Inflammatory bowel disease can have a detrimental impact of health-related quality of life, and reducing the physical and psychological disease burden is an important therapeutic target. Patient-reported outcomes… read more.
IBD specialists have more treatment options than ever before; yet the optimal use of many agents, old as well as new, remains to be defined. A plenary session… read more.
One in four people leave their job within a year of returning to work after having a heart attack, according to a study from Denmark in the Journal… read more.
Chronic, cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is associated with a sudden- onset, profound lack of energy that is not relieved by rest. It is different from the fatigue experienced by… read more.
Scientists in Sweden are studying whether web-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is ineffective in some people, potentially making patients worse. The psychologist behind the research say that while… read more.
By Bruce Sylvester Duloxetine (Cymbalta ®), a widely-used treatment for depression and anxiety, appears to reduce joint pain in postmenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer,… read more.
New research presented at Euroanaesthesia 2016 (London 27-30 May) shows that patients undergoing breast cancer surgery need less painkilling medication post-surgery if they have anaesthesia that is free… read more.
Genetic factors help to explain the commonly found association between low back pain and depression, suggests a large study of twins in the March issue of PAIN®.
Managing multiple myeloma in elderly/frail patients Although multiple myeloma is a disease of old age, elderly patients vary a great deal in terms of fitness and ability… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ketamine reduced suicidal thoughts in a small group of patients with treatment-resistant depression, researchers reported on May 10, 2016 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Done correctly, living donation success is possible by Thomas R. Collins Life expectancy and quality of life measures tend to be quite high among live liver donors, generally… read more.
Done correctly, living donation success is possible by Thomas R. Collins Life expectancy and quality of life measures tend to be quite high among live liver donors, generally… read more.
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