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Persistent Pain Has a Neurobiological Basis
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[03/05/2013] A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first to identify a genetic risk factor for persistent pain after traumatic events such as motor vehicle collision and sexual assault. Persistent Pain Has a Neurobiological Basis - Read more
Weight Gain After a Knee Replacement Surgery
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[16/01/2013] Patients who undergo knee replacement surgery may be at risk of gaining more weight than their peers who have not had the surgery, according to a five-year study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University professor. Weight Gain After a Knee Replacement Surgery - Read more
How Morphine Increases Pain
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[07/01/2013] For individuals with agonizing pain, it is a cruel blow when the gold-standard medication actually causes more pain. Adults and children whose pain gets worse when treated with morphine may be closer to a solution, based on a research. How Morphine Increases Pain - Read more
Cholesterol Medicine Affects Energy Production
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[04/01/2013] Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists at the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen have now identified a possible mechanism underlying this unfortunate side effect. Cholesterol Medicine Affects Energy Production - Read more
"Migraine is a complex disorder"
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[08/11/2012] A global collaboration of scientists with participation by a team of researchers from the Headache and Pain Center Kiel (“Schmerzklinik Kiel”) has decoded four new gene locations whose changes significantly increase the risk of migraines. Recently in the world’s largest migraine study, the genes of more than 5,000 migraine patients were being examined and compared to 7,000 control persons. "Migraine is a complex disorder" - Read more
Nanoscale Scaffolds and Stem Cells
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[17/08/2012] Johns Hopkins tissue engineers have used tiny, artificial fibre scaffolds thousands of times smaller than a human hair to help coax stem cells into developing into cartilage, the shock-absorbing lining of elbows and knees that often wears thin from injury or age. Nanoscale Scaffolds and Stem Cells - Read more
Blocking Addiction of Heroin and Morphine
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[16/08/2012] In a major breakthrough, an international team of scientists has proven that addiction to morphine and heroin can be blocked, while at the same time increasing pain relief. Blocking Addiction of Heroin and Morphine - Read more
Why Chronic Pain is All in your Head
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[05/07/2012] A new study shows for the first time that chronic pain develops the more two sections of the brain - related to emotional and motivational behaviour - talk to each other. The more they communicate, the greater the chance a patient will develop chronic pain. Why Chronic Pain is All in your Head - Read more
Cause of Pain in the Treatment
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[21/06/2012] Apply the ointment, light on, light off – that is how easy it is to cure various forms of non-melanoma skin cancer. However, the majority of patients suffer severe pain during the so-termed photodynamic therapy. Why the treatment can be so painful has now been uncovered. Cause of Pain in the Treatment - Read more
Powerful Function of Single Protein
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[14/05/2012] Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that the single protein – alpha 2 delta – exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume of neurotransmitters and other chemicals that flow between the synapses of brain neurons. Powerful Function of Single Protein - Read more
Knee Injuries in Women Linked to Motion
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[19/04/2012] Women are more prone to knee injuries than men, and the findings of a new study of Oregon State University suggest this may involve more than just differences in muscular and skeletal structure – it shows that males and females also differ in the way they transmit the nerve impulses that control muscle force. Knee Injuries in Women Linked to Motion - Read more
Pain Relievers Could be Spiking Your Blood Pressure
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[22/03/2012] According to Professor Ehud Grossman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Sheba Medical Centre, many common over-the-counter and prescription medications are underlying causes of hypertension, which is a major risk factor for stroke, heart attack, and aneurisms. Pain Relievers Could be Spiking Your Blood Pressure - Read more
More Children Living with 'Life-limiting' Conditions
