Bell's palsy may be caused by a virus affecting the facial nerve. Standard treatment includes steroids to help settle swelling of the facial nerve, whereas antiviral treatment does not appear to help.

Scores of the US are reporting a higher rate than usual in tick bites which has prompted medics to warn about the many Lyme disease symptoms.

After CT and MRI scans, medics believed it was a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a "ministroke." It is different from major types of stroke. Blood flow to the brain is blocked for ...