PVOD patients find relief with traditional Chinese acupuncture

By admin | May 8, 2010

Traditional Chinese acupuncture or TCA, in which very thin needles are used to stimulate specific body points for eliciting beneficial therapeutic responses, can be considered as an effective form of treatment in order to treat suffering from persistent post- viral olfactory dysfunction (PVOD).
This finding was disclosed in a new research in [...]






Etanercept effective for treating psoriasis in children

By admin | Sep 12, 2009

According to researchers at the Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, etanercept is a safe and highly effective treatment option for children when it comes to reducing psoriasis flare-ups in pediatric patients. It is important to note here that the drug has already been approved by the FDA for adults but was not previously tested [...]






Dry eye syndrome has its roots in steroid hormones

By admin | Aug 24, 2009

One of the main reasons that lead to growth of dry eye may be sex steroid hormones, as per a recent study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
It is believed that dry eye symptoms first tend to appear in adults over the age of 40, but there may be some cases in which the [...]






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