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When you're stressed out do you clench your jaw? If you answered yes you are not alone, because at least there are two of us. It's an unconscious habit and when I am stressed it can get bad.
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Periodontal disease
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Prevention
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Medications
- Other Treatments
- Resources
- References
Headaches - tension
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Prognosis
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Managing Tension-Type Heada...
- Medications
- Treatment
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
Osteoporosis
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Fractures
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Lifestyle Changes
- Medications
- Treatment
- Resources
- References
- In 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zoledronic acid (Reclast) for postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment. Zoledronic acid is given as an injection once a year. A 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that zoledronic acid can significantly reduce the risk of spine, hip, and other fractures.
- In 2007, the FDA approved raloxifene (Evista) for prevention of breast cancer in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer.
Journalist Released After 11 Months in US Detention
A young Afghan journalist, Jawed Ahmad, just spent 11 horrific months in US military detention at an air base near Kabul, Afghanistan. Almost a year ago, a press officer from an American military base asked him to come talk. Assuming it was for business, the reporter went to a base, where he was then surrounded by 15 people, dropped to the floor, and taken to prison.
Coronary artery disease
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Managing Heart Disease
- Anti-Clotting Medications...
- Other Medications
- Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graf...
- Angioplasty and Stents
- Other Treatments
- Resources
- References
- Stents coated with drugs may have a slightly higher risk of causing blood clots than bare metal stents, according to FDA meetings held in late 2006.
Migraine headaches
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Prognosis
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Treatment Approaches
- Medications Used for Treatm...
- Prevention
- Medications Used for Preven...
- Resources
- References
- About 17.1% of women and 5.6% of men suffer migraines, according to the 2007 American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention survey. Nearly a third of respondents reported 3 or more migraine attacks per month. Over half were severely impaired or needed bed rest during attacks.
Chewing Gum Fights Stress?
My favorite candy, chewing gum, not only fights heartburn, but it looks like it may also help conquer stress. Chomping on a piece of gum, and may I add that the gum should definitely be sugar-free, was found to decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol by 17 percent. In recent laboratory tests, chewing gum also increased alertness and improved performance.
Parkinson's disease
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Levadopa (L-dopa)
- Other Medications
- Surgery
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
- In 2007, the FDA approved the first skin patch drug for treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Transdermal rotigotine (Neupro) is a dopamine agonist drug that may help improve symptoms of early-stage Parkinson’s disease. The patch is applied daily.
- Rivastigimine (Exelon), an Alzheimer’s disease drug, was approved in 2006 for treatment of mild-to-moderate dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Rheumatoid arthritis
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Complications
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who do not respond to single-drug therapy often do better when a combination of drugs is used, indicates a review of 23 clinical trials published in 2007 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. However, the researchers were unable to determine which combinations of drugs work best or which individual drugs are more effective than others.
- Combination drug treatment is now becoming a standard approach to treating rheumatoid arthritis while it is still in its early stages. Another 2007 Annals of Internal Medicine study indicated that initial combination therapies slow progression of joint damage more rapidly than single-drug therapy but, after several years, all treatment strategies produce benefits.
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