The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first device aimed at easing the pain of migraines preceded by aura -- sensory disturbances that occur just before an attack. About a third of migraine sufferers experience auras. ...
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The first device to treat migraine pain when the headache is preceded by an often-visual disturbance called an aura has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Cerena Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator (TMS) is held to ...
Dating back thousands of years in Ayurvedic medicine, oil pulling may seem like an unlikely curative miracle due to its simplicity. Yet practitioners of the therapy laud its effectiveness in healing everything from AIDS to diabetes, heart ...
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We're barely a week into Spring and already pollen counts in some parts of the U.S. are on the rise, causing sheer misery in the form of runny noses, itchy, watery eyes, and sneezing for nearly 60 million seasonal allergy sufferers. If ...
Cook Medical, a US-based developer of health care devices, has introduced salivary duct access products to treat sialolithiasis, defined as obstruction by salivary duct stones. Designed as alternative to open surgery, the devices are used ...
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Yes, for several reasons. First, unless you were tested for the flu virus it's possible that your symptoms actually stemmed from the common cold, sinusitis, or some other respiratory illness. And even if you're certain you had the flu, this ...
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SinuSys has received regulatory approvals from Health Canada and Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for its AerOs sinus dilation system, designed for the treatment of chronic sinusitis. Designed for use in office-based ...
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The company said that the new division will research and develop specialized minimally invasive devices required for non-surgical procedures in otolaryngology to treat traditional ear, nose and throat (ENT) conditions. With an objective ...
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SinuSys has obtained CE mark for its AerOs Sinus Dilation system, designed to open the maxillary ostia (openings that connect a sinus to the nasal cavity) and treat painful chronic sinusitis. The low pressure, self-expanding AerOs device ...
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AstraZeneca has published a new study that demonstrates that Symbicort Inhalation Aerosol 320/9 μg twice daily has a safety profile similar to Budesonide pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) 320 μg twice daily for asthma. In a ...
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A Brief Summary on Steam Showers A steam shower is a small cabin or enclosure designed to contain heated water vapour that has been created using a humidifying steam generator. They combine the functionality of a standard steam room with ...
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