This year saw the first of an exciting new style of conference. The Urology QT Conference was based on a ‘Question Time’ format that encouraged lively debate and… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that administering blood pressure lowering drugs to patients in the first 48 hours after a stroke does not lower the risk of… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Following a first ischemic stroke, patients who keep their blood pressure well controlled appear to halve their risk of a second stroke, researchers reported… read more.
Little evidence other complementary or alternative therapies work. A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology suggests that there is little evidence that most complementary or alternative… read more.
For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its progression, according to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – An investigative drug could offer the first safe and effective treatment for psychotic symptoms that affect about half of people with Parkinson’s disease, researchers… read more.
Patients in a vegetative state are awake, breathe on their own, and seem to go in and out of sleep. But they do not respond to what is… read more.
Physicians and patients who are wary of addiction to pain medication and opioids may soon have a healthier and more natural alternative.
Using large and frequent doses of the pain-killer codeine may actually produce heightened sensitivity to pain, without the same level of relief offered by morphine, according to new… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Newly published research suggests that a derivative of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), found in over-the-counter fish oil supplements, might be used to effectively treat and… read more.
Marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug, may double stroke risk in young adults, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2013.
Nocturia significantly increased mortality risk in men and women, according to data from a government health survey. Overall, awakening more than twice a night to urinate increased mortality… read more.
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