Addiction is a chronic illness affecting millions of Americans. It is essential to determine whether a patient may have a genetic predisposition to substance abuse prior to writing…
Antibiotics are an important tool in a physician’s arsenal, but evidence suggests that prescribing antibiotics may not always be the best initial course of action, even when that…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The difficult problem of tardive dyskinesia related to antipsychotic therapy responds to treatment with an extract of Ginkgo biloba, according to a Chinese…
Andrew Charles, MD, Professor, Director of Headache Research and Treatment Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses migraine and what to tell your patients. This is a…
Andrew Charles, MD, Professor, Director of Headache Research and Treatment Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses migraine treatment, and the strategy doctors must use when approaching…
Protein energy malnutrition can cause death in post-operative and cancer patients. New protein-rich snacks can help remedy that situation, and offer a new solution for cancer patients undergoing…
These days, everyone is pressed for time, and both doctors and their patients are finding it more and more difficult to eat well. The Pro-Bites line of healthy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A portable magnetic stimulation device is a promising noninvasive, drug-free treatment for acute migraine with aura, according to a March 4th online report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-flow inhaled oxygen is an effective treatment for cluster headache attacks, investigators said in the Journal of the American Medical Association for December…
Ian A Cook, MD, Director, Unipolar Depression Research, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses a new depression treatment using gentle brain stimulation called TMS, or transcranial magnetic…
Ian A Cook, MD, Director, Unipolar Depression Research, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses a new depression treatment using gentle brain stimulation and TMS, or transcranial magnetic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) is a viable alternative to surgery for long-bone hypertrophic nonunions. “When we examined patients and…
