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Nervous System
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COVID-19 Can Start With Neurological Symptoms
While a fever and cough have seemed to be the early warning signs of COVID-19, new...
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Playing Sports Might Sharpen Your Hearing
Playing sports may improve the brain’s ability to process sounds, a finding that could lead to...
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CBD Medicine May Help Ease Another Form of Seizure
Prescription-grade CBD may help control hard-to-treat seizures caused by a rare genetic disorder, a preliminary study...
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U.S. Poison Centers Field More Calls About Psychoactive Substances: Study
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- Posted November 27, 2019
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Love the Smell of a Cup o’ Joe? Here’s What That Reveals About You
Java junkies can sniff out even tiny amounts of coffee, and the more they...
- Posted May 17, 2019
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Good Smells May Help Ease Tobacco Cravings
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- Posted April 15, 2019
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Benefits of CBD Liquid for Epilepsy May Fade With Time: Study
A marijuana-derived drug that helps control epileptic seizures appears to become less effective over...
- Posted December 3, 2018
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Sudden Death Risk in Epilepsy Can Wane Over Time
The risk of sudden unexpected death in people with epilepsy can change over time,...
- Posted December 3, 2018
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Nerve Zap Might Ease Pain of Herniated Disk
TUESDAY, Nov. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) –What if a simple zap to the spine...
- Posted November 27, 2018
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Scent of a Woman: Fertile Females Smell Better to Men
New research suggests there is no perfume a man loves more than the scent...
- Posted September 17, 2018
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Brain Implant Puts the Brakes on Epileptic Seizures in Mice
THURSDAY, Aug. 30, 2018Experiments in mice have shown that an implanted electronic device in...
- Posted August 31, 2018
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Anti-seizure Meds Won’t Ease Low Back Pain
Doctors and pain specialists have been turning to anticonvulsive drugs for treatment of lower...
- Posted July 6, 2018
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Fetal Exposure to Epilepsy Drug Tied to Lower School Grades Later
There’s another study that finds that taking the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may...
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Are You Living with Psoriasis?
A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.
Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.
“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.
There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.
Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.