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Novartis announces FDA approval of dual combination bronchodilator Utibron Neohaler for COPD patients

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the dual combination bronchodilator Utibron Neohaler (indacaterol/glycopyrrolate) inhalation powder for the long-term maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. It is not indicated to treat asthma or sudden symptoms of COPD.

30 Oct 2015

Cancer diagnosis improvements in England: an interview with Lucy Elliss-Brookes

The ‘two week wait’ referral was brought into England in 2000. If a patient goes to see their GP and they meet specific criteria that cause the GP to think they might have cancer, then they should be referred to see a specialist within two weeks.

28 Oct 2015

FDA approves Endo’s BELBUCA (buprenorphine) buccal film for use in patients with chronic pain

Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Endo International plc, and BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BELBUCA (buprenorphine) buccal film for use in patients with chronic pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.

28 Oct 2015

Minimally invasive implant procedure effective for patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction

A minimally invasive implant procedure is highly effective in reducing pain and disability for patients with sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction, reports a clinical trial in the November issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, published by Wolters Kluwer.

23 Oct 2015

Takeda highlights safety, efficacy of vedolizumab for UC and CD at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting

Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A., Inc., today announced that data highlighting the efficacy and safety of vedolizumab for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), will be presented during the 2015 American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, held on October 16-21.

20 Oct 2015

Two-Level IDE approval granted to Simplify Medical’s cervical artificial disc

Simplify Medical, Inc. is pioneering disc arthroplasty with the non-metal, MRI compatible Simplify™ Disc, a cervical artificial disc.

16 Oct 2015

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly announce availability of Synjardy tablets in U.S. pharmacies

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced that Synjardy (empagliflozin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets are now available by prescription in pharmacies across the United States.

14 Oct 2015

Early physical therapy provides only modest benefits for recent-onset low back pain

Early physical therapy for recent-onset low back pain resulted in statistically significant improvement in disability compared to usual care, but the improvement was modest and did not achieve a difference considered clinically important at the individual patient level, according to a study in the October 13 issue of JAMA.

14 Oct 2015

ASA: Epidural or spinal anesthesia preferred for most cesarean deliveries

New research could ease the minds of expectant mothers who may be nervous about epidurals or spinal anesthesia for childbirth. A study of New York state hospitals, published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, found the rate of anesthesia-related complications in women who received epidural or spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery decreased 25 percent over the past decade.

9 Oct 2015

Repatha (evolocumab) injection gets FDA approval for high cholesterol

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Repatha (evolocumab) injection for some patients who are unable to get their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol under control with current treatment options.

9 Oct 2015

Mental disorders could be underlying risk factors for chronic pain in children and young people

One in four young people have experienced chronic pain and a mental disorder. According to a new report in the Journal of Pain, the onset of pain is often preceded by mental disorders: an above-average rate of incidence of depression, anxiety disorders, and behavioral disorders occurs before the onset of headaches, back pain and neck pain.

8 Oct 2015

Backache awareness week starts 5th October

With BackCare Awareness Week reiterating the fact that 80 per cent of people, who work across all industries and professions, will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, workplace equipment supplier Slingsby says that nearly all work related back pain can be avoided.

5 Oct 2015

Scripps becomes first health care provider in San Diego County to implant Evera MRI SureScan ICD System

Scripps Health is the first health care provider in San Diego County to use the only implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device approved for use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

26 Sep 2015

Lumbar puncture well-accepted by memory clinic patients

Researchers support the increasing use of lumbar punctures (LPs) by memory clinics to collect cerebrospinal fluid, as long as certain risk factors are taken into account.

25 Sep 2015

New Medicare payment model reduces use of low-value services

In the first large-scale study to assess the effects of the Affordable Care Act's reforms to physician and hospital payments on the use of wasteful health care services, researchers have found that a new Medicare payment model reduced the number of times patients received services providing little or no health benefit.

22 Sep 2015

Innovative technologies offer hope to people living with chronic pain

More than 100 million people in this country have pain that won't go away. Many of these chronic pain sufferers fail to get relief from pills, shots and even surgery, while others temporarily trade the pain for side effects such as drowsiness or digestive problems.

11 Sep 2015

Research provides better understanding of workday breaks, debunks common myths

Most people take breaks during their workdays. Coffee breaks. Lunch breaks. Short chats with coworkers. Maybe late afternoon walks around the building.

10 Sep 2015

Gallup-Palmer report: 57% of U.S. adults use chiropractic care for back or neck pain

According to a new Gallup-Palmer report that tested public assumptions about chiropractic care, 57 percent of U.S. adults are likely to visit a doctor of chiropractic (DC) if they experience back or neck pain.

9 Sep 2015

Physical exercises before and during pregnancy effective in reducing low back, pelvic pain

Pregnancy changes a woman's body in different ways, including the muscles, ligaments, bones, and joints that make up the musculoskeletal system.

4 Sep 2015

Journal of Medical Regulation publishes 2014 census of U.S. physician workforce

The Journal of Medical Regulation has published the "Census of Actively Licensed Physicians in the United States, 2014," which provides an analysis of the most recent physician licensure data collected from each of the state medical boards in the United States by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).

4 Sep 2015

Back Pain News and Research

Latest Back Pain News and Research

Novartis announces FDA approval of dual combination bronchodilator Utibron Neohaler for COPD patients

Cancer diagnosis improvements in England: an interview with Lucy Elliss-Brookes

FDA approves Endo’s BELBUCA (buprenorphine) buccal film for use in patients with chronic pain

Minimally invasive implant procedure effective for patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction

Takeda highlights safety, efficacy of vedolizumab for UC and CD at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting

Two-Level IDE approval granted to Simplify Medical’s cervical artificial disc

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly announce availability of Synjardy tablets in U.S. pharmacies

Early physical therapy provides only modest benefits for recent-onset low back pain

ASA: Epidural or spinal anesthesia preferred for most cesarean deliveries

Repatha (evolocumab) injection gets FDA approval for high cholesterol

Mental disorders could be underlying risk factors for chronic pain in children and young people

Backache awareness week starts 5th October

Scripps becomes first health care provider in San Diego County to implant Evera MRI SureScan ICD System

Lumbar puncture well-accepted by memory clinic patients

New Medicare payment model reduces use of low-value services

Innovative technologies offer hope to people living with chronic pain

Research provides better understanding of workday breaks, debunks common myths

Gallup-Palmer report: 57% of U.S. adults use chiropractic care for back or neck pain

Physical exercises before and during pregnancy effective in reducing low back, pelvic pain

Journal of Medical Regulation publishes 2014 census of U.S. physician workforce

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Back Pain News and Research

Latest Back Pain News and Research

Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics

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