Posts Tagged ‘Side effects’
|Gum chewing improves swallow frequency and latency in Parkinson patients: a preliminary study[abstract]
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
A study shows that Parkinson’s patients that chew gum have increased swallowing frequency and decreased latency of swallowing.
Tags: gum, Parkinson's, prandial dysphagia, saliva production, Side effects, swallowing
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90 Percent of Parents Want to Know More About Alternative Medicine, Survey Reveals
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Tags: ADHD, Alternative medicine, Children, Chronic disease, complementary medicine, Diet, drugs, lifestyle, natural medicine, Naturopathic medicine, prescriptions, quality of life, Side effects
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Dietary Supplements Discouraged for Prostate Cancer Patients
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Tags: alternative cancer treatment, herbal supplements, natural cancer treatment, naturopathic cancer treatment, prostate cancer, radiation, radiosensitivity, Side effects
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Urologist Dr. J. Francois Eid, MD Warns Against The Dangers Of Online Herbal Remedies For Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Tags: Alternative medicine, erectile dysfunction, Herbs, natural medicine, Naturopathic medicine, premature ejaculation, Side effects, Supplements
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Medication Makes Things Worse
Monday, February 21st, 2005
A recent issue of the British Medical Journal revealed that a medication commonly given to Alzheimer’s patients in nursing homes to reduce agitation is actually making the Alzheimer’s progress faster.
The drug with this effect is quetiapine (brand name Seroquel) is one of a handful of anti-psychotic medications given to patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia.The study found that those given quetiapine experienced cognative decline twice as rapidly as those given a placebo.
It is tragic to discover that a drug used to treat one symptom actually causes a disease to get worse. However, an honest appraisal of drugs commonly used in the conventional medical world would find that this is the rule, rather than the exception. (more…)
Tags: Alternative medicine, Medications, Nutrition, Side effects
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