Nausea is one of the more common complaints voiced by patients, whether acutely ill or dealing with chronic conditions such as cancer-related treatments and gastrointestinal disorders. Numerous medications are currently available for treating this...
Certain types of chemotherapy agents used to treat cancer also cause nausea and vomiting in many patients. The frequency of nausea and/or vomiting, also known as emesis, depends on the chemotherapy type, with high risk drugs causing emesis 90...
Parkinson's disease is a challenging condition to diagnose. There are no definitive laboratory tests that can confirm a diagnosis. In some cases the patient and/or family members are the first to notice symptoms and realize that something is...
Chemotherapy, or "chemo," is a treatment administered to cancer patients. Chemo includes a wide variety of drugs that are used to destroy, hinder the growth of and contain the spread of cancer cells. High-dose chemotherapy uses the same drugs as...
