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Even then, TPA is not without risks. Because it thins the blood, it can also worsen a stroke by causing bleeding into the brain. "You can't know [in advance] which patient will have serious adverse effects," says Dr. John Marler of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, who headed the nih study of TPA. But some specialists believe the risk of bleeding from TPA is greater a couple of hours after the stroke. And they are adamant that the drug should never be used after three hours. Neurologists are now learning the subtle signs by which...
...medical breakthroughs that have already had the deepest impact are those that enhance sight and mobility. Nationwide, more than a million cataract procedures are performed each year to correct clouding in the lens of the eye. Until 20 years ago, the main treatment was the removal of the patient's lens and its replacement with a thick pair of cataract glasses to correct his vision. Now ophthalmologists are able to implant a new, artificial lens behind the iris, a procedure that has become so routine that it is usually done on an outpatient basis...
...great truth Starzl now sees is this: "The mystery was not about [the body's] rejection." It is about the intermingling of cells, the achievement of a peaceful truce between the patient and the donated organ. Rather than beating the patient's immune system into submission with drugs until it accepts the donor organ, Starzl realized, the trick is to convince both the body's defense mechanism and the new organ that the intruder is really "self," a recognized member of the host body...
...decade ago, many a panic-disorder patient ended up as a tragic, misunderstood recluse. But today panic disorder is one of the most treatable mental illnesses. Studies have shown that 70% of patients benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, which includes breathing training, "cognitive restructuring" and "exposure therapy." Most patients can be helped by short-acting antianxiety drugs such as Xanax and long-acting antidepressants such as desipramine and imipramine...
...question remains: Does all this newfound Establishment attention mean that the nonconventional therapies really work? Critics say a definitive scientific answer must await well-designed experiments involving many patients. Up to now, most of the studies have relied on personal observation and anecdotal testimonials from satisfied patients. The official position of the American Medical Association, the alternatives' chief antagonist, is that a patient's improvement or recovery after alternative treatment might just as well be incidental to the action taken...