Treatment
Study: Treatment by paramedics effective
October 09, 2007British researchers say they completed the first randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of using paramedics to manage community healthcare conditions. Researchers at the University of Sheffield conducted the study in Sheffield, England, for...
Report questions Lyme disease treatment
October 05, 2007A review in the New England Journal of Medicine argues there is no scientific evidence that Lyme disease is chronic. The review, written by seven Lyme disease experts, said there is no evidence that Lyme disease is a chronic condition that justifies...
New stroke treatment is developed
October 04, 2007Israeli scientists have determined people treated with minocycline within six to 24 hours after a stroke suffer significantly fewer disabilities. The study's lead author, Dr. Yair Lampl of the Edith Wolfson Medical Center and Tel Aviv University,...
FDA warns of bacteria in colic treatment
September 24, 2007The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that cryptosporidium was found in a bottle of Baby’s Bliss Gripe Water. The parasite, which can cause intestinal infections, was confirmed through laboratory analysis in the investigation...
New treatment found for GVH disease
January 25, 2007SEATTLE, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists have devised a treatment modification for gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease that keeps the illness in remission. Scientists from Seattle's The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center say GVHD...