Ganglion Cyst Causes and Treatments
Can a ganglion cyst be caused by repetitive motion?
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Month: April 2010
Treating Pain Associated with Degenerative Disc Disease
I am a 46-year-old woman with degenerative disk disease. I have undergone fusion of my vertebrae (spinal fusion). I am allergic to codeine, and cannot take Tylenol #3 or fentanyl. I am using Cesamet instead but need something stronger when the pain is out of hand. What kind of pain reliever can you recommend?
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Cause of Abnormal Smell in Nose
I sense an odor within my nose; it smells like a dirty ash tray. I use CPAP for sleep apnea. Could this be the cause or could the odor be from a sinus infection?
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Medicare Decisions May Affect Cancer Treatment
Medicare now pays doctors less to give hormone injections to treat prostate cancer. The hormones stop testosterone from being made. This helps keep the cancer in check. After Medicare reduced these payments, fewer men got the shots. More men started getting surgery to stop testosterone instead. A study found that doctors gave fewer shots after Medicare cut payments in half. The study appears in the April 7 online version of the journal Cancer. The Associated Press wrote about the study the same day it was published online.
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In Brief: Children’s mental health care costly for families
Caring for a child with a mental health problem causes a greater financial burden on the family than caring for a child with some other type of medical problem.
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Risk of Increased Blood Pressure with Prednisone
Is there any risk for someone with high blood pressure to start taking prednisone?
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Methotrexate and Safety in Men
Why are men who take methotrexate told not to father a child until 3 to 6 months after stopping the medication?
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In Brief: Addiction treatment, ready or not
A test that measures readiness to change as an indicator of success in substance abuse treatment finds that those who are most prepared to change tend to be those with the most serious problems, but this does not mean they will be most likely to succeed.
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Same-Sex Parenting: Pediatric Experts Weigh In
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Thyroid Disorder and Blood Pressure
Does a thyroid condition affect blood pressure?
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