MS patients to rally for experimental treatment
People with multiple sclerosis will rally across Canada to demand access to a controversial procedure not currently available in Canada or covered by provincial health insurance policies. cbc.ca |
FDA Review Of Dental Amalgam - Advisory Panel To Consider Risks To Vulnerable Patients
The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) say it is to hold an advisory panel on December 14th-15th to discuss a number of scientific issues that may affect dental amalgam regulation, used for direct filling of carious lesions or structural faults in teeth. The meeting will focus mainly on the possible risk to vulnerable patients, such as pregnant women, young children and fetuses... mnt.to |
Chronic Facial Pain, Diagnosis And Treatment
Do you suffer from chronic facial pain, including constant pain in or around your ears, sore jaw, ringing in your ears, clicking or popping sounds when you open or close your mouth or chronic headaches and neck pain? Do you often feel like your jaw is stuck open or closed? Do you feel as though you have a limited opening of your mouth? If you answered "yes" to any of the abo... mnt.to |
Money for MS trials still on: Sask.
Despite new concerns about so-called liberation therapy for multiple sclerosis, the Saskatchewan government still plans to pay for clinical trials if it gets a proposal from researchers, Health Minister Don McMorris says. cbc.ca |
Drug implant treats opioid addiction
An implantable form of a medication used to treat opioid addiction appears to reduce illicit drug use and avoids the problem of patients failing to take their prescription or selling pills on the street, researchers say. cbc.ca |