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Codeine use may be risky for some breastfeeding mothers

Using pain treatments which contain codeine may be risky for some breastfeeding mothers, according to researchers at The University of Western Ontario, and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.

20 Aug 2008

New imaging technology provides early diagnosis of osteoarthritis

A newly developed medical imaging technology may provide doctors with a long-awaited test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA), scientists from New York reported today at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

20 Aug 2008

New discovery on how rheumatoid arthritis destroys bone

Researchers have discovered key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone, according to a study published in the Aug. 22 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The findings are already guiding attempts to design new drugs to reverse RA-related bone loss and may also address more common forms of osteoporosis with a few adjustments.

20 Aug 2008

Research indicates no justification for denying obese patients knee replacements

Research by scientists at the MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with colleagues at the universities of Bristol, Oxford and Keele, has shown that there is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery.

20 Aug 2008

Significant long-term benefit for low back pain revealed by major study

A major study led by a Southampton researcher has found significant evidence that the Alexander Technique can provide long-term benefit for people with chronic or recurrent low back pain.

20 Aug 2008

Alcohol's effects on childbearing onset across reproductive development

Alcohol use during the teen years can not only lead to subsequent alcohol problems, it can also lead to risky sexual behavior and a greater risk of early childbearing. An examination of the relationship between a lifetime history of alcohol dependence (AD) and timing of first childbirth across reproductive development has found that AD in women is associated with delayed reproduction.

20 Aug 2008

Alexander Technique shows long-term benefit for low back pain

A major study - one of the first of its kind - has found significant evidence that the Alexander Technique can provide long-term benefit for people suffering from chronic or recurrent low back pain. The study by researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Southampton is published today in the BMJ.

19 Aug 2008

Chewing gum speeds up recovery from colon surgery

Scientists in Britain say chewing gum after colon surgery improves the recovery of the bowel.

19 Aug 2008

New sickle cell unrelated transplant trial

Children's National Medical Center immunologist and blood and marrow transplant physician Naynesh Kamani, MD, will serve as the study co-chair for a new national clinical trial of unrelated donor marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants for severe sickle cell disease.

18 Aug 2008

Pancreatitis link to Gardasil to be investigated by the TGA

Some Australian doctors are suggesting that a review of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil is called for after three patients contracted pancreatitis after having the vaccination.

18 Aug 2008

St. Jude Medical receives approval of first extended-life primary cell neurostimulator for treatment of chronic pain

St. Jude Medical, Inc. has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European CE Mark approvals of EonC, the first extended-life primary cell (non-rechargeable) neurostimulator for the treatment of chronic pain.

13 Aug 2008

NanoBio vaccine for hepatitis B shows promise

Chronic hepatitis B infects 400 million people worldwide, many of them children. Even with three effective vaccines available, hepatitis B remains a stubborn, unrelenting health problem, especially in Africa and other developing areas. The disease and its complications cause an estimated 1 million deaths globally each year.

13 Aug 2008

Sexual dysfunction among older adults

Sexual dysfunction is not an inevitable part of aging, but it is strongly related a number of factors, such as mental and physical health, demographics and lifetime experiences, many of which are interrelated, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Chicago.

13 Aug 2008

Massage speeds recovery after a sports injury

Researchers testing the long-held theory that therapeutic massage can speed recovery after a sports injury have found early scientific evidence of the healing effects of massage.

12 Aug 2008

IMPAX sued for patent infringement on generic Ultram ER

IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. today announced Purdue Pharma Products L.P. ("Purdue"), Napp Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. ("Napp"), Biovail Laboratories International, SRL ("Biovail") and Ortho-McNeil, Inc. ("Ortho-McNeil") have filed suit for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware based on the Company's submission of its Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") for tramadol hydrochloride extended-release tablets (100 mg), generic of Ultram ER, to the Food and Drug Administration.

12 Aug 2008

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Codeine use may be risky for some breastfeeding mothers

New imaging technology provides early diagnosis of osteoarthritis

New discovery on how rheumatoid arthritis destroys bone

Research indicates no justification for denying obese patients knee replacements

Significant long-term benefit for low back pain revealed by major study

Alcohol's effects on childbearing onset across reproductive development

Alexander Technique shows long-term benefit for low back pain

Chewing gum speeds up recovery from colon surgery

New sickle cell unrelated transplant trial

Pancreatitis link to Gardasil to be investigated by the TGA

St. Jude Medical receives approval of first extended-life primary cell neurostimulator for treatment of chronic pain

NanoBio vaccine for hepatitis B shows promise

Sexual dysfunction among older adults

Massage speeds recovery after a sports injury

IMPAX sued for patent infringement on generic Ultram ER

Chronic pain among women may be down to low levels of vitamin D

Depression prompts thoughts of death in cancer patients

Low vitamin D levels substantially increase risk of death

Too many women ignorant of symptoms of ovarian cancer

Clomifene citrate or unstimulated intrauterine insemination do not seem to improve fertility

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