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World Health Matters: Denmark – Postpartum psychiatric disorders increase suicide risk

Written by Gary Finnegan | 24 May 2016

by Gary Finnegan: A new study shows that while suicide in new mothers is rare, the link with postpartum psychiatric disorders is strong.

ECCO 2016: Professor Séverine Vermeire (Leuven, Belgium) discusses new patient guidelines for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis which were released at this year’s 11th Congress of ECCO in Amsterdam, and Helen Terry (CCUK) discusses how they might be rolled out to patients in the UK.

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 5 May 2016

ECCO-EFCCA Patient Guidelines – by Maria Dalby Marco Greco, Milan, Italy; Séverine Vermeire, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium; Salvatore Leone, Palermo, Italy; Paolo Gionchetti, University of Bologna, Italy; Martin Kojinov, Sofia, Bulgaria; Axel… read more.

Smoking cessation drugs do not increase serious psychiatric side effects

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 29 Apr 2016

by Bruce Sylvester: Smoking cessation treatment with varenicline and bupropion does increase serious neuropsychiatric side effects, researchers reported in The Lancet on April 22, 2016.

Blocking stress protein relieves chronic pain

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 8 Apr 2016

A group of drugs being developed to treat mood disorders could also relieve chronic pain, finds new UCL (University College London) research funded by the Medical Research Council.

Tailored acupuncture lessens pain intensity fibromyalgia

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 6 Apr 2016

Nine weekly sessions of individually tailored acupuncture lessen perceived pain intensity, and improve functional capacity and quality of life, in people with the chronic pain condition, fibromyalgia, finds… read more.

Increased risk of diabetes appears in women with sleep problems

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 2 Feb 2016

by Bruce Sylvester: Women who have problems sleeping are at an increased risks of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers reported on January 28, 2016 in Diabetologia.

World Health Matters: Medications linked to falls in older men

Written by Gary Finnegan | 22 Oct 2015

by Gary Finnegan: Ireland: Medicines routinely prescribed for older patients may be contributing to elevated rates of falls in elderly men, according to a study published in the… read more.

USA pain by the numbers

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 6 Oct 2015

In one of the largest population studies on pain to date, researchers with the National Institutes of Health estimate that nearly 40 million Americans experience severe pain and… read more.

Body fat, not BMI, tied to foot pain

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 5 Oct 2015

An increase in fat mass index (FMI), but not body mass index (BMI), was associated with both prevalent and future foot pain, a large community-based study showed.

Opioids are less effective in depressed and anxious patients

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 19 Aug 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: Patients with depression or anxiety who were prescribed opioids for chronic lower back pain have achieved significantly less pain relief and were more likely to abuse their… read more.

Why almost half of patients opt out of comprehensive cancer testing

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 7 May 2015

Results highlight importance of pre-test counselling for at-risk patient populations. Some at-risk patients opted out of comprehensive cancer gene screening when presented with the opportunity to be tested… read more.

Twin study link between back pain and depression

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 23 Mar 2015

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®.

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