New study paves way for controlling chronic pain
Sify
University of California researchers have discovered a "cross-talk" between two major biological pathways that involve pain-research that may pave the way for new approaches to understanding and controlling chronic pain. The new study has revealed that ...
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HERMAN: New approach needed for chronic pain
North County Times
Seventy-five million Americans suffer chronic pain daily. More than half of those millions are unable to function normally ---- to go to work or school or simply to carry on with personal and family responsibilities. Frequently, judgmental words are ...
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Follow-Up Deemed Lacking for People Taking Opioids
U.S. News & World Report
The researchers studied the records of more than 1600 people who took prescription opioids for chronic pain for an average of two years. Ideally, such patients would have regular urine drug tests, make regular visits to their doctors' offices and not ...
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Central Oregon Project Targets ER Visits
The Lund Report
“My biggest issue is taking care of the pain I go through every day,” said Kite who lives in Bend. Like many people living with chronic pain, Kite's relied on emergency room visits to manage his pain. Now he's among 274 participants in a demonstration ...
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The Lund Report

Outlook on Utley's knee injury isn't good
ESPN (blog)
This in turn creates the potential for chronic pain and irritation in the area of the tendon. The tendon is under most load when controlling the knee as it bends, something that happens every time the foot hits the ground when running. ...
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What's Next for Zalicus After Fourth Quarter Results?
Seeking Alpha
Zalicus has one product on the market, Exalgo for chronic pain, marketed by a subsidiary of Covidien (COV). When Covidien reported results, they mentioned “good sales of our new Exalgo” product. I had forecast $400000 in Exalgo royalties to Zalicus in ...
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Study: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury More Common in Patients Receiving Sedation ...
Becker's ASC Review
The study was titled "Injury and Liability Associated with Cervical Procedures for Chronic Pain." The study compared claims arising from cervical pain treatments with all other chronic pain claims. Claims for spinal cord injury underwent in-depth ...
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Joint talks coming up
Daily Press (blog)
On Thursday, March 10, a panel will answer women's questions on "bones, moans and groans" - on topics from management of chronic pain to vitamin D to spine and joint pain. This session starts at 6 pm with free health screenings. On Tuesday, March 15, ...
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Can a nerve stimulator stop my back pain?
CNN (blog)
I consulted several physiatrists (nerve, muscle, and bone experts who treat injuries or illnesses that affect movement) and neurologists with extensive experience in the treatment of chronic low back pain and pain radiating down the sciatic nerve of ...
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Assured Pharmacy Completes Audit of 2008-2009 Financial Statements
PR Newswire (press release)
FRISCO, Texas, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Assured Pharmacy (Pink Sheets: APHY), a leading specialty pharmacy group providing prescription medications to more than 3000 sufferers of chronic pain, is pleased to announce that the accounting firm of UHY ...
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New Cannabis Edibles Focusing on Flavor, Not Just the Buzz
SF Weekly (blog)
9 2011 @ 9:58AM ​Medical marijuana has provided solace for Californians with chronic pain, nausea, lost appetite, and other problems due to injury and disease. But not everyone wants to ― or even can ― smoke the stuff. Old-school edibles often ...
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Pride of Somerset Youth Awards: Neve Simmonds
Bridgwater Mercury
That's because the 14-year-old doesn't let chronic pain from Crohn's disease get her down. Neve was nominated because even though she does not enjoy running, she decided she would like to support a Crohn's charity by taking part in the Junior Great ...
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Calling All Catholics: It's Ash Wednesday
Patch.com
Overlook Hospital will open a new art exhibit called "Paint Your Pain." The approximately 25 piece-exhibits includes artwork in a variety of mediums, created by those who experience chronic pain, including patients at the center, as well as family and ...
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Advancing Tissue Healing Without Surgery
PR Newswire (press release)
"I have seen positive outcomes with chronic Achilles tendon pain, bone healing for non-unions and acute ligament injuries in athletes. I also have seen it work well in patients with chronic pain syndromes." For example, Dr. Grambart uses PRP when ...
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Tenex Health Receives FDA Clearance for Innovative TX1™ Tissue Removal System
Business Wire (press release)
Each year, over 8 million people in the United States suffer from tendon injuries with associated chronic pain and loss of function. Physicians can now utilize the TX1 Tissue Removal System in the FAST procedure—Focused Aspiration of Soft Tissue—for ...
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Medical Marijuana Right Across the Border
Boise Weekly
Their chronic pain was the result of the worst of medical maladies: multiple sclerosis, cancer, AIDS and major skeletal injuries. While none would reveal if they were planning to bring any marijuana back to Idaho, each was well aware of the ...
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Boise Weekly

