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Total ankle arthroplasty can improve quality of life but impact sports may increase risk

Total ankle arthroplasty (ankle replacement) significantly improves quality of life making a return to light recreational activity and non-impact sports possible, according to a recent study published in the October issue of Foot & Ankle International (FAI), the official scientific journal of The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS).

31 Oct 2009

New study results of INTUNIV presented at a major psychiatric medical meeting

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced new study results on INTUNIV- (guanfacine) Extended Release Tablets, at a major psychiatric medical meeting today.

31 Oct 2009

John Simpson named the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus for his invention

Back in the 1970s, while watching an angioplasty to widen clogged coronary arteries, John Simpson, Ph.D., M.D., thought there had to be an easier way to perform the procedure.

31 Oct 2009

FDA approves Covidien's Abbreviated New Drug Application for CII

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its subsidiary, Mallinckrodt Inc., has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl Citrate (CII).

31 Oct 2009

Women may need smaller dose of H1N1 vaccine

THE emergence of the H1N1 swine flu has added urgency to what has become an annual ritual for millions of Americans: getting a flu shot. The good news is that scientists have developed a vaccine against the H1N1 virus. But it is taking much longer than expected to produce the hundreds of millions of doses the government had planned to distribute. And it is still too soon to know how effective the vaccine will be in preventing swine flu.

31 Oct 2009

FDA-approved drug PEG-ADA shows positive results in relieving major complication of priapism

Thousands of men are afflicted with an embarrassing and painful condition that triggers spontaneous, long-lasting erections. There are limited treatment options, but a solution could be on the way thanks to new research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

31 Oct 2009

Health industry stakeholders focus on pain, not gain

Businesses, including medical device makers, insurers and pharmaceutical companies are bracing for tax and fee provisions in the House health care reform bill.

30 Oct 2009

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals completes End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for its ARX-01drug/device

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for ARX-01, a drug/device combination product based on the company's proprietary NanoTab(TM) dosage form, which enables delivery of sufentanil by the non-invasive oral transmucosal (sublingual) route.

30 Oct 2009

Hospira's patient-controlled analgesia infusion system celebrates 25 years of pain management

Today Hospira, Inc. celebrates the 25th anniversary of its market-leading patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) infusion system. Introduced in 1984, Hospira's PCA was the first pump of its kind, revolutionizing pain management. It was a simple concept: patients know best when they are in pain, so allow them, within limits, to control their medication.

30 Oct 2009

Dr. Chao Herbal Drink Line releases two all-natural, vegan beverages

The Dr. Chao Herbal Drink Line released two all-natural, vegan beverages to enhance sexual health and combat premenstrual symptoms. The new Adult and Lady drinks have no sugar, artificial sweeteners or preservatives, glutens, and caffeine, do not require costly prescriptions and have health benefits derived from the recipes of a 19th-century Chinese herbalist.

30 Oct 2009

New study reviews science behind the efficacy of biofield therapies on pain management

Biofield therapies, which claim to use subtle energy to stimulate the body's healing process, are promising complementary interventions for reducing the intensity of pain in a number of conditions, reducing anxiety for hospitalized patients and reducing agitated behaviors in dementia, over and above what standard treatments can achieve.

30 Oct 2009

New hope for chronic pain sufferers

In an Anglo-Italian study, thirty healthy subjects were invited to look at either their own hand, the experimenter's hand, or an object, while their hand was subjected to laser-induced pain.

30 Oct 2009

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals and Phebra team up to commercialize Caldolor injection

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Phebra Pty Ltd., an Australian-based specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced they have entered into an exclusive partnership for the commercialization of Caldolor® (ibuprofen) Injection in Australia and New Zealand.

30 Oct 2009

Allergan reports operating results for the third quarter of 2009

Allergan, Inc. today announced operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Allergan also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on November 30, 2009 to stockholders of record on November 9, 2009.

29 Oct 2009

Non-surgical alternative treatment for moderate to advanced gum disease announced

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. today announced its new Deep Pocket Therapy with New Attachment™ using the Waterlase MD™ and patented Radial Firing Perio Tips™ (RFPT) for a non-surgical alternative treatment for moderate to advanced gum disease.

29 Oct 2009

Prospera Technologies presents data on its Gauze vs. Foam based NPWT research

Prospera Technologies announced today that, at the Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care in San Antonio, Texas, Oct 22-25, 2009, Malin Malmsjo MD., Ph.D. of Lund University in Lund, Sweden, presented significant new research comparing the differences and quality of granulation tissue in foam versus gauze based NPWT.

29 Oct 2009

Raise awareness about psoriasis: National Psoriasis Foundation's call to psoriasis affected Americans

Today is World Psoriasis Day and the National Psoriasis Foundation is asking all Americans affected by psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to raise awareness about these diseases by going to www.psoriasis.org/wpd and taking action.

29 Oct 2009

World Journal of Gastroenterology reports a case of metallic foreign body in lower mid-abdomen

Foreign body ingestion is a frequent gastrointestinal emergency. However, long spoon swallowing is a rare event. Most swallowed spoons have been found in the stomach. Previously, there has been no reported case of a long spoon reaching the jejunum.

29 Oct 2009

Highlights of new cancer research to be presented at 51st ASTRO Annual Meeting

The following are highlights of new cancer research being presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 51st Annual Meeting on November 1-5, 2009, in Chicago.

29 Oct 2009

NCCN Guidelines for breast cancer does not recommend prophylactic mastectomy in women

Despite a recent study finding that an increasing number of women who had cancer in one breast are opting to have the other breast removed, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) for Breast Cancer discourages prophylactic mastectomy in women except for those considered high risk.

29 Oct 2009

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Total ankle arthroplasty can improve quality of life but impact sports may increase risk

New study results of INTUNIV presented at a major psychiatric medical meeting

John Simpson named the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus for his invention

FDA approves Covidien's Abbreviated New Drug Application for CII

Women may need smaller dose of H1N1 vaccine

FDA-approved drug PEG-ADA shows positive results in relieving major complication of priapism

Health industry stakeholders focus on pain, not gain

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals completes End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for its ARX-01drug/device

Hospira's patient-controlled analgesia infusion system celebrates 25 years of pain management

Dr. Chao Herbal Drink Line releases two all-natural, vegan beverages

New study reviews science behind the efficacy of biofield therapies on pain management

New hope for chronic pain sufferers

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals and Phebra team up to commercialize Caldolor injection

Allergan reports operating results for the third quarter of 2009

Non-surgical alternative treatment for moderate to advanced gum disease announced

Prospera Technologies presents data on its Gauze vs. Foam based NPWT research

Raise awareness about psoriasis: National Psoriasis Foundation's call to psoriasis affected Americans

World Journal of Gastroenterology reports a case of metallic foreign body in lower mid-abdomen

Highlights of new cancer research to be presented at 51st ASTRO Annual Meeting

NCCN Guidelines for breast cancer does not recommend prophylactic mastectomy in women

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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