Antibiotics may block nerve damge
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Antibiotics including penicillin may help prevent nerve damage  in a wide variety of neurological diseases, research finds.
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A common antibiotic is able to turn off cancer cells in mice, offering hope of new treatments, say researchers.
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Dec. 3, 2004 -- Injections of a man-made liquid may some day help treat spinal cord injuries and prevent permanent paralysis, according to an animal study.
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The finding raised hopes of developing novel drugs that would abolish pain by blocking the geneâs function.
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NEW YORK  - The total volume of muscles in  the foot is halved in people who have nerve damage resulting  from diabetes, compared with diabetics without neuropathy,  according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - People with diabetes-related  nerve damage may find pain is relieved by taking a compound  related to the popular supplement L-carnitine -- provided the  treatment is started early -- according to a re-analysis of  data from two large clinical trials.
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NEW YORK  - Injections of the  wrinkle-banisher Botox may help soothe the involuntary muscle  contractions that plague some professional musicians, according  to a new study.
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Rapid response with antibiotics would be a more effective way of handling an anthrax terror attack than a pre-emptive mass vaccination program, scientists said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - After considering the clinical evidence, members of the National Academy of Neurology conclude that "there is no compelling evidence that prolonged treatment with antibiotics has any beneficial effect in post-Lyme syndrome."
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A drug treatment combination can reduce deaths from tuberculosis meningitis by up to a third, scientists believe.
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Telling parents to wait 48 hours before   filling a prescription for antibiotics so they can see if their   child's ear infection clears up on its own can help curb   overuse of the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.
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An injection of a man made polymer liquid has been used by animal researchers to prevent spinal cord damage in dogs. The treatment may offer hope for preventing paralysis in humans who suffer serious spinal cord injuries.
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In a study on rats, exercise prevented degeneration of nerve cells that are normally destroyed by the disease. The University of Pittsburgh researchers are now recruiting patients to see if regular exercise has the same effect in humans.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a nasal spray  containing the anti-fungal drug amphotericin B reduces the  swelling and inflammation that occurs with chronic  rhinosinusitis, a common cause of stuffy nose and facial pain,  new research shows.
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A new study suggests the reason for the association may be that antibiotics destroy not only disease-causing microbes, but also those that are helpful to the developing immune system.
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The study found about 70 percent of anthrax cases could be prevented if antibiotics were distributed within 6 days after exposure and patients were to take them for 60 days.
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Scientists identify a gene which controls the body's ability to repair the nerve damage inflicted by diseases like multiple sclerosis.