Heart
06 Apr 2006
Link between Heart Disease Reproductive Hormone Relaxin
Relaxin is a reproductive peptide hormone that relaxes tissues, including the heart. Relaxin levels increase in heart failure.
Gastro
04 Apr 2006
Appendicectomy
Appendicectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix from the abdomen. It is a treatment for acute appendicitis and tumours of the appendix.
Cancer
04 Apr 2006
Corticosteroids for Pain Relief
Medical news information about orticosteroids for pain relief
Bone
02 Apr 2006
Simple analgesics (non-opioid analgesics)
Simple analgesics or non-opioid painkillers, including paracetomol and NSAIDS, provide pain relief and reduce fever in headache and inflammatory conditions.
Joints
01 Apr 2006
Sympathectomy and Sympathetic Nerve Block
Sympathectomy induces pain relief by blocking the sympathetic nervous system in conditions like neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
Blood
22 Feb 2006
Fibrates
Fibrates are a class of lipid-lowering drugs used to treat hypercholesterolaemia and reduce the risk of cardiovascular conditions and heart attack.
Heart
20 Feb 2006
Cardiac Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter ablation for the treatment of heart rhythm disorder is a procedure in which radiofrequency energy is used to carefully destroy (or ablate) abnormal tissue…
Heart
14 Feb 2006
Review on using fibrates
A recent review showed that fibrates, drugs used in cholesterol lowering therapy, are less effective for treating hypercholesterolaemia than statins.
Cancer
24 Jan 2006
Cancer Surgery
Surgical oncology information about cancer surgery in the cancer operation treatment of cancers such as prostate cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer
