Category Archives: MS Treatment

This article was originally distributed via PRWeb. PRWeb, WorldNow and this Site make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. SOURCE: Dr. J. Michael Robertson now performs gum grafting at his Tupelo, MS periodontal practice, to help patients avoid the various health risks associated with receding gums. A gum graft can help protect the teeth and roots, lowering the risk of infections and also reducing discomfort. Tupelo, MS (PRWEB) December 19, 2014 People suffering from receding gums in Tupelo, MS, can now protect their oral health by visiting Dr. Michael Robertson for a gum graft. Gum grafting can mitigate the risk of many oral health problems associated with gum recession, from infection to root damage. Grafting also offers cosmetic benefits by restoring a more natural, aesthetically balanced smile. Dr. Robertson offers three types of gum grafts. Pedicle grafts involve the reallocation of gum tissue situated near the affected tooth, while free gingival and connective tissue grafts involve harvesting gum tissue from the roof of the mouth. Dr. Robertson also uses AlloDerm or donated tissue, to reduce the need for tissue harvesting. Dr. Robertson is often able to correct receding gums in one appointment, but for cases with severe or widespread … Continue reading →

Brodie Smith and his girlfriend, Kara Spark. Bangkok: Australian Brodie Smith was convinced a radical treatment using an African shrub would cure his craving for illegal drugs and turn his life around, even though it is banned in some countries. "Hey Mama Bear, I know it's been a while since I have actually seen or spoken to you . . . sorry, but I think it was mainly to do with me being ashamed, as once again I was on drugs and being around negative f---wits," he wrote to his mother on Facebook, only days before he stopped breathing, his eyes wide open while lying on a bed in a $19-a-night guesthouse on a remote Thai island. Advertisement Mr Smith, 33, assured his mother that even though it sounded unbelievable because the plant called ibogaine is hallucinogenic and is treated as a party drug, African tribes have been using it in its natural form for centuries in a rebirthing ceremony. "It has a 92 per cent chance of people not using [drugs again] within the first . . . months," he wrote. The night before he died in front of his girlfriend, Kara Spark, on the island of Ko Phangan … Continue reading →

The three judge High Court, comprising the President of the High Court, Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, Ms Justice Marie Baker and Ms Justice Caroline Costello has heard final legal arguments and will rule on he matter on Friday, St Stephens Day. File photograph: Bryan OBrien A clinically dead pregnant woman must be maintained on life support if the High Court finds there is a real prospect her unborn child will achieve viability outside the womb, lawyers representing the interests of the unborn have argued. The Constitution requires the right to life of the unborn be vindicated where practicable and that right surpasses the right of a non-sentient woman to a dignified death, Conor Dignam SC submitted. A three judge High Court, comprising Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, Ms Justice Marie Baker and Ms Justice Caroline Costello, heard final legal arguments from Mr Dignam and the other relevant parties today on the womans familys application to stop the life-supporting somatic treatment. The court will rule on the application at noon on Friday, St Stephenss Day. The family want the somatic treatment stopped so they may bury the woman, aged in her mid-20s and a mother of young children, with dignity. She was … Continue reading →

Raun Norquist demonstrates Pirana septic system to officials earlier this year. Photo courtesy of danielgonzalezphotography.com. By Stephen J. Kotz To hear Raun Norquist tell it, we live in a flush and forget world and nobody wants to pay attention to the problem. Ms. Norquist, who now lives in Noyac not far from Sag Harbor Cove, in a house with an aging brick septic system built in the 1930s, has been paying attention to that problemthe treatment of wastewaterfor the better part of two decades. We need a paradigm shift in the way we think about treating our waste, she said. Most methods count on lots of water, and lots of space. And nobody is thinking about where were going to get it. Ms. Norquist represents a company called Pirana that was started by a California entrepreneur and inventor, Jerry Fife. It offers, she said, a simple method to boost the efficiency of a standard home septic system so that it releases much cleaner wastewater into the drainage fieldthe area surrounding the cesspool rings. If such systems were to gain a foothold on Long Island, with its hundreds of thousands of private septic systems, there would be large scale reduction in … Continue reading →

Maintaining "no-evidence-of-disease-activity" (NEDA) was difficult over time for many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) but the measure may help gauge a patient's long-term prognosis, according to a study published online by JAMA Neurology. NEDA has become a new goal for the treatment of MS and an outcome measure because of multiple and increasingly effective therapies for relapsing forms of the neurodegenerative disabling disease. But it's unknown what proportion of patients with MS can be expected to maintain NEDA over time, according to the study background, Dalia L. Rotstein, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and coauthors investigated the sustainability of NEDA over seven years in a group of 219 patients with MS. Patients had seven years of follow-up that included yearly brain magnetic resonance imaging and biannual clinic visits, although not all 219 patients contributed at each point because there were occasionally missed MRIs or clinical visits. NEDA was measured by relapses, disability progression and MRIs. The study found that of 215 patients, 99 (46 percent) had NEDA for clinical and MRI measures at one year, at two years 60 of 218 patients (27.5 percent) maintained NEDA but only 17 of 216 patients (7.9 percent) sustained NEDA after seven … Continue reading →

