Brain ‘Wonder Drug’ May Save Dementia Patients

Brain ‘Wonder Drug’ May Save Dementia Patients

by | | Dementia

Mention Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and prion disease and many experts will tell you that these are health conditions that have kept researchers scratching their heads in search of effective treatment without success. About five years ago, there was...
Do Sciatica Exercises Work?

Do Sciatica Exercises Work?

by | | Sciatica

Sciatica is a condition that can grossly affect a person’s quality of life (QOL). Depending on what is causing the problem, almost 90% of cases will improve without the need for surgery. 50% of patients will recover within six weeks. Exercises play an important role...
Understanding Sciatica – An Overview

Understanding Sciatica – An Overview

by | | Sciatica

What is sciatica? The word sciatica comes from sciatic which refers to the largest nerve in the body that runs from the lower back at the level of the lumbar vertebra 3. It is about 2cm wide. It starts from the lumbosacral plexus and goes down to exit the pelvis...

Ketamine Treatment Potential For Depression?

by | | Depression, news

Ketamine has been used as a safe anesthetic for close to 50 years. 8 years after it was produced in 1962, it was approved for use on human beings. The safety margin of ketamine proved important when soldiers were allowed to administer it to their injured comrades...

Cetylev- A Promising New Alternative To An Old Classic

by | | Liver, New Drugs

Cetylev is the new effervescent oral medication recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of acute liver toxicity, following over dosage of the popular drug Acetaminophen (better known as Tylenol). The drug contained in Cetylev; acetylcysteine, is not new by any...