Category: review
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The claims of capsaicin to relieve diabetic neuropathy pain has been reviewed in a recent paper on capsicum (capsaicin) by Krishnapura Srinivasan. Published in the Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, capsicum, which is the pungent alkaloid of red pepper (Capsicum annuum), has been used for centuries due its pain-relieving abilities. Dr. Srinivasan concluded capsaicin has…
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A cure for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) still seems elusive despite the best efforts of scientists to crack its code. Dr. Martin Turner from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Oxford, England recently published a paper titled “The expanding syndrome of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical and molecular odyssey” in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and…
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Researchers from Canada have found patients with clinically diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) may not always have their diagnosis confirmed upon electro-diagnostic testing. The results were based upon a review of tests on 252 patients, who were evaluated and then diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Amazingly only 68% of the patients agreed which hand really had carpal tunnel syndrome when their observations…
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Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have been highlighted in the Gates Foundation annual letter. An overlooked aspect of NTDs is their neurologic manifestations. A recent research report in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences brings these little-known effects to the forefront. The neglected tropical diseases with neurological symptoms include: Buruli ulcer Chagas disease Cysticercosis Dengue Dracunculiasis…