To the Editor: In medical school, we learn early that no virus infection can be treated effectively with antibiotics.
We also need better diagnostic tests; worm infections like cysticercosis and toxocariasis can often be treated effectively with antiparasitics and anti-inflammatories, but they are frequently misdiagnosed.
Most people who develop symptoms of scoliosis can be treated effectively with over-the-counter pain medication and exercises to increase strength and flexibility.
Both diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes, are associated with poverty and can be treated effectively with inexpensive drugs and bed nets to prevent bites by mosquitoes.
But we have developed a worrying reliance on them and GPs face enormous pressure to prescribe them, even for minor symptoms which will get better on their own or can be treated effectively with other forms of medication.
Pulmonary anthrax can also be treated effectively with antibiotics but only if it is detected quickly enough, usually before full symptoms appear.The Daschle letter has highlighted the authorities' confusion.
Psoriasis is a cytokine-mediated skin disease that can be treated effectively with immunosuppressive biologic agents.
Most congenital lung malformations are diagnosed in adulthood, but can be treated effectively with minimally invasive surgical techniques [4].
"Cauda equina syndrome has devastated her life, but the tragedy is that it doesn't have to cause such significant disability and can be treated effectively with urgent surgery," JMW lawyer Eddie Jones said.
The AIDS virus can cause a version of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that can be treated effectively with antiretroviral drugs, according to two studies reported in the 25 September issue of Neurology.
The use of therapies carrying potential serious risks is justified in patients who cannot be treated effectively with safe first-line therapies, but probably not in the average relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis or clinical isolated syndrome patient.
