Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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.

Question 8

any alternative treatments for pleural effusions?

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See below: I guess you mean alternatives to having it drained?  If so, none that I know of.

Question 9

are there any alternative treatments for lung cancer?

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No proven benefit: The big 3 are surgery, chemotherapy & radiation. Alternative options in trials include photodynamic therapy, cancer vaccines for example. Commonly used alternative treatments such as homeopathy, chinese or indian herbal medicines, mexican meds, shark cartilage, etc do not have any proven benefit. Sometimes, alternative drugs actually interfere with regular meds and can cause problems.

Question 10

are there any alternative treatments for brain cancer?

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Not really: Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are the mainstays of treatment for brain cancer.  These have the longest track record of success.  There are clinical trials that are investigating the role of vaccines for brain cancers.  There are also many trials investigating more targeted agents than "standard" chemotherapy.  I am unaware of any nontraditional treatments that are as effective.

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