| Prostate cancer treatment cuts hot flashes
ROCHESTER, Minn., June 4: A U.S. study finds use of low doses of an epileptic seizure medication can significantly reduce the occurrence of hot flashes in prostate cancer patients.The North Central Cancer Treatment Group researchers based at the Mayo Clinic found use of the drug gabapentin that's also used to treat nerve pain caused by shingles substantially reduces hot flashes in men undergoing anti-hormonal treatment, or androgen-deprivation therapy, for prostate cancer.The investigators found gabapentin cut the frequency and intensity of hot flashes up to 46 percent in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy."To my knowledge, this is the first non-hormonal treatment of hot flashes in men, where results from a placebo-controlled trial are positive enough to support that a non-hormonal medication can be used to help some of our patients," lead investigator Dr.
Prostate cancer treatment cuts hot flashes
ROCHESTER, Minn., June 4: A U.S. study finds use of low doses of an epileptic seizure medication can significantly reduce the occurrence of hot flashes in prostate cancer patients.The North Central Cancer Treatment Group researchers based at the Mayo Clinic found use of the drug gabapentin that's also used to treat nerve pain caused by shingles substantially reduces hot flashes in men undergoing anti-hormonal treatment, or androgen-deprivation therapy, for prostate cancer.The investigators found gabapentin cut the frequency and intensity of hot flashes up to 46 percent in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy."To my knowledge, this is the first non-hormonal treatment of hot flashes in men, where results from a placebo-controlled trial are positive enough to support that a non-hormonal medication can be used to help some of our patients," lead investigator Dr.
Imo Distributes Health Equipment to Communities
The manager of the State's Health System Development Project (11), Dr Johnny Iheberem, announced this in Owerri weekend at a ceremony organised to distribute the equipment to the communities. He said that the equipment would take care of some emergency obstetric cases that were common in the rural communities of the state. .
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