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dear sir, please tell me the treatment of hailey hailey disease.

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Several..: Depends on duration and severity....Topical steroid, antibiotic, antifungal, dapsone, Methotrexate......

Question 2

are there any alternative treatments to alleviate the symptoms of lou gehrig's disease?

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ACUPUNCTURE, HERBAL: Products, lots of massage and physical therapy.

Question 3

what are the natural alternative treatments to inherited bone loss disease?

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Exercise: Get precise advice from your primary doctor or mineral metabolism specialist, because your type may need more than exercise. In general though, bone, like muscle, gets stronger with use. So weight bearing exercise (walking, running) can strengthen back (spine) and leg bones. Weight training can help bone and muscle strength in those areas and in the arms.

Question 4

any alternative treatments for galactosemia?

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No!: Galactosemia cannot be cured. But, you can take steps to prevent or minimize galactosemia symptoms and complications. The treatment is the strict avoidance of all sources of galactose. The most common source is lactose, which is the milk sugar that breaks down to galactose and glucose. Avoid: milk or milk by-products, fermented soy products, legumes, organ meats, & hydrolyzed protein.

Question 5

are there any alternative treatments for psoriasis?

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Psoriasis: Psoriasis is a puzzle. Treatments that work wonders for one patient of psoriasis have no effect or benefit for another.    Alternative treatments would include distress with yoga, omega-3 fatty acids, aloe vera, apple cider vinegar or dead sea salts can soothe psoriasis flare-ups when added to bathwater, capsaicin, emu oil, oats, and tea tree oil have been reported to help.

Question 6

are there any alternative treatments for carotidynia?

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Carotidynia: Please explain: treatments alternative to what treatment. Or do you mean "alternative medicine" treatments? Please clarify.

"carotidynia" refers to pain in the carotid arteries, btw.

Question 7

are there any alternative treatments for polymyositis?

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Polymyositis (PM): There are many alternative treaments for polymyositis (pm). They are similar to the therapies use for other autoimmune diseases and include: oral steroids, intravenous immunoglobululins, tacrolimus (prograf) or biologic therapies such as embrel or rituxan (rituximab).

Question 8

what are alternative treatments for paralysis?

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Depends on cause: With paralysis from a stroke or from a spinal cord injury, the mainstays of treatment start with physical and occupational therapy. The goal is to retrain the muscles and decrease disuse atrophy and spasticity (stiffness). There is a lot of research being done on stem cell transplants and electrocortical activation of prosthetics. We anxiously await their progress.

Question 9

are there any alternative treatments for rabies?

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No: Since there's very little standard treatment for rabies once the disease has begun, it's hard to talk about "alternative treatments."  someone with rabies should be hospitalized.  There have been a few cases of survival with an induced coma.  The most important way to deal with rabies is to give human rabies immunoglobulin (hrig) and Rabies Vaccine after exposure, before the onset of disease.

Question 10

are there any alternative treatments for allergies?

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Yes, 3 : There are 3 proven strategies for treating allergies.  
1) avoidance works, although only a few allergens are easy to avoid.  
2) medications.  Nasal steroids are the most effective medications for most allergy symptoms.
3) allergy immunotherapy (allergy shots) - the only disease modifying therapy.  Many patients can develop tolerance to their allergens after receiving allergy shots.

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