Fish Oil Compound May Help Treat the Flu
The flu virus has proven to be a deadly sickness throughout the world. Unfortunately, most antiviral drugs are useful only for prevention, and not during more advanced and dangerous stages of the...
View ArticleTraditional Fibromyalgia Treatment
Medication There is no cure for fibromyalgia. Medications are the primary form of treatment and can be successful in alleviating pain for some fibromyalgia patients. When caring for fibromyalgia, the...
View ArticleTraditional COPD Treatment
Quitting Smoking For those suffering COPD, it is crucial to stop all forms of smoking. Smoking cessation is the only way to prevent the condition from worsening. Since quitting can be difficult, it is...
View ArticleAlternative Tuberculosis Treatment
Alternative Medicine Review Since tuberculosis can be a fatal condition, it is recommended that all patients take traditional antibiotics to treat the condition. Alternative treatments should only be...
View ArticleTraditional Tuberculosis Treatment
Antibiotics Tuberculosis is treated with antibiotic medications. Unfortunately, TB treatment is much longer than treatment for many other bacterial infection types. Patients infected with TB are...
View ArticleTraditional Rabies Treatment
Varying Treatment There is no specific treatment for rabies infection. Though a small number of people have survived rabies, the disease is usually fatal. For that reason, anyone thought to have been...
View ArticleTraditional Menopause Treatment
Hormones Menopause may be treated with estrogen therapy. It is a very popular treatment for relieving hot flashes caused by menopause. Before recommending estrogen, a woman’s doctor will review several...
View ArticleAlternative Tetanus Treatment
Alternative Medicine Review If you have a minor wound, these steps will help prevent you from getting tetanus: Control bleeding. If the wound is bleeding, apply direct pressure to control the bleeding....
View ArticleTraditional Tetanus Treatment
Medications Since there’s no cure for tetanus, treatment consists of wound care, medications to ease symptoms and supportive care. Wound care is recommended. Cleaning the wound is essential to...
View ArticleTraditional Tonsillitis Treatment
Home Treatment A vast majority of tonsillitis cases resolve on their own without the use of medications. Since this is often the case, home care can be an important method for expediting the recovery...
View ArticleAlternative Yeast Infection Treatment
Alternative Medicine Review Alternative yeast infection medicine studies have been performed. However, controlled and well-designed trials are still needed in order to properly investigate alternative...
View ArticleTraditional Pancreatitis Treatment
Hospitalization Typically, patients with pancreatitis require hospitalization. The hospital will be able to stabilize the patient’s condition and control the pancreatic inflammation caused by...
View ArticleTraditional Rosacea Treatment
Combination of Treatments While rosacea cannot be cured, a number of treatments have been known to lessen the symptoms. in many cases, these treatments utilize a combination of certain lifestyle...
View ArticleTraditional Vaginitis Treatment
Yeast Infection Treatment Yeast infections are often treated using a suppository or antifungal cream. These include clotrimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin), miconazole (Monistat), and tioconazole (Vagistat)....
View ArticleTraditional Glaucoma Treatment
Eyedrops In the majority of cases, glaucoma treatment may begin with medicated eyedrops to help relieve the pressure in the eye and prevent further damage to the optic nerve. Some patients may...
View ArticleTraditional Lupus Treatment
Symptom-related Treatment The treatment for lupus depends on the symptoms that the patient is exhibiting. Each lupus patient should discuss with their doctor whether or not the symptoms should be...
View ArticleTraditional Lyme Disease Treatment
Oral Antibiotics In the early stages of Lyme disease, oral antibiotics are the most common form of treatment. In children 8 years and older and adults, doxycycline is the most common antibiotic used....
View ArticleAlternative Sleep Apnea Treatment
Treating CSA Since the root cause of CSA in adults is usually another disease, treating the original condition will sometimes relieve sleep apnea. To monitor sleep apnea in infants, an apnea alarm is...
View ArticleTraditional Sleep Apnea Treatment
Using a CPAP Device to Treat Sleep Apnea The best way that doctors have found to treat sleep apnea is to induce continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP. The doctor will issue the patient a device...
View ArticleAlternative Tendinitis Treatment
Home Treatment If symptoms of tendinitis have just started, it is entirely possible to completely treat the condition at home. Since tendinitis simply consists of inflammation and pain, the way to cure...
View ArticleTraditional Tendinitis Treatments
Medical Treatment If the inflammation and pain has lasted a few days or more, a doctor should be consulted. The doctor will often recommend stopping any activity that may have caused the condition...
View ArticleAlternative Myelofibrosis Treatment
No Treatment in Some Cases Myelofibrosis may take years to show negative effects, or may never show effects, so not treating the disease at all may be an option for some. The patient that has been...
View ArticleTraditional Myelofibrosis Treatment
Treatment for Myelofibrosis There is one type of medication, Ruxolitinib, which has been approved by the FDA for use in treating myelofibrosis. Ruxolitinib stops the action of mutated genes in the...
View ArticleTraditional Conjunctivitis Treatment
Treating Bacterial Conjunctivitis Bacterial conjunctivitis can be treated with antibiotic eye drops or ointment. The ointment can cause blurry vision, but it is easier to apply to young children than...
View ArticleConjunctivitis Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms Conjunctivitis often sets in overnight, so the patient will awaken to a burning sensation in one or both eyes. The affected eye will also feel itchy and gritty. There is often a...
View ArticleTraditional Brain Aneurism Treatment
Surgery to treat Ruptured Aneurisms In order to treat a ruptured brain aneurism, surgery is typically required. Surgeons may use a procedure called surgical clipping to stop the blood flow to the...
View ArticleUrinary Tract Infection Overview
What does a Urinary Tract Infection Affect? A urinary tract infection can affect any part of the urinary tract. This includes the ureters, the urethra, bladder, and kidneys. The infection can be called...
View ArticleTraditional Corns and Calluses Treatment
Stop the Pressure Avoiding the action that causes friction and pressure is the best way to begin the process of eliminating corns and calluses. Purchasing shoes that are designed to fit properly or...
View ArticleAlternative Neck Pain Treatment
Home Care In most cases of neck pain, home care and rest is all that is required to eliminate the pain. Applying hot or cold compresses, lying comfortably, and taking an over-the-counter pain killer...
View ArticleTraditional Neck Pain Treatment
Medication and Physical Therapy A doctor may prescribe muscle relaxants and pain killers to help combat neck pain. In addition, the doctor may advise the patient to do gentle stretching exercises to...
View ArticleYellow Fever Overview
Contracting Yellow Fever Yellow fever is a virus that is spread by mosquitoes. Yellow fever is most common in South America and Africa. Once contracted, the virus can be difficult to cure and can cause...
View ArticleHeartland Virus Treatment
No Specific Treatment There are currently no treatments that have been approved by the FDA for treatment of the heartland virus. Since the disease is a virus as opposed to a bacterium, as are most...
View ArticleAlternative Brain Aneurism Treatment
Medications to Treat Brain Aneurism Symptoms Alternative treatments for brain aneurisms are often aimed at alleviating pain, but surgery may be required to preserve life in the case of a rupture. Pain...
View ArticleAlternative Conjunctivitis Treatment
Home Remedies Over-the-counter eye drops may help to clear up symptoms in some cases, but will usually not be as effective as prescription eye drops. Applying a cool or warm washcloth may soothe the...
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