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Body fat, not BMI, tied to foot pain

Written by | 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.

Effective use of Firmagon (degarelix) for advanced prostate cancer

Written by | 2 Oct 2015

Firmagon (Degarelix) is a competitive, reversible GnRH receptor blocker, for patients with advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer.  Where Injection technique is critical;  Nora Sullivan, a specialist nurse at Hibernian… read more.

Muscle power predicts pain in knee OA

Written by | 1 Oct 2015

Dynamic leg muscle power is an independent determinant of pain and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis (OA), and it appears to outperform muscle strength as a measure… read more.

Pain control remains inadequate in RA patients

Written by | 30 Sep 2015

Despite improvements in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management, pain control remains inadequate in some patients even when inflammation is well controlled, according to a small Dutch study.

Clinical trial babies experience unnecessary pain

Written by | 29 Sep 2015

A recent review found that most newborns that are included in control groups during clinical trials concerning minor painful procedures are denied analgesia, despite international guidelines stating that… read more.

Green light for new medicines

Written by | 31 Aug 2015

by Gary Finnegan: The European Medicines Agency’s influential Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has given the green light for ten new medicines, as well as offering… read more.

Opioids are less effective in depressed and anxious patients

Written by | 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.

New iPad app helps children and young people with JIA communicate their pain experiences

Written by | 24 Jul 2015

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015) demonstrated the value of a new interactive iPad app that helps… read more.

World Health Matters: Sweden: Low birth weight and infections predict ankylosing spondylitis

Written by | 3 Jul 2015

by Gary Finnegan: A new study has revealed a number of factors that appear to predict a child’s risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

World Health Matters: Ireland: Early palliative care delivers cost savings

Written by | 1 Jul 2015

by Gary Finnegan: People with terminal cancer often require palliative care in the late stages of their lives. This branch of medicine has long been lauded for the… read more.

Video Interview and editorial from the BSH 2015: Professor Graham Jackson discusses the journey from despair to hope in multiple myeloma. Click on the image for interview and editorial.

Written by | 1 Jun 2015

Graham Jackson, Professor of Clinical haematology, Newcastle upon Tyne and former president of the British Society for Haematology (BSH). Article by Christine Clark: In the 1970s the prospect… read more.

Oral steroids have limited efficacy in treating acute sciatica caused by herniated lumbar

Written by | 27 May 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: A short course of oral steroids brought only slight improvement in function and no significant improvement in pain among patients with acute sciatica caused by… read more.

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