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Rewiring The Body First came pacemakers. Now exotic implants are bringing new hope to victims of epilepsy, paralysis, depression, and other diseases. And some of the biggest names in health care are in a scramble to get into the market. |
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Innovation: Giving Sight to the Blind A retinal implant that uses video to let the blind see. |
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"Pacemakers" for the Rest of You Slews of tiny devices that deliver electrical stimulation to a wide variety of organs should soon become available. |
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A Chip to Better Control Brain Stimulators for Parkinson's Michigan engineers are developing a closed-loop deep-brain stimulation device for Parkinson's disease that would listen to the brain while stimulating it |
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Zapping Away The Blues Cyberonics Inc. plans to introduce the first implanted device that can treat a psychiatric illness. |
American Family Physician
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The Importance of Beta Blockers in the Treatment of Heart Failure Traditionally, beta blockers have been considered to be contraindicated in patients with heart failure. Recently, however, several large randomized, controlled mortality trials have been stopped early because of the effects of beta blockers... |
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2014 Pipeline Report: The Sprint to Value Across a constellation of categories, bright new drugs are moving into position. The pharma model may have changed, but companies are keeping their blockbusters. |
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Taking Charge of Seizure Activity Learn what happens during a seizure when the brain's electric signals go awry and how you can help someone plagued by the disturbing effects. |
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Beta Blocker Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure Recent studies have shown that beta blocker therapy improves survival and reduces hospitalizations in patients who have chronic heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction... |
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Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Part II. Treatment Even though most patients with acute rhinosinusitis recover promptly without it, antibiotic therapy should be considered in patients with prolonged or more severe symptoms. |
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A New Approach to Predicting Epileptic Seizures Torrents of data produced by implanted microelectrodes could finally yield a prediction system |
American Family Physician
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Outpatient Treatment of Systolic Heart Failure Optimal outpatient treatment of systolic heart failure has three goals that should be pursued simultaneously: (1) control of risk factors for the development and progression of heart failure, (2) treatment of heart failure, and (3) education of patients. |
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American Family Physician
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Significant FDA Approvals in 2000 In 2000, the medical product review staffs of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 160 new drugs, biologic products and medical devices for use in the United States. Many of these approvals advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of serious and life-threatening diseases... |
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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Often misdiagnosed and treated for epilepsy, these seizures are unique in that they do not have a neurologic origin. |
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Breaking the Cycle of Epilepsy in Women Researchers have made an important discovery about a form of epilepsy that affects women most severely during menstruation. The findings could lead to a new treatment based on manipulating levels of the hormone progesterone. |
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Spironolactone in Left-Sided Heart Failure: How Does It Fit In? The familiar diuretic spironolactone has taken on new life as a treatment for left-sided congestive heart failure. More research is necessary to determine the order and combinations of spironolactone and other medications in slowing the progression of this disease... |
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From Fecal Impaction to Colon Perforation The authors present the case of an elderly, nonverbal nursing home resident with dementia who developed fecal impaction, despite interventions such as enema. |
American Family Physician
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Velez & Selwa |
Seizure Disorders in the Elderly Seizure disorders become increasingly common after the age of 60 years and can have a significant impact on functional status. The goal of antiepileptic drug therapy is to control seizures but preserve quality of life. |
American Family Physician
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James S. Millar |
Evaluation and Treatment of the Child with Febrile Seizure Up to 5% of children in North America and western Europe experience at least one episode of febrile seizure before six years of age. Most of these seizures are self-limited and patients do not require treatment. |
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Rayner et al. |
Behavior Disorders of Dementia: Recognition and Treatment Psychosis may pose a greater challenge than cognitive decline for patients with dementia and their caregivers. Goals of treatment should include symptom reduction and preservation of quality of life. |
American Family Physician
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Rupke, Blecke & Renfrow |
Cognitive Therapy for Depression Family physicians usually are the first to diagnose and treat patients with depression. They should inform patients that psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are valid options, and that cognitive therapy is the most studied psychotherapy. |
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Texas Instruments: Processing Away The Pain Health-care innovations are coming from an unexpected source: Texas Instruments. |
American Family Physician
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Diagnosis of Heart Failure in Adults The evaluation of symptomatic patients with suspected heart failure is directed at confirming the diagnosis, determining the cause, identifying concomitant illnesses, establishing the severity of heart failure, and guiding therapy. |
