Health
Colorado eyes PTSD as ailment eligible for medical pot
Colorado is poised to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of ailments eligible for treatment with medical marijuana.
Jul 15, 2015
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Surgery
Patient-controlled analgesia in the emergency department is effective, show twin studies
Patients who arrive at the emergency department (ED) in moderate or severe pain are often given intravenous morphine, administered by a nurse. This is safe and works in the short term but is demanding of nursing time, particularly ...
Jun 22, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
White matter abnormalities in female interstitial cystitis
(HealthDay)—Women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome have white matter abnormalities, according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Urology.
Jun 20, 2015
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Health
Seniors don't bounce back fast from car crashes
Many seniors injured in motor vehicle crashes remain in pain for months afterwards, which negatively affects their quality of life, including the ability to live independently. The results of a study of older auto accident ...
Jun 19, 2015
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How to manage pain in the ER: Ask the patient
Simply asking the question, "Do you want more pain medication?" resulted in satisfactory pain control in 99 percent of emergency department patients participating in a study. The study of a new evidence-based protocol to ...
Jun 12, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Gender and personality differences in cancer-related pain severity for geriatric patients
With 75% of cancer patients in the UK over 60, and the costs of innovative drugs soaring, how to best identify and hopefully manage cancer-related pain in the elderly is a key issue. A new study published in the Journal of ...
Jun 11, 2015
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Pediatrics
Musculoskeletal outcomes from study on adolescent bariatric surgery safety
Outcomes regarding musculoskeletal disease among severely obese adolescents participating in the "Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery" (Teen-LABS) study were published this week in JAMA Pediatrics. Teen-LABS ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Patients say pain control is key to quality of care in hospitals
(HealthDay)—Management of pain is an important component in improving the quality of care in hospitals from a patient's perspective, according to research published in the March issue of Pain Practice.
Mar 15, 2015
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Medications
Unituxin approved for deadly pediatric cancer
(HealthDay)—Unituxin (dinutuximab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat children with high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that most often affects children aged five and under.
Mar 11, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two-step treatment improved function and decreased pain severity in veterans
Although U.S. military veterans who have returned from Iraq or Afghanistan are more likely to suffer chronic pain than veterans of any other conflict in American history, little headway has been made in helping them manage ...
Mar 9, 2015
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