41. So far, even the best available drugs treat only symptoms. 42. Some medications to treat symptoms such as agitation or paranoia can produce some nasty side effects, such as drug induced Parkinsonism. 43. Sleeping pills can treat symptoms, but side effects in the elderly are linked to falls and car accidents. 44. Still, many patients are getting just the expensive acid-blocking half of the cure, which only treats the symptoms of ulcers. 45. Such prescriptions treat the symptoms, not the disease, and they could have dangerous side-effects in economies that are highly dependent on free trade. 46. That will allow scientists to get closer to the causes of the disease, rather than just treating the symptoms. 47. The best treatment is for the worker to get out of the manufacturing environment linked to the disease, researchers say, although medications can also treat the symptoms. 48. The researchers, however, said more could have been done to treat symptoms. 49. The study compared the effectiveness of the procedure against treating the symptoms medically. 50. There is no specific treatment for E. coli, other than to treat the symptoms. |