Oncology & Cancer
Laser therapy increases survival in grim cancer diagnosis
People diagnosed with the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma face a grim prognosis. Half die within 14 months of diagnosis.
Aug 23, 2018
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Health
How to treat sunspots
Dear Mayo Clinic: How effective is laser resurfacing for removing sunspots? Are there creams or other products that work to treat sun-damaged skin?
Oct 3, 2017
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Neuroscience
Group investigates how phototherapy combats neuropathic pain
Low-level laser therapy has been shown by recent studies to be a non-invasive and effective alternative for treating neuropathic pain, a chronic condition caused by nerve damage, spinal cord injury or diseases such as diabetes.
Mar 28, 2017
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Medical research
Low-level laser therapy may improve treatment of dangerous bleeding disorder
A low-intensity type of laser treatment may offer a non-invasive, drug-free treatment for thrombocytopenia - a potentially life-threatening shortage of the blood cells called platelets that are essential to blood clotting. ...
Jul 27, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Multiple, sequential light, laser sources no benefit in rosacea
(HealthDay)—Use of multiple, sequential light and laser sources to activate aminolevulinic acid (ALA) in photodynamic therapy (PDT) does not lead to statistically significant improvements in patient outcome for rosacea, ...
Jul 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Laser plus topical antifungal effective for onychomycosis
(HealthDay)—Fractional carbon dioxide laser therapy combined with topical antifungal is effective in the treatment of onychomycosis, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Academy ...
Apr 22, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Ranibizumab found effective against diabetic retinopathy
In a randomized clinical trial of more than 300 participants, researchers from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have found that ranibizumab—a drug most commonly used to treat retinal swelling in people with diabetes—is an ...
Nov 17, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Lucentis proves effective against proliferative diabetic retinopathy
A clinical trial among more than 300 patients has found that the drug ranibizumab (Lucentis) is highly effective in treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), a complication of diabetes that can severely damage eyesight. ...
Nov 14, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Photodynamic therapy for persistent/recurrent esophageal cancer using Laserphyrin and semiconductor laser
An investigator-initiated clinical trial led by Professor Manabu Muto of the Graduate School of Medicine (involving the seven institutions listed below) has demonstrated that photodynamic therapy (PDT) using Laserphyrin (talaporfin ...
Jun 30, 2015
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Medications
Aflibercept in macular oedema after BRVO: No hint of added benefit
Since February 2015, aflibercept (trade name Eylea) has been available also for patients with impaired vision due to macular oedema that follows blockage of branch veins of the central retinal vein (branch retinal vein occlusion, ...
Jun 23, 2015
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