Ms Cho Hyun Ah, 40, who sparked the Korean Air "nut rage" incident, was embroiled in another controversy last year when she delivered her twin boys in the United States. The move apparently was to give them American citizenship so they could escape South Korea's mandatory military service. Ms Cho, whose father is the chairman of Korean Air and who is married to a prominent plastic surgeon, stepped down as senior vice-president of the airline after drawing flak for her imperious behaviour and shabby treatment of airline crew early this month. While it is easy to write her off as another hoity-toity power-abusing chaebol heiress, the hotel management-trained Ms Cho undertook initiatives to improve Korean Air, which she joined in 1999. Under her charge, the airline had a major image overhaul, complete with new uniforms, redesigned cabin interiors and improved inflight service and duty-free offerings. In 2005, it achieved US$158 million (S$207 million) in duty-free sales, reportedly the highest-ever by any airline at that time. This figure is expected to hit US$190 million this year, according to travel retail magazine The Moodie Report, which described Ms Cho as a "highly driven individual by her own admission" in a 2006 interview. … Continue reading →

Okolona, MS (PRWEB) December 22, 2014 Dr. John W. Starr has extended his practice to Okolona, MS patients with periodontal disease. Dr. Starr is one of the few periodontists in the nation certified to offer the LANAP protocol, an FDA-cleared laser gum surgery. While not all patients are candidates for LANAP treatment, Dr. Starr is able to provide this alternative laser gum surgery to most of his patients with periodontal disease. It is estimated that up to 75 percent of adults in the U.S. have gum disease, which begins with a buildup of plaque around the base of the teeth and under the gum line. Regular brushing and flossing removes plaque, but when left alone, it hardens into tartar, which irritates the gums causing redness and swelling. At this point, tartar can be removed with a dental cleaning and the mild infection is easily treatable. Untreated infection though, quickly becomes more serious as the gums react to bacteria. Pockets of bacteria develop and begin pulling gums away from teeth, creating unsightly gaps and exposing the sensitive roots of the teeth. Traditional gum surgery involves cutting and suturing of the gum tissue. While this procedure is an effective treatment for gum … Continue reading →

Opexa Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OPXA) Developing MS Treatment in Partnership with Merck Serono Host Dave Gentry interviews Neil Warma, CEO of Opexa Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OPXA), a biotechnology company developing Tcelna, a novel T-cell immunotherapy fo... By: Dave Gentry … Continue reading →

BRUCE MERCER/FAIRFAX NZ HOPE: Andrew Hunt, pictured with his wife Marie and children Jesse and Samuel faces limited time with his family unless a new form of stem cell treatment can reverse his deterioration from multiple sclerosis. Andrew Hunt is betting his life on a high-risk, brutal and unproven medical treatment on the other side of the world, in a bid to beat the disease slowly killing him. The Cambridge-based anaesthetic technician was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis eight years ago. The news he had the disease, which attacks the nervous system in people's bodies, came just two weeks after Hunt asked his girlfriend Marie for her hand in marriage. They have since tied the knot. Since then, she has helplessly watched her husband daily endure the characteristic symptoms of the disease: Fatigue, leg spasms, loss of balance, muscle weakness and tightening, and severe heat intolerance. As is common for those who suffer from multiple sclerosis, Hunt is getting progressively worse. In mid-September, the disease forced him to resign from his job as an anaesthetic technician at Southern Cross Hospital. His wife and sons - two-year-old Jesse and four-month-old Samuel - have been left with little hope of a stable future … Continue reading →

Siobhan Koralewski, 30, given 18 months for mistreatment of four patients Terrorised her victims at the Roundstone Care Home in North Yorkshire Court heard how she 'waved her breasts' in a dementia sufferer's face Also bit the 88-year-old man between legs and hauled him out of his chair Judge Howard Crowson told court they were Britain's 'voiceless victims' Said the treatment of patients was 'disgraceful, demeaning andpersistent' Niece of one woman terrorised said 'we have been to hell and back' By Jeff Farrell for MailOnline Published: 15:23 EST, 19 December 2014 | Updated: 16:22 EST, 19 December 2014 276 shares 96 View comments Siobhan Koralewski, 30, was given 18 months over the ill-treatment of four patients at Roundstone Care Residential Home in Filey, North Yorkshire A care home boss branded a female 'Darth Vader' for turning the lives of dementia sufferers into a 'nightmare' was today jailed for 18 months. Sentencing Siobhan Koralewski, 30, Judge Howard Crowsonwarned that patients mistreated in care homes were becoming Britain's 'voiceless victims'. Ms Koralewski was last month found guilty of five counts of neglect and ill-treatment of four patients in the Roundstone Care Home in Filey, North Yorkshire, where she worked as a senior … Continue reading →