'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
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According to a new study from Italy, however, these new methods — collectively referred to as endovascular treatment — are no better than the standard clot-buster drug known as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). "Our findings do not provide support …
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Stillwater couple getting Parkinson's patients into treatment studies
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The drug helps stabilize the metabolic disarray that appears inside the cells of people who have diabetes and may do the same for those who have Parkinson's. Nance said the best candidates for clinical trials to treat Parkinson's are people who have …
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Canadian study could lead to better detection, treatment of stroke risk worldwide
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Presented Thursday at the International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, the three-year study “provides the strongest evidence to date to support intensive heart monitoring in patients with unexplained strokes or mini-strokes,” the American …
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Study: Antibiotics can save severely malnourished children
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Malnourished children are prone to infections, and the drugs — either amoxicillin or cefdinir — were so helpful that researchers said medical practice should change immediately to include an antibiotic in the routine treatment of severe malnutrition.
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