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Study: Nonoperative management of abdominal gunshot wounds is safe option in selected patients

At one time, trauma surgeons considered an operation mandatory to treat gunshot wounds to the abdomen, but a study published online as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website has found that in selected patients, avoiding an operation--a practice known as nonoperative management--is an acceptable and effective treatment.

2 Mar 2017

Gut bacteria impact intestinal and behavioural symptoms in IBS patients, study finds

Research from McMaster University has found that bacteria in the gut impacts both intestinal and behavioural symptoms in patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a finding which could lead to new microbiota-directed treatments.

2 Mar 2017

Shared reading can be useful therapy for chronic pain sufferers, study finds

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, The Reader and the Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Trust, and funded by the British Academy, has found that shared reading (SR) can be a useful therapy for chronic pain sufferers.

1 Mar 2017

Study finds only 16% of heart attack survivors get recommended amount of physical activity

Only 16 percent of heart attack survivors get the recommended amount of physical activity in the weeks after hospitalization, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian.

1 Mar 2017

Study explores consequences of poor shoe choice on health of elderly individuals

As people get older, they experience changes in their foot morphology. If they do not change their shoe size along with these transformations, older people - most of whom choose the wrong shoes - suffer, among other things, anxiety, apathy, loss of balance and falls, according to a study by the University of A Coruña.

1 Mar 2017

Philips unveils advanced radiology solutions at 2017 ECR to enhance clinical decision-making process

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today unveiled new advanced radiology solutions at the 2017 European Congress of Radiology (ECR), beginning March 1 at the Austria Center in Vienna, Austria.

From Philips Healthcare 1 Mar 2017

Novel non-pharmacological approach shows promise to manage chronic pain

Chronic pain afflicts over 100 million people across the United States. It diminishes their productivity and their quality of life and costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year to medically manage. It shatters people's emotional wellbeing, tears apart families and claims lives through suicides and accidental drug overdoses.

1 Mar 2017

Heart attack symptoms may have been missed in many patients admitted to hospital, study suggests

Heart attack symptoms might have been missed in many patients admitted to hospital, according to a study on all heart attack hospital admissions and deaths in England.

28 Feb 2017

New treatment can reduce need for surgery in infants with congenital ear malformations

For infants with congenital malformations of the ear, a treatment system called EarWell can gently reshape the ear--avoiding the pain and cost of later surgery, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

28 Feb 2017

New report highlights inherent weaknesses of VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

Inherent features of registries that rely on voluntary participation and self-reported information make them fundamentally unsuitable for determining whether emissions from military burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations in Southwest Asia caused health problems in service members who were exposed to them, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

28 Feb 2017

Scientists develop in vitro stem cell-based bioassay for detecting biological activity of BoNTs

Scientists at the Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern have developed an in vitro stem cell-based bioassay grown on multi-electrode arrays capable of detecting the biological activity of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins.

28 Feb 2017

New language tool based on artificial intelligence may help doctors make safer decisions for patients

The computer gathers relevant disease information from 200 documents in just a few seconds. Doctors have no chance at matching its tempo.

27 Feb 2017

Deep brain stimulation may help improve mental, physical health in patients with anorexia nervosa

Deep brain stimulation might alter the brain circuits that drive anorexia nervosa symptoms and help improve patients’ mental and physical health, according to a small study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

25 Feb 2017

High levels of physical activity affects pain perceptions in older adults, study finds

Older adults with higher levels of physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing chronic pain, reports a study in PAIN, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

24 Feb 2017

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Latest Pain News and Research

Study: Nonoperative management of abdominal gunshot wounds is safe option in selected patients

Gut bacteria impact intestinal and behavioural symptoms in IBS patients, study finds

Shared reading can be useful therapy for chronic pain sufferers, study finds

Study finds only 16% of heart attack survivors get recommended amount of physical activity

Study explores consequences of poor shoe choice on health of elderly individuals

Philips unveils advanced radiology solutions at 2017 ECR to enhance clinical decision-making process

Novel non-pharmacological approach shows promise to manage chronic pain

Heart attack symptoms may have been missed in many patients admitted to hospital, study suggests

New treatment can reduce need for surgery in infants with congenital ear malformations

New report highlights inherent weaknesses of VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

Scientists develop in vitro stem cell-based bioassay for detecting biological activity of BoNTs

New language tool based on artificial intelligence may help doctors make safer decisions for patients

Deep brain stimulation may help improve mental, physical health in patients with anorexia nervosa

High levels of physical activity affects pain perceptions in older adults, study finds

Study reveals inaccuracy of exercise test that could lead to unnecessary open heart surgeries

Sports massage therapist offers tips to better recognize and prevent common workout injuries

Majority of physicians have poor knowledge of Charcot neuroarthropathy, survey finds

Older people with back pain have 13% increased risk of dying from any cause, study finds

NR could potentially prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients

New analysis finds high rates of initial medication non-adherence in chronic treatments

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