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05/08/2006
A single infusion of intravenous lidocaine may result in sustained pain relief in patients with chronic pain, according to the results of an uncontrolled trial presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/08/2006
Intensified treatment with traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in a hospital setting provides no additional benefit in preventing deterioration in patients with stable, established rheumatoid arthritis than symptom control in a primary care setting, according to a study in the May issue of Rheumatology.
05/08/2006
Pulsed low-intensity ultrasound therapy (LIUS), which has been shown to help fracture healing in humans and tendon repair in animals, is not an effective treatment for chronic lateral epicondylitis, according to a study in the May issue of the journal Rheumatology.
05/08/2006
The on-screen portrayal of coma patients is inaccurate and misleading, and could influence real-life decision-making, according to a study published in the May 9 issue of Neurology.
05/08/2006
Different types of recruiting methods for pain studies may be more successful in some ethnic groups than others, and these differences may help explain why some studies have found that pain sensitivity can vary with ethnicity, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/08/2006
Negative mood and pain affect the level of disability in both men and women, but the association may be stronger in women, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/05/2006
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can significantly improve their arm function through a program of hand-strengthening exercises that can be done at home, according to a report in the May issue of Rheumatology.
05/05/2006
When given the choice, most people prefer to get unpleasant or painful events over with as soon as possible. Now, a brain imaging study published May 5 in Science suggests an area within the cortical pain matrix is responsible for dreading inevitable discomfort, and anticipation of the pain is similar to the painful stimuli itself in some people.
05/05/2006
About 25 percent of children are obese or overweight by age 11 or 12, and the excess weight is likely to persist into adolescence, according to a study of London schoolchildren published online May 5 in BMJ.
05/05/2006
Genes play a major role in the development of neck pain, but the genetic influence tends to fade with age, according to the results of a large, population-based twin study published in the May issue of the journal Rheumatology.
05/05/2006
Chronic opioid use for pain is associated with significant gastrointestinal adverse events in spite of laxative use, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/05/2006
A study in mice suggests that sustained morphine exposure may paradoxically increase pain and speed bone loss in patients with metastases, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/05/2006
Distal residual limbs in amputees show significant cold perception hypoesthesia, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/04/2006
Ultrasound-guided injections of a hyperosmolar dextrose solution may help patients with chronic tendinosis of the Achilles tendon or the infrapatellar tendon, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society in Vancouver, Canada.
05/04/2006
Spraying aerosolized bupivacaine intraoperatively can reduce pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, according to the results of a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society in San Antonio, Texas.
05/03/2006
A study of identical twins suggests that subtle neurologic dysfunction associated with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not acquired with the trauma but rather represents an antecedent familial vulnerability factor for PTSD, according to a report in the May issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
05/03/2006
Teens who participate in weight-related and power team sports have better nutrient intake and eating habits compared to their counterparts who do not play sports, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
05/02/2006
In patients with mild to moderate obesity, gastric banding is more effective in reducing weight and resolving the metabolic syndrome than non-surgical weight-loss therapy, according to a study in the May 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
05/02/2006
More than one-third of the time, medical practitioners fail to identify three commonly used oral tablets, with brand-name medications more recognizable than generic products, according to research published in the May 1 issue of the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.
05/02/2006
Frail and elderly adults' global ratings of health care quality may not take sufficient account of technical quality and should be supplemented with independent evaluations, according to a study in the May 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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