Tag: treatments

Epley Maneuver, Semont Maneuver, and Foster Maneuver for Vertigo

Vertigo – or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common type – causes patients to feel dizziness and can sometimes lead to injury due to falls, but can be treated with techniques known as epley maneuver, semont maneuver, and foster maneuver. In vertigo, small crystals of calcium become loose in the inner ear, which is part…


Pharmaceutical Adverse Reactions Are Skyrocketing

Researchers published some shocking statistics about the dramatic rise in adverse drug reactions in the UK in a study published in BMJ Open in July. Many of these adverse reactions were related to the number of prescriptions prescribed to the study participants. “Polypharmacy,” the term for prescribing multiple drugs, is at the heart of an…


FDA Panel Now Recommending New ALS Drug After Earlier Rejection

A panel of external advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Sept. 7 to recommend a drug from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neuron disease. ALS is a progressive and fatal disease that has no known cure. It is a neurodegenerative disease, destroying…


Was Ivermectin Unfairly Torpedoed as Treatment for COVID-19?

Controversy seems to surround virtually everything connected with COVID-19: masking, social distancing, vaccines. Amid this quagmire of controversy, one of the most fraught questions has been whether the medication ivermectin is nothing more than dangerous snake oil or is actually a safe and effective treatment for the virus. ‘Horse De-Wormer’ The mainstream media and conventional…


Threading and Dermaplaning: Is It the Best Exfoliant for Glowing Skin?

Is dermaplaning and threading the secret to soft, supple, and glowing skin?? There are many different forms of exfoliation, and this is one that we haven’t covered till today! Ro gets it done on the streets of Taiwan and Fel does a DIY threading treatment at home! Will there be pain and tears? We can’t…


All About Insomnia: What Causes It, How to Treat It

Not sleeping through the night for a couple of days may not do any long-term damage, but suffering from chronic insomnia, where each night is a struggle to sleep, is a dreadful scenario. An estimated 10 percent to 15 percent of people suffer from chronic insomnia with the condition being more common in women and…


US to Spend $3.2B on Treatments for COVID-19, Other Viruses

WASHINGTON—The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. The new program will invest in “accelerating things that are already in progress” for COVID-19 but also would work to come up with treatments for other viruses, said Dr. Anthony…


US to Spend $3.2 Billion on Treatments for COVID-19, Other Viruses

WASHINGTON—The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. The new program will invest in “accelerating things that are already in progress” for COVID-19 but also would work to come up with treatments for other viruses, said Dr. Anthony…