http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay) -- For patients with sacral giant cell tumors (GCTs), curettage alone is not recommended for surgical management, according to a study published online July 16 in The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-curettage-sacral-giant-cell-tumors.html Cancer Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:20:01 EST news262439921 Despite the great promise that injecting a new type of anti-inflammatory pain medicine into the spine could relieve the severe leg and lower back pain of sciatica, a Johns Hopkins-led study has found that the current standard of care with steroid injections still does better. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-etanercept-genetically-compound-pain.html Medical research Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:00:04 EST news253810062 A new study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that patients with herniated lumbar disc symptoms were significantly worse if the patients had symptoms for more than six months prior to treatment, compared to those who had symptoms for six months or less. Symptoms included pain, function, general health, work status and patient satisfaction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-surgical-treatment-months-lumbar-disc.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:30:48 EST news238768237