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Gadolinium-enhanced MRI of shoulders helps predict recurrence of polymyalgia rheumatica

According to new research findings presented this week at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, use of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in shoulders of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica may contribute to more accurate diagnosis and prediction of recurrence.

11 Nov 2019

How Germany averted an opioid crisis

In 2016, 10 times as many Americans as Germans died as a result of drug overdoses, mostly opiates. Three times as many Americans as Germans experienced opioid addiction.

11 Nov 2019

Monash researchers create nanoparticle for improving properties of painkillers

Researchers at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology have created a nanoparticle that could improve the properties of painkillers by delivering them directly to the source of pain.

11 Nov 2019

Sit, heal: Dog teaches military med students the merits of service animals

The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile — and a wagging tail.

11 Nov 2019

Cancer patients with RA treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors likely to experience a flare

A new study found that cancer patients with a pre-existing autoimmune disease receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors as treatment are likely to experience a flare.

11 Nov 2019

Research highlights benefits of oral prednisolone in patients with hand osteoarthritis

Research presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting found that a six-week treatment with low-dose oral prednisolone substantially improves pain and decreases signs of inflammation in patients with painful hand osteoarthritis.

11 Nov 2019

Opioids do not improve quality of life or depression in OA patients

New research presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting suggests that opioids contribute no measurable benefit to quality of life or depression for patients with osteoarthritis (OA).

11 Nov 2019

Methotrexate appears to facilitate bone remodeling in patients with osteoarthritis

According to new research findings presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, methotrexate did not demonstrate superior efficacy over placebo for pain relief and function evolution at three and 12 months in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis.

11 Nov 2019

Tocilizumab more effective than rituximab in achieving low disease activity in RA patients

New research discovered that tocilizumab is more effective than rituximab in achieving low disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis whose synovial tissue show a low level of B cell infiltration and did not respond to conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (conventional synthetic DMARDs) or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors first.

11 Nov 2019

Biologics can be used effectively for both elderly-onset and young-onset RA patients

According to new research findings presented this week at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, both patients with rheumatoid arthritis whose disease onset occurred at an older age and those whose disease onset occurred earlier in life have similar improvements in clinical disease at 48 weeks after starting biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, as well as similar drug maintenance and adverse events discontinuation rates.

10 Nov 2019

New light on the essential reproductive role of the clitoris

A new study focuses on the role of the clitoris in females, showing that when it is stimulated, it triggers a wave of changes within the rest of the reproductive tract. The outcome of these changes confers on the clitoris not only recreative but also reproductive importance, according to the studies.

10 Nov 2019

Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after C-section has risks

It was widely accepted that putting the newborn baby on the mother’s chest promotes skin-to-skin contact and bonding between the two who share the common experience of birth, and enhances the chances of successful breastfeeding, after a Cesarean section. However, from the viewpoint of anesthesiologists, who oversee the critical part of keeping the mother pain-free yet healthy during the surgical procedure, this introduces unnecessary risks.

10 Nov 2019

Dengue vaccine from Takeda shows promise

Officials have confirmed the initial success with trials of Dengue vaccine. Dengue, a viral disease borne by mosquitoes is considered to be one of the top ten health threats says the world Health Organization (WHO). Since the beginning of the outbreaks and the hundreds of deaths due to this infection, researchers have been on the lookout for vaccines to prevent this infection.

10 Nov 2019

Common muscle relaxant linked to severe confusion in patients with kidney dysfunction

One in 25 patients with very low kidney function were admitted to hospital with severe confusion and other cognitive-related symptoms a few days after being prescribed a common muscle relaxant.

10 Nov 2019

Botanical product kratom may cause liver toxicity and injury, study finds

Data from a new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that kratom, a popular and widely available product, may cause liver toxicity and severe liver injury.

10 Nov 2019

Tips to help older adults maintain good oral health

Older adults are at an especially high risk for mouth and tooth infections and the complications that can come with these problems.

10 Nov 2019

Research discovers link between biomarker for RA and industrial air pollutants

New, late-breaking research discovered that there are significant associations between anti-citrullinated protein bodies, a characteristic biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis, and industrial emissions of fine particles matter and sulfur dioxide.

10 Nov 2019

Best practice treatment guide to quickly detect, treat patients with vaping-associated lung injury

As the outbreak of lung injuries and deaths associated with e-cigarettes, or vaping, continues to spread across the U.S., researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City have effectively developed a best practice treatment guide to quickly identify and treat patients who develop the new and potentially fatal respiratory injury, according to a new study.

9 Nov 2019

The first locally transmitted cases of Zika have been confirmed in Europe

The first native cases of Zika virus have been confirmed in Europe. Experts are calling it a wake-up call as warming global temperatures could lead to more cases across the continent.

8 Nov 2019

Scientists identify a novel method for treating chronic pain

Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve intense burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a small study has found.

8 Nov 2019

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Gadolinium-enhanced MRI of shoulders helps predict recurrence of polymyalgia rheumatica

How Germany averted an opioid crisis

Monash researchers create nanoparticle for improving properties of painkillers

Sit, heal: Dog teaches military med students the merits of service animals

Cancer patients with RA treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors likely to experience a flare

Research highlights benefits of oral prednisolone in patients with hand osteoarthritis

Opioids do not improve quality of life or depression in OA patients

Methotrexate appears to facilitate bone remodeling in patients with osteoarthritis

Tocilizumab more effective than rituximab in achieving low disease activity in RA patients

Biologics can be used effectively for both elderly-onset and young-onset RA patients

New light on the essential reproductive role of the clitoris

Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after C-section has risks

Dengue vaccine from Takeda shows promise

Common muscle relaxant linked to severe confusion in patients with kidney dysfunction

Botanical product kratom may cause liver toxicity and injury, study finds

Tips to help older adults maintain good oral health

Research discovers link between biomarker for RA and industrial air pollutants

Best practice treatment guide to quickly detect, treat patients with vaping-associated lung injury

The first locally transmitted cases of Zika have been confirmed in Europe

Scientists identify a novel method for treating chronic pain

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