New treatment for injuries introduced
Sauk Prairie Eagle
However, the entire process, from drawing the blood, spinning it down in the centrifuge, and then injecting it using ultrasonic guidance, takes about 45 minutes of the patients' time. Individuals suffering from chronic debilitating pain may call Family ...
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Exercise lowers muscular pain
Zee News
As many as 100000 veterans from the first Gulf War have reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) since returning home. Vets with CMP were predicted to rate naturally occurring pain from exercise as more intense. Thirty-two veterans (15 with CMP and ...
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Zee News

Pain Management in the Addicted Patient: A Problem in the ED
Medscape
Dr. Motov: Patients on chronic methadone therapy who are experiencing an acute exacerbation of chronic pain in the ED should be treated with parenteral morphine, hydromorphone, or fentanyl, with frequent titration of these medications. ...
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NAMCP Medical Directors Research Institute to Present Results of Chronic Pain ...
PressReleaseNetwork.com (press release)
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FDA Approves First Lupus Drug in 50 Years
ABC News
... is designed to lessen the severity of lupus, a little-understood disease in which the body's immune system attacks tissues and organs, producing skin rashes, joint pain, chronic fatigue and in severe cases, heart and kidney complications. ...
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Podiatrist offers heel help
The Daily News Journal
"I am excited to offer this technology in my office as an alternative to traditional surgery for chronic heel pain,” said Neuhaus. “I have had over 75 percent success in the past several months of performing the procedure. Patients like it because it ...
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World Kidney Day 2011
NDTV.com
Such medications probably do not pose significant danger if your kidneys are relatively healthy and you use them for emergencies only, but if you are dealing with chronic pain, such as arthritis or back pain, work with your doctor to find a way to ...
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NDTV.com

Nutra Pharma Interviews Jeffrey Gottfurcht, World's First Climber With ...
Marketwire (press release)
It is available in every-day strength as well as in an extra strength formula for more advanced chronic pain. "Through his organization and his quest to scale Everest, Jeff Gottfurcht has already been an inspiration to those challenged with Rheumatoid ...
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Methadone clinic opens
Northumberland Today
In a published article online, Dr. John Weekes, Senior Research Analyst with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, states Oxycontin "is used medically as a prescription painkiller to control moderate to severe pain, chronic pain, and pain related to ...
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Motion Doctor iPad App: Cures What Ails You
GizmoCrunch
The Motion Doctor iPad app has just hit the App Store and is basically designed to help individuals deal with chronic physical pain as well as prevention. The app packs a whopping 60 videos loaded with exercises for common disorders. ...
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Editor's Commentary - Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome: What do ...
UroToday
This study shows perception of a bladder origin involves location, changes with the urinary cycle, and association with other urinary symptoms. Warren and colleagues conclude that to clarify the relationship of BPS/IC to other chronic pain syndromes ...
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Trial date set for former Amherst investigator in drug case
New Era Progress
He formerly worked as a deputy, a DARE officer and an investigator. Inge now works for L. Oppleman Pawn Shop in downtown Lynchburg. His employer, David Somers, said Inge had been in a vehicle crash that left him with chronic pain in recent years.
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Deep brain stimulation research expands at Barrow
EurekAlert (press release)
... as well as the use of other technologies, to treat patients with a number of neurological and behavioral conditions such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, epilepsy, Tourette syndrome, addictions, autism and chronic pain. ...
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That's the end of the ride, Ma'am
Vancouver Sun
I felt so sad for Queen Elizabeth when I read about her having to abandon riding horses because of chronic knee pain. Everyone who knows her says how much she loves her horses and I can't help but think how lovely it must have been for her, ...
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Man who helped his wife to take her own life is spared court thanks to new ...
Daily Mail
Their son Richard told the hearing Mrs Bateman had become suicidal because of the chronic pain. At one point she started starving herself. Weeks after Mrs Bateman died, her husband of almost 40 years paid tribute to a 'brave and courageous woman'. ...
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Daily Mail

Want healthy seniors and a healthy system? Tackle chronic diseases
Telegraph-Journal
Seniors with three or more chronic conditions made three times as many visits to emergency rooms as seniors with no chronic conditions. Eleven chronic conditions were included in the study. These are arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic pain, depression, ...
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Sheriff Responds To State Health Dept. Investigation
Perkins Journal
It is a controlled drug in its own right and is sometimes used to treat chronic pain. Ron DuBois takes issue with the word “addiction”, even though it is the commonly accepted terminology, and prefers to refer to his son's condition as “substance use ...
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Perkins Journal

