News tagged with symptom relief
Cyberknife radiation relieves stabbing pain of facial nerve condition
A technique that delivers highly focused beams of radiation, known as Cyberknife, can relieve the stabbing pain of the facial nerve condition trigeminal neuralgia, indicates a small study published online in the Journal of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Pain characteristics suggest higher benefit from gallbladder surgery
According to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, better understanding of a patient's abdominal pain could help physicians know which patients will benefit most from surgical removal of the gallbladder. Clinic ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Most PCIs (such as balloon angioplasty) performed in US for acute indications appear warranted
In an examination of the appropriateness of the widespread use of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), researchers found that of more than 500,000 PCIs included in the study, nearly all for acute indications were classified ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Researchers offer hope to prolapse sufferers
Scientists in Scandinavia have found a new way to treat sufferers of pelvic organ prolapse. Presented in the New England Journal of Medicine, their study reveals that the use of synthetic mesh can have a more ...
May 17, 2011 |
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Synthetic mesh can improve outcome of prolapse surgery
(Medical Xpress) -- A Nordic multicentre study, headed by researchers from Karolinska Institutet, shows that pelvic organ prolapse surgery using synthetic mesh can be more effective than traditional surgery. The advantages ...
May 12, 2011 |
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Quality of life significantly increases after uterine fibroid treatment
Women who received one of three treatments for uterine fibroids at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston said their symptoms diminished and their quality of life significantly increased, according to a new study published ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Researchers offer new insight into effectiveness of procedure to stop heavy menstrual bleeding
Experts estimate that 20 percent of women experience excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding at some time during their lives, particularly as they approach menopause. A new, less invasive procedure called global endometrial ...
Jan 05, 2009 |
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