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Researchers discover new vaccine candidate for Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have discovered a new vaccine candidate for the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa taking advantage of a new mechanism of immunity.

Medical research created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Knee injections for arthritis? Save your money, study says

(HealthDay) -- It's not good news for baby boomers with arthritic knees: Injections of hyaluronic acid have little effect on pain and no effect on function, according to a new analysis.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Listening in, researchers learn about end-of-life communication

What is the best way to talk to someone about prognosis and quality of life when serious illness strikes? It turns out that no one had studied that question through direct observation, until the University of Rochester Medical ...

Other created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug-monitoring programs needed to cut dangers linked to 'pharmaceuticalization' of 21st century

Individual use of prescription opioids has increased four-fold since the mid-1990s, in part due to increased awareness of pain control for chronic conditions such as low back pain and fibromyalgia and a Joint Commission mandate ...

Medications created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Misuse of over-the-counter pain medication is potential health threat

A significant number of adults are at risk of unintentionally overdosing on over-the-counter (OTC) pain medication, according to a new study in the US by Dr. Michael Wolf, from Northwestern University in Chicago, and his ...

Medications created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients to benefit from better advice on pain control

New UK guidance for doctors and other prescribers on the use of strong painkillers for patients with chronic or incurable disease has been welcomed by researchers at the University of Leeds.

Medications created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronic medical record tool cuts down on unnecessary CT scans in ER patients with abdominal pain

A new electronic medical record tool that tallies patients' previous radiation exposure from CT scans helps reduce potentially unnecessary use of the tests among emergency room patients with abdominal pain, according to a ...

Cancer created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fall in deaths involving painkiller co-proxamol after drug withdrawn in UK

During the six years following the withdrawal of the analgesic co-proxamol in the UK in 2005, there was a major reduction in poisoning deaths involving this drug, without apparent significant increase in deaths involving ...

Medications created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug-overdose antidote is put in addicts' hands

(AP) -- Steve Wohlen lay on his front lawn, blue, unconscious and barely breathing, overdosing on heroin.

Addiction created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pain relief with PAP injections may last 100 times longer than a traditional acupuncture treatment

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a new way to deliver long-lasting pain relief through an ancient medical practice.

Medical research created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Etanercept - genetically engineered compound for back pain - falls short: study

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 ...

Medical research created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Recovery from propofol anesthesia may be sped by use of common stimulant

The ability of the commonly used stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin) to speed recovery from general anesthesia appears to apply both to the inhaled gas isoflurane, as previously reported, and to the intravenous drug propofol. ...

Medical research created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests new way to treat chronic pain

Nearly one in five people suffers from the insidious and often devastating problem of chronic pain.

Genetics created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study reveals safety of CT scans for rapid rule out of heart attacks in ER chest pain patients

A highly detailed CT scan of the heart can safely and quickly rule out the possibility of a heart attack among many patients who come to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain, according to the results of a study that will ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may help women with chronic pelvic pain

(Medical Xpress) -- Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may have a role to play in the treatment of health problems linked to chronic pelvic pain (CPP), say experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0