Ms. Cassandra Polydoor

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• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

  What is Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy?Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is also medically termed as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD). This is a condition which often leads to chronic pain in which high levels of nerve impulses are sent to the affected area. There are studies that...

• Crohn's Symptom-Intensifying Bacterium Targeted: What This Means for Treatment

  A recent study done on mice at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine illuminated that a microscopic fungus by the name of Candida tropicalis is able to start gut inflammation and intensify symptoms of Crohn's disease. These findings were presented at Digestive Disease Week from May 5-9,...

• What Are Treatment Options for the Stomach Flu?

  What is the stomach flu?The stomach flu, as the name indicates, is not related to the respiratory disease influenza. It is the common name for gastroenteritis, a condition characterized by irritation and inflammation of the gut. This disease spreads through contaminated food and water, and is caused...

• Designer Bargains Raise $3 Million for Ovarian Cancer Research

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• Health Canada Gives Approval on AVACEN 100 for Fibromyalgia Treatment

  Health Canada, which is a federal department in charge of assisting Canadians with obtaining quality healthcare and promoting healthy lifestyle practices, just gave its approval for the licensing of the AVACEN 100 Class II to be used in the treatment of fibromyalgia, which afflicts about 10 million...