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by hernews
Posted: Tue., May 27, 2008, 12:18 pm
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TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- The best treatment for vertigo is the easiest and quickest one, according to a new American Academy of Neurology guideline.
The guideline says many cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo -- an inner ear disorder that's a common cause of dizziness -- can be treated using a simple series of head and body movements performed by a doctor or therapist while the patient is seated on a bed or table.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., May 21, 2008, 09:40 pm
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By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Emergency treatment with two different anti-clotting drugs doesn't help much when someone who suffers a heart attack can't get a quick artery-opening procedure, new research shows.
On a brighter note, a third anti-clotting agent does improve results of such a procedure after a heart attack, another study finds.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., May 5, 2008, 04:48 pm
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MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Botulinum toxin, known to many as Botox, is safe and effective to prevent excessive sweating of the armpits and hands and to treat many involuntary muscle disorders, newly published guidelines suggest.
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by hernews
Posted: Fri., April 18, 2008, 07:50 am
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THURSDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have weekly migraines are at an increased risk for stroke compared to those with few or no migraines, a new study finds.
On the other hand, those with less frequent migraines may have an increased risk of heart attack, the same team of researchers report.
The findings, to be presented Thursday at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in Chicago, point to different mechanisms linking migraines to distinct cardiovascular troubles, experts say.
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by hernews
Posted: Thu., April 17, 2008, 06:05 pm
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THURSDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with severe headache attacks that don't respond to medication can be helped with deep brain stimulation (DBS), new research concludes.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Tue., March 18, 2008, 07:30 am
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(HealthDay News) -- Tension headaches are often triggered by stress or anxiety, causing pain and muscle tension in the head and neck.
Here are suggestions to help keep tension headaches at bay, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:
* Help control stress and anxiety with exercise, meditation, yoga or other stress-relieving methods.
* Get plenty of sleep each night.
* If you have muscle soreness in the upper back, neck or head, gently massage the muscles in these areas.
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