Blogs

10 new results for Chronic Pain

Heartbeat App Fights Pain with Music | Evolver.fm
By Nick Parker
Soo's Heartbeat app, which he demo'd at the recent Music Hack Day NYC, monitors the listener's heartbeat and creates a playlist to help sooth patients suffering from chronic pain with music dynamically selected to affect heart rate. ...
Evolver.fm - http://evolver.fm/

Vitamin D3 and Fibromyalgia | Vitamin D3 Blog
By admin
Research dating back over the past few years appears to be identifying a relationship between fibromyalgia and chronic pain and vitamin D deficiency. Most notably, a study by the Mayo Clinic published in March of 2009 showed a direct ...
Vitamin D3 Blog - http://vitamind3blog.com/

Chronic Back Pain Can Run In Families | Ask Dr. Manny
By Dr. Manny
Even if you don't do much heavy lifting, you still may be at risk for lumbar troubles. New studies suggest there may be a genetic component to chronic back.
Ask Dr. Manny - http://www.askdrmanny.com/

'Cross-talk' may pave way for understanding, controlling pain | UC ...
By alecrosenberg
UC Davis researchers have discovered a “cross-talk” between two major biological pathways that involve pain-research that may pave the way to new approaches to understanding and controlling chronic pain. ...
UC Health - http://universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/uchealth/

The IC Underground » Blog Archive » Is interstitial cystitis a ...
By icblogger
Scientists and clinicians could most effectively forward the understanding and treatment of fibromyalgia and other common chronic pain disorders through an appreciation of their shared pathophysiology. Copyright © 2011 American Society ...
The IC Underground - http://ic-network.com/blog/

BioDelivery Sciences to Present at the 23rd Annual ROTH OC Growth ...
By ABMN Staff
BDSI's second pain product, BEMA Buprenorphine, is being developed for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain and is in development in a high dose formulation for the treatment of opioid dependence. ...
American Banking News - http://www.americanbankingnews.com/

A Podiatrist Talks Frankly About Stress and Your Feet | Stress ...
By John Townsend
The bulk of our work is devoted to trying to assist people who have gait problems, aches, pains, chronic pain in their hips, knees, feet or who have an inability to ambulate effectively and without pain, and this is the field ...
Stress Management Tips - http://www.stresstips.com/

The Razor » Blog Archive » On the Front Lines of America's Real ...
By Scott Kirwin
The issue is more complex with what people call “chronic pain”. “Not all pain disappears within a few days or weeks,” he says. “But not all pain lasts forever either. It may take months or even years for the underlying condition causing ...
The Razor - http://www.therazor.org/

Follow-Up Deemed Lacking for People Taking Opioids - Drugs.com MedNews
The researchers studied the records of more than 1600 people who took prescription opioids for chronic pain for an average of two years. Ideally, such patients would have regular urine drug tests, make regular visits to their doctors' ...
Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - http://www.drugs.com/medical-news.html

Defender Network » Blog Archive » When Insomnia Gets More Serious
By christie
Waking up during the night with chronic pain and feeling fatigued during the day could be a sign of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, congestive heart disease, asthma, thyroid disorders and even Alzheimer's. ...
Defender Network - http://www.defendernetwork.com/

Web

7 new results for Chronic Pain

Services::Chronic Pain
Chronic pain can greatly impact the lives of you and your loved ones. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chronic pain is the ...
www.bethabe.org/services/category/chronic.../by_condition

New study paves way for controlling chronic pain
New study paves way for controlling chronic pain. March 9th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment ). Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): University of ...
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"Chronic pain and depression": Depression Community - Support Group
WebMD: Living with depression is as hard as trying to get better. Discuss treatment, medication, and coping techniques here.
forums.webmd.com/3/depression-exchange/forum/6716

New Community! Living With Chronic Pain | Living With Chronic Pain
Hi Everybody! Well I finally got the time to set up a little space for everyone to meet and share there stories, frustrations, faith, and so on.
theblogfrog.com/.../new-community-living-with-chronic-pain...

chronic back pain | Spine-health Forums
Hi everyone, Had 30years of back pain. Had fusion, lamanectomy and the works done to try and alleviate pain. Nothing worked. Hoping to talk to someone that ...
www.spine-health.com/forum/new.../chronic-back-pain-0

The Doctor's Dilemma: Opiate Analgesics and Chronic Pain.
Because opiate analgesics are highly addictive substances, their use in the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain remains controversial. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21338871

New study paves way for controlling chronic pain - World News, 164423
New study paves way for controlling chronic pain - Washington, Mar 9 : University of California researchers have discovered a.
www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-164423.html