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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Introduction

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Acupuncture. People with back pain find longer lasting relief from acupuncture than physical therapy, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Another study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine says that acupuncture works better than no back pain treatment at all.

Yoga. A study in the December 20, 2005 Annals of Internal Medicine found that yoga relieves low back pain better than conventional exercise or self-help books.

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Introducing Dr. Kantor: Neurologist and MS Expert

By Dr. Kantor , Health Expert

...super-computer in the world. Neurology is "the medical science that deals with the nervous... Read more »

Hookworms... Good News/Bad News for Allergy Sufferers

By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

There's a promising new allergy treatment on the horizon, but it's a bit yucky, to be perfectly... Read more »

Treating RA with Complementary Medicine: Homeotherapy

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...symptoms and categorizes his or her "constitutional type." This information is matched by the... Read more »

Changes in Recommendations for Avoiding Heart Disease

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...medicine we cannot treat people as things - this makes medical science a bit different and... Read more »

What Your Neurologist is Thinking About

By Dr. Kantor , Health Expert

...medicines. Most of the newer research is with newer types of medicines like oral medicines and... Read more »

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Sinusitis: Highlights

...develop. These symptoms include fever, facial pain or tenderness, or swelling around the eye.The first type of antibiotic treatment tried is a 10 to 14 day course of amoxicillin or... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments

...nervous system. They are the most powerful medications available for the management of pain.There are two types of narcotics:Opiates are derived from natural opium such as morphine and... Read more »

Urinary Tract Infection: Highlights

...(TMP-SMX) as a first-line treatment for UTIs, according to a 2006 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Doctors are prescribing more quinolones due to increasing antibiotic resistance to... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain

...available or being investigated. However, there have been few well-conducted studies to determine if any type of back pain surgery works better than others, or if a single procedure is better than... Read more »

Type 1 Diabetes: Highlights

...ApprovalsExubera, an inhaled form of insulin, was approved by the FDA in 2006. It is the first non-injected type of insulin. It is approved for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.Pramlintide... Read more »

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