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Ireland and US E-Cig poisoning on the rise

Written by | 7 May 2014

‘The jury is still out on e-cigarettes. They are likely to prove less harmful than tobacco, however they can potentially become a gateway drug to smoking tobacco, due… read more.

Medical marijuana may ease some MS symptoms

Written by | 7 Apr 2014

Little evidence other complementary or alternative therapies work.  A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology suggests that there is little evidence that most complementary or alternative… read more.

Ketamine acts as antidepressant by boosting serotonin

Written by | 15 Jan 2014

PET molecular imaging of the brain reveals that ketamine may act as an antidepressant by boosting serotonin activity in brain areas involved in motivation.

FDA Highlights: Gabapentin appears to be safe and effective for alcohol dependence therapy

Written by | 9 Jan 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – Gabapentin, a treatment for epilepsy and neuropathic pain, appears to be safe and effective for treating alcohol dependence, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine on… read more.

Brain imaging reveals dynamic changes caused by pain medicines

Written by | 17 Dec 2013

Study suggests role for brain imaging to create personalized treatment of chronic pain

Smoking cessation drugs do not increase suicide/self-harm risk

Written by | 18 Nov 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the BMJ – British Medical Journal – Patients prescribed the smoking cessation drugs varenicline and buproprian are not at an increased risk… read more.

Press Release: EFIC 2013: Smoking might influence pain tolerance

Written by | 6 Nov 2013

Smokers and former smokers show a lower pain tolerance than people who have never smoked, according to a Norwegian study based on experimental pain induced by cold water…. read more.

Press Release: EFIC 2013: Partners of pain sufferers shoulder a heavy burden

Written by | 31 Oct 2013

The spouses of people suffering from chronic pain not only face an elevated risk of developing pain themselves. There is also a relationship between symptoms of helplessness, anxiety… read more.

Press Release: EFIC 2013: Pain and gender: Men and women differ in the way they percieve and cope with pain

Written by | 28 Oct 2013

In part, women and men differ from each other considerably not only in the way they perceive and cope with pain and in various comorbidities. Therapies can also… read more.

ESOT 2013 Report – Joint Session ESOT & IPTA: Tackling the transition

Written by | 18 Oct 2013

Richard Trompeter, London, UK; Jo Wray, London, UK; Lorraine Bell, Montreal, Canada – The transition from paediatric to adult transplantation services is a major challenge for adolescent transplant… read more.

ESOT 2013 Report – Joint Session ESOT & IPTA: Tackling the transition

Written by | 18 Oct 2013

Richard Trompeter, London, UK; Jo Wray, London, UK; Lorraine Bell, Montreal, Canada – The transition from paediatric to adult transplantation services is a major challenge for adolescent transplant… read more.

ESOT 2013 Report – Fantastic transplantations or transplantation fantasies? The new frontiers of abdominal organ transplantation

Written by | 18 Oct 2013

Andreas Tzakis , Weston, USA  – Advances in vascular reconstruction techniques in recent years has transformed the concept of multi-visceral or cluster transplantations from the very forefront of… read more.

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