|
|
Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
The National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.