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Codeine could increase users’ sensitivity to pain

Written by | 27 Sep 2013

Using large and frequent doses of the pain-killer codeine may actually produce heightened sensitivity to pain, without the same level of relief offered by morphine, according to new… read more.

Mortality increased by 58% in first-line Sulfonylurea therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

Written by | 26 Sep 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – Research presented on September 26, 2013 the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain, indicates that type 2… read more.

Opioid use increases without improvements in treatment of pain

Written by | 25 Sep 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that, after a decade when prescription opioid use has grown dramatically, identification and treatment of pain has not improved, and, notably, the… read more.

Diet counteracts genetic stroke risk

Written by | 10 Sep 2013

World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – Spain – A gene variant strongly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes appears to interact with a Mediterranean diet… read more.

Prolactin reduces arthritis inflammation

Written by | 15 Aug 2013

Inflammatory joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis are the result of cartilage damage and loss. Chondrocytes are the only cells that are found in cartilage and their death… read more.

DHA: Potential safe and cheap therapy for chronic pain

Written by | 6 Aug 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – Newly published research suggests that a derivative of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), found in over-the-counter fish oil supplements, might be used to effectively treat and… read more.

ESMO 2013 WCGC – Recommendations for the management of Pancreatic NET

Written by | 19 Jul 2013

A review of the presentation by Jaume Capdevila, Barcelona Spain.  Unfortunately Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are often advanced at the time of diagnosis and the 5 year survival ranges… read more.

High-dose painkillers appear to increase cardio risks, which can be predicted

Written by | 9 Jul 2013

Taken from the Lancet – by Bruce Sylvester – High doses of some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the risk of major vascular events (non-fatal heart attacks, strokes,… read more.

Three pain questions we should all ask

Written by | 1 Jul 2013

Asking three simple questions of patients with non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain improved primary care physicians’ ability to predict which patients would still be in pain 6 months later, a… read more.

Spine injections may set stage for fractures

Written by | 28 Jun 2013

Spinal injections of steroids, intended to relieve back pain, increased bone fragility in the vertebrae of older patients, a retrospective analysis found.

Pain from heart surgery disrupts sleep long-term

Written by | 28 Jun 2013

Heart surgery patients reported persistent pain for at least 4 weeks after the procedure, and that pain appeared to manifest as shortened total sleep time, researchers reported.

Men with chronic pain

Written by | 27 Jun 2013

Men with chronic pain and opioid-induced androgen deficiency may find some pain relief with testosterone replacement therapy, a small trial suggested.

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