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[12/03/2012] The number of children with conditions such as muscular dystrophy, neurodegenerative disorders or severe cerebral palsy who are surviving into adulthood has been underestimated, a new study led from the University of Leeds shows. More Children Living with 'Life-limiting' Conditions - Read more
Race and Neighborhood Status Linked with Chronic Pain
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[05/03/2012] Living in a poor neighborhood was linked with worse chronic pain for young adults, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System, but young black patients faced difficulties with pain management no matter where they lived. Race and Neighborhood Status Linked with Chronic Pain - Read more
Babies' Colic Linked to Mothers' Migraines
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[21/02/2012] A study of mothers and their young babies by neurologists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has shown that mothers who suffer migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to have babies with colic as mothers without a history of migraines. Babies' Colic Linked to Mothers' Migraines - Read more
Key to Taming Chronic Pain
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[15/02/2012] A team of researchers led by McGill neuroscientist Terence Coderre, who is also affiliated with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, has found the key to understanding how memories of pain are stored in the brain. More importantly, the researchers are also able to suggest how these memories can be erased, making it possible to ease chronic pain. Key to Taming Chronic Pain - Read more
Benefits of Local Anaesthesia
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[13/02/2012] Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson University have shown that local anaesthesia delivered through a catheter in the joint, intraarticularly, may be more beneficial than traditional opioids such as morphine and Oxycontin for pain management following total knee replacement surgery. Benefits of Local Anaesthesia - Read more
New Understanding of Chronic Pain
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[23/01/2012] Millions of people worldwide suffer from a type of chronic pain called neuropathic pain, which is triggered by nerve damage. Precisely how this pain persists has been a mystery, and current treatments are largely ineffective. But a team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, using a new approach known as metabolomics, has now discovered a major clue: dimethylsphingosine (DMS). New Understanding of Chronic Pain - Read more
Improved Method of Electrical Stimulation Could Help Treat
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[24/11/2011] Earlier this fall, a plastic surgery research team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) found a new method of nerve stimulation that reduces the device's electrical threshold by 40 per cent, compared with traditional FES therapy. The findings could help researchers develop a safer, more efficient functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy with fewer side effects. Improved Method of Electrical Stimulation Could Help Treat - Read more
Gene Therapy Without a Needle
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[19/10/2011] For the first time, researchers of Ohio State University have found a way to inject a precise dose of a gene therapy agent directly into a single living cell without a needle. The technique uses electricity to “shoot” bits of therapeutic bio molecules through a tiny channel and into a cell in a fraction of a second. Gene Therapy Without a Needle - Read more
It Is a Pain to Take Care of Pain
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[04/01/2011] Researchers report that chronic pain takes a toll on primary care providers as well as their patients. They conclude that providers' needs should not be ignored if pain care is to be improved. It Is a Pain to Take Care of Pain - Read more
A ship’s surgeon in the 17th century
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[03/01/2011] Discovering foreign countries, getting to know new civilizations. What’s possible for many today, in the 17th century was an adventure few dared to embark on. Back then, moving from one continent to another was only possible by ship. But journeys that often lasted many months were often also very perilous – and generally no trained physicians were on board the ship. A ship’s surgeon in the 17th century - Read more
Responsibility for Pain Identified
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[20/12/2010] Neuroscience researchers conducting basic research on ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain. Responsibility for Pain Identified - Read more
Painkiller Could Increase Suicidal Ideation
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[24/11/2010] The active agent ziconotide, the synthetic toxin of the cone snail (Conus magus), was acclaimed a safe alternative to morphine when it was introduced six years ago. Now it is increasingly suspected of causing patients to commit suicide. Painkiller Could Increase Suicidal Ideation - Read more
Stretching Seems to do the Trick
