The term 'combination therapy for HIV' means taking several different drugs to slow down and stop reproduction of the virus. These drugs are called anti-virals anti-HIV or anti-retrovirals because they attack the virus directly. Research shows this is currently the most effective way we have to treat HIV.

Radiation may be the only treatment, or it may be used in combination with surgery or chemotherapy. It may be done before surgery to reduce the size of a tumor to make removal easier, but radiation therapy is more often done after cancer surgery. It may also be used with chemotherapy. It depends on the type of cancer being treated

Combination therapy can successfully reduce the level of HIV in blood and has had a dramatic effect in improving the health and life expectancy of people with HIV. However we do not yet know the long-term effects of these drugs or whether the improvements people are experiencing can be sustained in the future. Over the years that these drugs have been readily available many who were seriously ill have returned to good health and in many cases returned to work.

Combination therapy needs to be taken in accordance with instructions at the right time and in the right dose. This is because a person needs to maintain a minimum level of each drug in their bloodstream for the therapy to be effective. If this level drops the virus will start replicating and may have the opportunity to develop resistance.

Beta blocker medications are the mainstay of therapy for most patients with the long QT syndrome. These medications are effective in about 90 % of affected subjects. However, a new study (Association of Long QT Syndrome Loci and Cardiac Events Among Patients Treated With Beta Blockers: JAMA. 2004;292:1341-1344) shows that among treated patients with LQT2 and LQT3 genotypes, there still is a high rate of cardiac events.

Because some drugs work better together than alone, often two or more drugs are given at the same time. This is called combination chemotherapy.

Yes. The combination of cleaning by hand (mechanical cleaning), chemical neutralisation of smells and antibacterial action of specific medicaments will deal with any bad breath problem caused in the mouth.

Most skin resurfacing can be and often is combined with other procedures to achieve improvement of both sagging and skin surface irregularities.

The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 defines a combination package as "as a combination of packaging, for transport purposes, consisting of one or more inner packaging secured in a non-bulk outer packaging." The Cubitainer? and Hedpak? are examples of combination packaging.

Maintenance or supportive periodontal therapy is an ongoing program designed to prevent periodontal disease from recurring in patients who have undergone periodontal treatment. This ongoing phase of treatment will allow your periodontist to assess your periodontal health and make sure infection stays under control. During maintenance therapy, your mouth is examined, new calculus and plaque are removed, and, if necessary your teeth are polished and your bite is checked.

No. Nobody is ever asked to ‘confess’ or made to feel embarrassed. In fact, you don’t have to say a single word!

Massage therapy is a comprehensive intervention involving a range of techniques to manipulate the soft tissues and joints of the body. The purpose of massage therapy is to prevent, develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment physical function or relieve pain. (Massage Therapy Act, 1991)

Your doctor may refer you to a Hand Therapist for a prescribed rehabilitation program. Our staff, which is composed of specially trained Occupational and Physical Therapists, will supervise you to assure that your hand or arm does not have signs of complications such as inflammation or undue swelling, and that it is healing well, an important factor that leads to a rapid return of function.

Some patients will need to continue with home exercises. Some may choose to continue with a gym exercise program. Others will complete their rehabilitation and return to normal daily activities. It is important that you communicate your goals to your therapist, so he/she can develop a custom program for you.

In medicine, standard therapy is a treatment that experts agree is accepted, appropriate and widely used. Healthcare providers are obligated to provide patients with standard therapy. The terms standard of care or best practice are also used.

Treatment techniques implemented by The Right Step help balance, muscle tone, posture, mobility, coordination, sensory registration, modulation of behavior, attention, and homeostasis for improved functioning in everyday life routines.

Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. (American Music Therapy Association definition, 2005)

The letters stand for transurethral needle ablation. It is a proven, minimally invasive, office based procedure that destroys excess prostate tissue, which may improve urination. It uses radio frequency energy delivered directly to the prostate.

Radiation is a special kind of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles. It can come from special machines or from radioactive substances. When radiation is used at high doses (many times those used for x-ray exams), it can treat cancer and other illnesses. Special equipment is used to aim the radiation at tumors or areas of the body where there is disease. The use of high-energy rays or particles to treat disease is called radiation therapy.