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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

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Old Drug Offers New Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease

By Carol Bradley Bursack Health Expert

Researchers around the world are working feverishly to develop a drug that will prevent or cure Alzheimer's. There's a lot of pressure to do so, and only some of the pressure is a financial windfall for the company who develops the first drug with one of these effects.

 

The fact that people are living longer than before, often because they have survived other diseases that once killed people at a younger age, underscores the need to get a handle on Alzheimer's since everyone's chance of develo...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Mania & Medication Choices
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...not the first choice for rapid cycling bipolar, so sodium valproate or semi-sodium (Depakote)... Read more »

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Hi, I was wondering if there are any particular foods I should or
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

Diet should be part of treatment of high blood pressure. Specifically, the sodium in salt can... Read more »

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Lower Your Blood Pressure, Cut Sodium Intake
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Too much sodium in your diet can contribute to high blood pressure and make your blood pressure... Read more »

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Sodium Oxybate Shows Promise for Treatment of Fibromyalgia
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

Since the FDA approval of Lyrica and Cymbalta for the treatment of fibromyalgia, a number of... Read more »

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February 27: Reduce Your Sodium Intake
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Too much sodium in your diet can contribute to high blood pressure and make your blood pressure... Read more »

Health Guide

Medications Used for Migraine Prevention
Used for PreventionMany drugs are being used or investigated for preventing migraines. To date, most standard drugs provide only modest protection.Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs... Read more »
Epilepsy: Medications
According to a 2000 survey, the anti-epilepsy drug (AED) arsenal has nearly doubled in size since 1993. As a result, doctors have been able to offer many of their patients drugs with... Read more »
IV Treatment of Refractory Migraines
: Refractory Migraines — Migraines that are not responding to treatment — can present significant issues for Migraineurs, including status migrainosus. Dr. John Claude Krusz has been... Read more »
Migraine Preventive Medications
For those of us with frequent heFor those of us with frequent headaches or Migraine attacks, preventive medications are often a good option. Amazingly, the medications used for this purpose were... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Medications
Preventive MedicationsCalcium-Channel BlockersCalcium-channel blockers, commonly used to treat heart disease, are important drugs for preventing cluster headaches. Verapamil (Calan) is the standard... Read more »

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