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[05/11/2010] According to a new study patients with acute plantar fasciitis who perform manual plantar fasciitis stretching exercises, as opposed to shockwave therapy, had superior results and higher patient satisfaction. Stretching Seems to do the Trick - Read more
Reduce of Several Inflammatory Factors
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[09/09/2010] Treating intensive care patients who develop life-threatening bacterial infections, or septicemia, with insulin potentially could reduce their chances of succumbing to the infection. Reduce of Several Inflammatory Factors - Read more
Prosthesis with information at its fingertips
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[09/08/2010] Hope for patients who suffer from phantom pain: Scientists from Jena University develop a hand prosthesis that eases the pain. Prosthesis with information at its fingertips - Read more
Gene Identified Related to Chronic Pain
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[06/08/2010] Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in identifying for the first time a gene associated with susceptibility to chronic pain caused by nerve injury in humans, signalling a significant step toward better understanding and treating of the condition. Gene Identified Related to Chronic Pain - Read more
Not Linked With Heart Disease
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[08/07/2010] Commonly used painkillers like ibuprofen do not increase the risk of heart attack in the elderly population, according to a new study. Not Linked With Heart Disease - Read more
Stigma Is Significant
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[24/06/2010] Researchers looking for the first time at how migraine sufferers experience the stigmatizing effects of their disease show that chronic migraine sufferers experience worse stigma than episodic migraine sufferers and more than those with other neurological diseases including stroke, epilepsy and MS. Stigma Is Significant - Read more
Traits Associated with Drug Disorders
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[19/05/2010] Researchers have identified clinical characteristics associated with prescription drug use disorder (PDUD) in primary care patients with chronic pain. Traits Associated with Drug Disorders - Read more
Racial Differences in Utilisation
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[12/03/2010] A new study finds that blacks and Hispanics use hospice for advanced heart failure at a rate of up to 50 percent less than whites, despite a markedly higher rate of incidence of the disease in these populations. Racial Differences in Utilisation - Read more
Miniature Ultrasound Device Tested
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[18/02/2010] It looks more like an iPod than a medical tool. But the latest miniature ultrasound device might one day introduce a new level of home therapy for arthritis, injury and other painful ailments. Miniature Ultrasound Device Tested - Read more
Why Light Worsens Migraine
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[13/01/2010] Scientists have identified a new visual pathway that underlies sensitivity to light during migraine. Why Light Worsens Migraine - Read more
„Doctors Have to Accept that Life Is Limited.”
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[01/01/2010] For decades, dealing with dying patients was no topic for German medical students, even though most doctors have to face death. Finally the subject palliative care has become part of the curriculum. MEDICA.de spoke to Christof Müller-Busch, President of the German Association for Palliative Medicine, about the rising number of patients with old-age diseases and actors in palliative seminars. „Doctors Have to Accept that Life Is Limited.” - Read more
Hidden Sensory System?
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[11/12/2009] Researchers report that the human body has an entirely unique and separate sensory system aside from the nerves that give most of us the ability to touch and feel. Hidden Sensory System? - Read more
Randomized Clinical Trials Unrealistic
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[11/12/2009] Cost-effectiveness studies are widely used to guide prescribing policy. However, a new study suggests that cost-effectiveness analyses based on data from randomized controlled trials may not be realistic enough to accurately inform policy. Randomized Clinical Trials Unrealistic - Read more
Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication
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[04/12/2009] Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not.Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication - Read more
In Hopeful Anticipation
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[01/12/2009] At Christman, wishes come true. The children are convinced: one only has to believe strong enough. The power of imagination is indeed strong – it can even cure diseases and ease pain. Thanks to the placebo effect that – if taken seriously – requires changes in the health care system.
