Mayo Clinic Research Finds Surgery Outperforms DrugTherapy in Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Ed H.Posted
Sun 06 Jun 2010 9:02am
A 17-year-long community study looking at symptoms of enlarged prostate in over 2,000 men age 40 to 79 years suggests that surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) offers more relief from incontinence and obstruction symptoms than treatment from drug-based therapy, according to a new study by researchers at Mayo Clinic. The researchers
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DRUGTHERAPY PAYS. TALK THERAPY COSTS and is often being tossed.
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Linda Appleman ShapiroPosted
Sun 20 Mar 2011 1:55pm
that the combination of both therapy and medication is the preferred path to well-being.
Drugtherapy alone – though a quick, expedient fix – is never, in my opinion, the best treatment. I... York Times. The title, in fact, should give it away: TALK THERAPY DOESN’T PAY, SO PSYCHIATRY TURNS INSTEAD TO DRUGTHERAPY.
Harris focuses in particular on one psychiatrist
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Non-drugtherapies just as effective for Alzheimers
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Dave WPosted
Fri 10 Sep 2010 10:24pm
An International Study Shows That “Non-Pharmacological Therapies” are Just as Effective as Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease.
A worldwide network of 22 scientists (including 6 from the UK) have published a large study that for the first time provides clear evidence on the effectiveness of Non-pharmacological Therapies in Alzheimer’s disease
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Avert Strokes through DrugTherapy
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John A.Posted
Mon 06 Apr 2009 2:57pm
. "After I explain the risks from procedures and the possible benefits, almost all of them opt for statins."
Continue reading "Boomers Avert Strokes through DrugTherapy" »
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An influential group of doctors say there is growing evidence that certain drugs could be of benefit greater than or equal to surgery or stents in preventing stroke
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Patient Genotypes Guide DrugTherapy In New VU Program
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Ed H.Posted
Fri 24 Sep 2010 3:26pm
center in the country to deliver this form of “decision-supported, personalized” drugtherapy, said Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean... their response to a blood-thinner many of them will end up taking.
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DrugTherapy Shows Significant Benefit In Treating A Leading Cause Of Childhood Blindness
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Ed H.Posted
Thu 17 Feb 2011 5:32pm
A readily available, inexpensive drugtherapy showed a significant benefit in treating premature infants with the worst and historically most difficult-to-treat cases of retinopathy of prematurity.
The results of a multicenter clinical trial led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are published
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Antihypertensive DrugTherapy, to Intensify or Not?
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Alan T.Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:31am
, about lifestlye modification, and even drugtherapy (if they visit doctors).
In doctor's side, sometimes, patients comes regularly, but their blood pressure remain uncontrolled, although the patients already on drugtherapy prescribed by the doctors. In such case, doctors will intensify the drugtherapy, by either increasing the dose of the drugs, or add
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drugtherapy for bone loss in anorexia: giving in or giving hope?
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LauraPosted
Wed 27 Oct 2010 9:09am
A friend sent me this article about a new drug approach for restoring bone in anorexia for patients who are not able to gain weight: http://www.medscape.com... it be wrong to turn to drugs that promised to alleviate some of the damage caused by EDs while not treating the ED itself? Where does treatment for one condition become complicity
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Safe Non-drugTherapy to Aid Multiple Sclerosis, now being offered from Health 1 Clinic
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stuartPosted
Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:20pm
-Michigan holistic clinic, is now offering a non-drugtherapy that helps people struggling with Multiple Sclerosis. BioPhotonic therapy is a safe and effective solution when medicines are unsuccessful or patients are looking for an alternative to potentially harmful prescription medication.
"BioPhotonic therapy is not new," said Matt Nelson, RN and Clinical Director
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Attention deficits: drugs, therapy, cognitive training
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Alvaro F.Posted
Sun 29 Jul 2007 12:00am
Shelley launched a good discussion on The Neuroscience of ADHDÂ in her blog, discussing the situation and providing a technical overview of drug-based interventions... preschoolers with ADHD with behavioral therapy, and then, in some cases, methylphenidate. In the first stage, the children (303 preschoolers with severe ADHD, between the ages of three
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