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Discharged, dismissed: ERs often miss chance to set overdose survivors on ‘better path’

The last time heroin landed Marissa Angerer in a Midland, Texas, emergency room — naked and unconscious — was May 2016. But that wasn't her first drug-related interaction with the health system.

15 Feb 2019

FDA authorizes new interoperable insulin pump for children, adults with diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the Tandem Diabetes Care t:Slim X2 insulin pump with interoperable technology (interoperable t:Slim X2) for delivering insulin under the skin for children and adults with diabetes.

15 Feb 2019

Personal, social factors play role in enabling sustainable return to work after ill health

Support from managers and colleagues, as well as a positive attitude, are most likely to enable a more long-term return to work for employees after a sickness absence, according to a new review of research led by the University of East Anglia.

15 Feb 2019

FDA warns doctor for illegally marketing unapproved implantable device

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Mark Berman, M.D., of Beverly Hills, California, for illegally marketing an unapproved implantable device, the Pocket Protector, that Dr. Berman claims can prevent and treat a complication of breast implants known as capsular contracture, or tightening of scar tissue.

14 Feb 2019

Low FODMAP diet reduces stomach issues caused by exercise

Research indicates that cutting out specific foods can alleviate the gastrointestinal issues some people experience when they exercise, with over two-thirds of people involved in a new study reporting an improvement.

14 Feb 2019

Inflammation in middle age may indicate increased risk of dementia in later life

New research indicates that people suffering chronic inflammation during middle age show a greater decline in cognitive function as they get older.

14 Feb 2019

Care Not Killing poll: Assisted suicide would fundamentally change doctor-patient relationship

Introducing physician-assisted suicide would fundamentally change the doctor-patient relationship, finds a major new poll for Care Not Killing.

14 Feb 2019

Women fare worse than men following aortic heart surgery, study finds

New research says women fare worse than men following aortic heart surgery.

14 Feb 2019

Movement of wrist bones revealed by MRI and computer modeling

We use our wrists constantly, but how do they work? In a just-published Journal of Biomechanics article, the researchers proved a longtime assumption about individuals' right and left wrists, while also finding differences between wrists of males and females: discoveries that could help inform and guide future treatments.

14 Feb 2019

Breakthrough test developed to measure pain

A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain in patients could help stem the tide of the opioid crisis in Indiana, and throughout the rest of the nation.

14 Feb 2019

Keynote speakers announced for CBD Expo MIDWEST

CBD Expo Tour 2019, produced by MACE Media Group, one of the nation’s largest diversified media and information companies in the cannabis space and publisher of Terpenes and Testing Magazine, announced Celeste Miranda and Adam Dr. Adam Abodeely, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS will be the keynote speakers for CBD Expo MIDWEST in Indianapolis, Indiana to take place on March 15-16, 2019.

From CBD Expo Midwest 13 Feb 2019

Human consciousness depends on the brain's ability to maintain dynamics of neural activity

Consciousness, from the moment we go to sleep until we wake up, seems to come and go every day. Consciousness can be temporarily abolished by pharmacological agents or more permanently by brain injury.

13 Feb 2019

Researchers to investigate light therapy as relief from painful side effect of cancer treatment

University at Buffalo researchers have received part of a $1.5 million grant to investigate light therapy as a replacement for prescription opioids in treating oral mucositis, painful ulcers and swelling in the mouth that result from chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer.

12 Feb 2019

VA pushing research, inventions into commercial markets to improve public health

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday a new effort to improve public health by pushing its research and inventions into commercial markets.

12 Feb 2019

Spinal cord turns out to be 'smarter' than thought

We often think of our brains as being at the centre of complex motor function and control, but how 'smart' is your spinal cord?

11 Feb 2019

Marijuana edibles carry risk and side effects for patients with cardiovascular disease

As marijuana legalization sweeps North America, use of the substance has been on the rise, and the public's attitude is shifting. An increasing number of people believe that "weed" is the safest recreational drug, one that carries health benefits that outweigh its risks.

11 Feb 2019

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Latest Pain News and Research

Discharged, dismissed: ERs often miss chance to set overdose survivors on ‘better path’

FDA authorizes new interoperable insulin pump for children, adults with diabetes

Personal, social factors play role in enabling sustainable return to work after ill health

FDA warns doctor for illegally marketing unapproved implantable device

Low FODMAP diet reduces stomach issues caused by exercise

Inflammation in middle age may indicate increased risk of dementia in later life

Care Not Killing poll: Assisted suicide would fundamentally change doctor-patient relationship

Women fare worse than men following aortic heart surgery, study finds

Movement of wrist bones revealed by MRI and computer modeling

Breakthrough test developed to measure pain

Keynote speakers announced for CBD Expo MIDWEST

Human consciousness depends on the brain's ability to maintain dynamics of neural activity

Researchers to investigate light therapy as relief from painful side effect of cancer treatment

VA pushing research, inventions into commercial markets to improve public health

Spinal cord turns out to be 'smarter' than thought

Marijuana edibles carry risk and side effects for patients with cardiovascular disease

MDMA users have higher levels of empathy than other drug users

Watching TV more strongly linked to obesity in children, finds study

Clinicians often miss to detect serious health concerns in older adults

Changing nature of opioid epidemic could be responsible for increase in overdose deaths

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