In Hopeful Anticipation - Read more
Five Exercises Reduce Neck Pain
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[25/11/2009] Strength training exercises using dumbbells can reduce pain in the trapezius muscle, the large muscle which extends from the back of the head, down the neck and into the upper back. Five Exercises Reduce Neck Pain - Read more
Persistent Pain May Accelerate Signs of Aging
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[25/09/2009] The results of a new study uncovered that people with pain develop the functional limitations classically associated with aging at much earlier ages. Persistent Pain May Accelerate Signs of Aging - Read more
Pain-Relief Needs not always Met
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[21/08/2009] Despite great effort to reduce anxiety, fear and pain, related to health care, children still considered “being in pain” as the worst aspect of their procedure, according to a Swedish research. Pain-Relief Needs not always Met - Read more
Haste makes Waste
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/08/2009] A slipped disc often causes insufferable pain in the back. However, in most cases surgery is not necessary. Experts say that in 80 percent alternative therapies also may help – but they need time. Haste makes Waste - Read more
„I Take no Stock in Conventional Back Exercise Programmes”
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[01/08/2009] Slipped discs, lumbagos and other reasons for pain in the back cause economic costs in the amount of about 10 billion euros in Germany each year. The lack of work due to illness could be reduced with the help of a strategic health management. However, studies show that most of the employers are not aware of the enormous potential of workplace health promotion. „I Take no Stock in Conventional Back Exercise Programmes” - Read more
Why Touching Can Relieve Pain
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[20/04/2009] Nerve signals that tell the brain that we are being slowly stroked on the skin have their own specialised nerve fibres in the skin. This is shown by a new study. The discovery may explain why touching the skin can relieve pain. Why Touching Can Relieve Pain - Read more
New Tool Distinguishes Between Subtypes
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[08/04/2009] A new standardised tool for the assessment of chronic pain can differentiate between pain subtypes and may help tailor treatment. New Tool Distinguishes Between Subtypes - Read more
Across The Rumour Mill
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/04/2009] There are many myths surrounding pain killers. For instance „One Aspirin daily is healthy“ or „Morphia is addictive“ are two rumours that persist – both in the physicians and the patients mind. Across The Rumour Mill - Read more
Ice Cubes in the Head
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[01/04/2009] They appear suddenly and paralyse someone. It is difficult to control migraine attacks. However, many people do not know that such attacks can be controlled in training minds. Ice Cubes in the Head - Read more
Ice Cubes in the Head
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[01/04/2009] They appear suddenly and paralyse someone. It is difficult to control migraine attacks. However, many people do not know that such attacks can be controlled in training minds.
Ice Cubes in the Head - Read more
“The More Input for the Brain, the Less Phantom Pain“
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[01/04/2009] People looking into the mirror are not necessarily vain. Perhaps they are just doing a therapy against phantom pain. A look into the mirror can trick the uncontrollable aches after amputations in a seemingly easy way. “The More Input for the Brain, the Less Phantom Pain“ - Read more
“The More Input for the Brain, the Less Phantom Pain“
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/04/2009] People looking into the mirror are not necessarily vain. Perhaps they are just doing a therapy against phantom pain. A look into the mirror can trick the uncontrollable aches after amputations in a seemingly easy way.
“The More Input for the Brain, the Less Phantom Pain“ - Read more
“Time Operates Against the Patient”
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/04/2009] Headache, back pain or toothache. This happens to everybody once in a lifetime. If drugs cannot help a doctor is needed often. However, there are people whose pain remains. “Time Operates Against the Patient” - Read more
“Time Operates Against the Patient”
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[31/03/2009] Headache, back pain or toothache. This happens to everybody once in a lifetime. If drugs cannot help a doctor is needed often. However, there are people whose pain remains. “Time Operates Against the Patient” - Read more
30 Minutes Daily Reduce Arthritis Pain
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[10/03/2009] Arthritis affects more than half of adults with heart disease and appears to be a substantial barrier to utilising physical activity to help manage their condition, according to a new study. 30 Minutes Daily Reduce Arthritis Pain - Read more
Back Pain May Be Influenced by Genes
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[09/04/2008] The findings of a Twin Spine Study have led to a paradigm shift in the way disc degeneration is understood. Researchers find proof that back pain problems may be more a matter of genetics than physical strain. Back Pain May Be Influenced by Genes - Read more
"Good" Bacteria Helps Ease Pain of Colitis
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[29/07/2005] A mixture of bacteria developed in part by University of Alberta researchers has been proven highly effective in treating people suffering from ulcerative colitis. "Good" Bacteria Helps Ease Pain of Colitis - Read more
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