Title: Shin SplintsCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 7/1/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General)
Title: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome And Tarsal Tunnel SyndromeCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 7/1/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General)
Zeria Pharmaceutical (TOKYO:4559) (ISIN: JP3428850006) announced positive results of their Japanese Phase III study of Z-338 (acotiamide hydrochloride hydrate; “acotiamide”) for the treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD). FD is a gastrointestinal disease comprised of subjective symptoms including postprandial fullness, early satiation and epigastric pain without any organic abnormality on gastrointestinal tract. Z-338 was developed by Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd based in Tokyo, and is currently being co-developed by Astellas Pharma Inc based in Tokyo… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
An immune cell known to cause chronic inflammation in autoimmune disorders has been identified as a possible culprit in low back pain associated with herniated discs, according to doctors at Duke University Medical Center. The finding implicates the cytokine molecule interleukin-17, and supports the burgeoning theory that an immune response plays a significant role in disc disease, says William J. Richardson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Duke… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
BALTIMORE, July 1 (UPI) — Increased travel, sports and gardening in summer can increase back pain but a guide helps those in pain find relief, a U.S. non-profit group says.
United States – Health – Medicine – Pain management – Medical Specialties (Source: Health News – UPI.com)
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(University of Exeter) The evolutionary mystery of menopause is a step closer to being solved thanks to research on killer whales. A study by the University of Exeter and University of Cambridge has found a link between killer whales, pilot whales and humans — the only three known species where females stop breeding relatively early in their lifespan. (Source: EurekAlert! – Social and Behavioral Science)
Day in and day out, night after night, those who practice emergency medicine struggle with the side-effects of society’s malfunctions. We are on the receiving end of every over-dose, psychiatric crisis, shooting, stabbing, domestic violence incident and pre-incarceration physical. We have absolutely no power to stem the tide of patients, sent by any and every outside physician, 911 call, worried family member, drunk buddy, nursing home administrator or social worker. In essence, the dysfunction of society rests solidly on our emergency departments and trauma centers, where everyone else has elected to send problems so that they can feel vindicated, and make it home at 5 PM.Â
           So as I sit here writing in Chick-fila, about to head off to another shift in ou…
WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell and a bipartisan group of governors from across the nation today urged Congress to extend federal Medicaid assistance to states, warning that a failure to do so would bring dire economic and human consequences and
The word ‘Arthritis’ conjures images of wrinkly, gnarly-jointed old people, right? I know thatâs rude but you donât really imagine a ‘healthy’ looking young person suffering from Arthritis. Growing up, the only person Iâd ever seen with it was my great-grandmother (old). Needless to say I was surprised when a good friend was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 35. One day she was fine, playing soccer, and the next she was at the doctorâs office in excruciating pain – being told that she would probably end up in a wheelchair. Her life was turned upside down and it took years before she was able to manage her symptoms with a variety of costly medications. Sheâs in remission but she still suffers. (Source: Health WorldNet)
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