Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Television really does act like a painkiller for kids

TV really does act like a painkiller when it comes to kids, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

17 Aug 2006

Anxiety during pregnancy does not negatively impact infant's health

A pregnant woman's feelings of anxiety do not negatively impact the outcome of her pregnancy, according to study published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the New York Times reports.

16 Aug 2006

Treating battlefield injuries and pain in veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq

The August issue of Pain Medicine features two original research studies on treating pain in veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq.

15 Aug 2006

Drug trial fiasco induced immune system overload in patients

The doctors who treated six British men in a trial of a drug in March which went horribly wrong, say they believe the men suffered an immune system overreaction known as a cytokine storm.

15 Aug 2006

Male sufferers now have access to osteoporosis drug Actonel

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given it's approval for the drug Actonel (risedronate sodium) to be used to treat osteoporosis in men.

15 Aug 2006

Arthrosurface launches new product for treatment of patello-femoral disease

Arthrosurface has received FDA clearance to launch its cartilage surface implant system for the treatment of patello-femoral disease.

15 Aug 2006

Little known about the impacts of cancer on the Australian workforce

Thirty seven thousand Australians aged 20-64 years of age were diagnosed with cancer in 2001 yet surprisingly little is known about the impacts of cancer on the Australian workforce.

8 Aug 2006

New screening program effectively roots out toddlers' cavities

Dental researchers are combining the ease of digital photography with the Internet to develop a new and inexpensive way to screen for a common childhood oral disease.

8 Aug 2006

New understanding of how our brains process sensory information

The same chemical in the body that is targeted by the drug Viagra. also helps our brains "boot up" in the morning so we can process sights, sound, touch and other sensory information.

8 Aug 2006

Lawn mower-related injuries among children

Despite current safety efforts, thousands of U.S. children need emergency medical care for preventable lawn mower-related injuries each year.

7 Aug 2006

Experimental drug trial victim has cancer

One of the men who suffered severe reactions to an experimental drug during a drug trial in London, UK, says he now has cancer.

6 Aug 2006

Chinese antibiotic suspected of being a killer jab

An antibiotic which is suspected to be responsible for three deaths has been banned in China and all stocks have been recalled.

6 Aug 2006

Nurses suffer from work-related low back pain more often than workers in other professions

Nurses offer care and comfort, but they often end up with a pain in the back for their efforts, the results of a new study show.

6 Aug 2006

Why reassurance fails in patients with unexplained symptoms

When patients are unconvinced by reassurance from their doctor that they have nothing to worry about, it may be because their emotional state makes it hard for them to remember all the information the doctor has given them, according to new research in PLoS Medicine.

6 Aug 2006

Bone marrow lesions in the knee may be hereditary

There is a significant genetic component to the occurrence and severity of bone marrow lesions in the tibia and femur.

3 Aug 2006

Smokers who experience significant pain smoke more

Smokers who experience significant pain smoke more cigarettes per day than those who are not regularly in pain, according to a study published by researchers at the University of Kentucky.

3 Aug 2006

Prognostic stratification of obese patients by Stress 99mTc-Tetrofosmin Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

Researchers identified an accurate method that may detect whether obese individuals have a low, intermediate or high risk of coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, notes a report in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

2 Aug 2006