By Toni Vang There is often nothing as dizzying, painful, annoying and self-introspective than getting a disease. The frustrations that a person gets from suffering Lyme disease are common to other diseases. Everyone wants to get better as soon as possible. Among the regimens available, include treating Lyme disease naturally . Before seeking the best regimen for one afflicted, it would be advisable to understand the basics involved. Firstly, a patient must understand that a tick bite is the source of spirochetes into their body. These spirochetes are the bacteria that cause the malady. This bite eventually leads to that red rash surrounding a tick bite scene. The rash has various names including EM, erythema migrans and bulls eye rush. This rash is the sure sign that a victim has Lyme infection. Secondly, many regimens are readily available with different results against the disease for differing people. One working for a certain patient could be ineffective for another. A natura...

On September 18th, Solx Inc. , a Boston-based spinout from Boston University's Photonics Center, now based in Waltham, MA, announced that it had received FDA 510(k) clearance for its SOLX 790 Titanium:Sapphire laser to perform laser trabeculoplasty (TLT). The clearance was based on the results of a multicenter, international clinical trial that established equivalency of TLT to argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) in its ability to reduce IOP in patients who have primary open-angle glaucoma and have poorly controlled IOP on maximally tolerated medications, and/or who have prior failed trabeculoplasty. The laser was previously approved for sale in Europe and Canada. In the trial, which was conducted across the United States, Europe, Canada and Israel, more than 180 patients were randomized either for ALT or TLT. Results showed that patients at 12-month follow-up achieved a mean IOP reduction of 6.8 ± 4.7 mmHg (25.8 percent) for TLT vs. 5.7 ± 4.8 mmHg (22.2 percent) for ALT. "Patie...

By Francis Riggs Lyme disease is something that is not recognized very easily even by expert doctors. As far as the treatment process is concerned, antibiotics prove to be helpful but sometimes just relying on them might not be very effective. You should consider treating Lyme disease naturally if you want to make the process a bit faster than usual. If you have decided to treat your condition in a natural way then its good but never ever stop taking the antibiotics or other sorts of medicines prescribed by the doctor as they remain helpful in treating your condition. It is a chronic infection that needs to be monitored and you cannot stop taking the medicines as your condition might worsen even further. Therefore always keep on taking your medications whilst trying out different sorts of natural methods for healing purposes. One of the most promising ways to deal with Lyme disease is to opt for acupuncture treatment. Although still a bit more research needs to be carried out in ...

This report is reprinted (with permission of the publisher) from the supplement AMD 2006: Building Hope, Improving Vision , published with the December 2006 issue of Review of Ophthalmology . Treating AMD with Lucentis and Avastin While these drugs have revolutionized the treatment of AMD, choosing between them remains a challenge. Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD Miami Both Lucentis (ranibizumab, Genentech.) and Avastin (bevacizumab, Genentech) have successfully been used to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration. While the Avastin experience has been mainly anecdotal and published as retrospective reviews along with small, short-term prospective studies, the Lucentis experience is supported by extensive clinical trial data. Additionally, Lucentis is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of neovascular AMD, while Avastin is used off-label for this indication. On the other hand, Avastin is affordable, while Lucentis’ high price may be out of reach for s...