Now, Botox to treat urinary incontinence
Botox, best known as an anti-wrinkle drug, has found a new purpose – treating patients with urinary incontinence
News Section | Alternative Medicine
More people using alternative treatments to cure arthritis, osteoporosis
A significant number of people are using complementary and alternative medicines, often in combination with pharmaceuticals to treat arthritis and osteoporosis, a new study has found
Long-term inhaled corticosteroid use ups fracture risk in lung disease patients
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use inhaled corticosteroids to improve breathing for more than six months have a 27 percent increased risk of bone fractures
Ginkgo Biloba extracts could treat pain, inflammation
A new study has suggested that a standardized extract from ginkgo biloba – the oldest surviving tree species on earth – effectively reduces inflammation and some types of pain
Opioids now most prescribed class of medications in US
Two reports by addiction researchers have shown that there has been a drastic increase in opioid prescriptions in America
Statins reduce pneumonia death rates: Study
A study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has suggested that taking statins could help prevent people dying from pneumonia
Age-related problems develop faster in middle age adults with diabetes
A new study has found that patients in their 50s with diabetes have nearly double the risk for developing ”geriatric” ailments
Antibiotics ‘do little to alleviate acute cough’
A Cardiff University study has found that prescribing antibiotics for patients with discoloured phlegm caused by acute cough has little or no effect on alleviating symptoms and recovery
‘Simulated’ needles as effective as real acupuncture
A study from Karolinska Institutet and Linkoping University in Sweden has shown that simulated
New finding to make morphine a safer, more effective drug
Morphine could soon become a safer and more effective drug – thanks to a discovery by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine