clinical symptoms of hepatitis B can be divided into acute hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis, cholestatic hepatitis and severe hepatitis. symptoms [...]

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'Worm Therapy' Stimulates Gut Mucus

December 1, 2010

For some sufferers of inflammatory bowel diseases, relief comes in the form of a parasite cocktail: A deliberate infection with worms seems to soothe disease symptoms. Thanks to one man who volunteered his gut for science, a new study suggests the worms work their magic by stimulating mucus production and healing. Ulcerative colitis, a type [...]

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