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Scott & White Healthcare - Round Rock now offers fully integrative medicine services to Central Texans

Scott & White Healthcare - Round Rock is now offering integrative medicine services to Central Texans that include massage therapy and acupuncture at two of its regional clinics: Scott & White Clinic - Avery Ranch and Baylor Scott & White Clinic - Round Rock South.

21 Jul 2015

Antibiotics may increase risk of juvenile arthritis

Taking antibiotics may increase the risk that a child will develop juvenile arthritis, according to a study from Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania and Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children published today in Pediatrics.

21 Jul 2015

Next-generation tissue implant allows neuroscientists to wirelessly control neurons inside the brains of mice

A study showed that scientists can wirelessly determine the path a mouse walks with a press of a button. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, created a remote controlled, next-generation tissue implant that allows neuroscientists to inject drugs and shine lights on neurons deep inside the brains of mice.

17 Jul 2015

New brain stimulation technique could improve physical performance

Researchers have discovered a new technique to enhance brain excitability that could improve physical performance in healthy individuals such as athletes and musicians.

17 Jul 2015

Medtronic launches GenCut Core Biopsy System for minimally invasive use with the superDimension navigation system for lung tissue biopsies

Medtronic now offers the GenCut(TM) core biopsy system, a unique lung tissue biopsy tool for use with the superDimension(TM) navigation system. The superDimension(TM) system enables a minimally invasive approach to accessing difficult-to-reach areas of the lung, which can aid in the diagnosis of lung cancer.

From Medtronic 17 Jul 2015

Psychosocial factors linked to pain in multiple sclerosis

Psychosocial factors are important and potentially modifiable determinants of persistent pain in patients with multiple sclerosis who are taking pain medication, research shows.

16 Jul 2015

New study shows that lithium chloride could be used to treat arthritis

Lithium chloride which is used as a mood stabiliser in the treatment of mental health problems, mainly bipolar disorder, could be used to treat arthritis according to a new study.

16 Jul 2015

INSIGHTEC announces additional positive coverage policies for ExAblate MRgFUS procedure for bone metastases

INSIGHTEC announced today that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross of Idaho and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona have published an updated coverage policy regarding INSIGHTEC's ExAblate MRgFUS (Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Focused Ultrasound) procedure which provides benefits for bone metastases patients. The ExAblate treatment is FDA-approved for patients suffering from pain associated with bone metastases.

16 Jul 2015

GSK starts shipping FLUARIX QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine) to US healthcare providers

GSK announced today it has begun shipping FLUARIX QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine) doses to US healthcare providers, following licensing and lot-release approval from the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.

16 Jul 2015

Opioid prescribing guidelines that focus high-dose use may need revision, say researchers

Overdoses of opioid pain medications frequently occur in people who aren't chronic users with high prescribed opioid doses--the groups targeted by current opioid prescribing guidelines, reports a study in the August issue of Medical Care.

16 Jul 2015

Study compares outcomes for in-person and in-home telerehabilitation following TKR surgery

Patients who received rehabilitation instructions via video teleconference, or "telerehabilitation," following total knee replacement (TKR) surgery had comparable outcomes to patients who received in-person physical therapy, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

16 Jul 2015

SLU researcher awarded NIH's Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award to solve pain-killer problem

SLU pain researcher Daniela Salvemini has been awarded the NIH's Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) to solve an alarming problem: pain killers that are capable of quelling terrible pain also carry debilitating side effects and significant risk of addiction.

16 Jul 2015

Depression, urinary incontinence magnify effects of vaginal symptoms in postmenopausal women

Special efforts should be made to identify and treat depression and urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women with vaginal symptoms, according to UC San Francisco researchers, as these two common conditions not only tend to co-exist with vaginal symptoms but also may complicate the impact of these symptoms on women's daily activities and quality of life.

16 Jul 2015

Futura Medical develops new generation of topical pain relief

Futura Medical has developed a "new generation" of topical pain relief with two products that target more active ingredients directly to the point of pain. The new products have the potential to transform the pain relief market, according to chief executive James Barder.

15 Jul 2015

Women with low levels of anti-stress hormone at increased risk of getting breast cancer

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that women with low levels of an anti-stress hormone have an increased risk of getting breast cancer. The study is the first of its kind on humans and confirms previous similar observations from animal experiments.

15 Jul 2015

New non-invasive glucose monitoring device could transform lives of people with diabetes

A new laser sensor that monitors blood glucose levels without penetrating the skin could transform the lives of millions of people living with diabetes.

15 Jul 2015

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment effective for fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is almost impossible to diagnose. The chronic pain syndrome strikes an estimated 1 in 70 Americans, most of them women. The disorder is often triggered by head trauma, a neurological infection, or severe emotional stress, and is characterized by symptoms such as musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, memory loss and mood swings. Fibromyalgia is often mistaken for other culprits and most patients suffer months, even years, of unrelenting pain before being properly diagnosed. And once diagnosed, patients enjoy little respite because few therapies have been found to be effective in assuaging its symptoms.

15 Jul 2015

Prolonged standing in workplace may lead to serious health consequences

Recent research has warned of the health detriments associated with sitting for long stretches of time at the office, but what about the nearly half of all employees worldwide who are required to stand for more than 75% of their workdays? Prolonged standing is associated with short-term adverse health issues, including reports of fatigue, leg cramps, and backaches, which can affect job performance and cause significant discomfort.

15 Jul 2015

New report on different treatment strategies for haemophilia published

Numerous long-term randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been conducted to investigate the long-term, factor concentrate-based treatment of patients with severe haemophilia A or B, despite the rareness of the diseases and the lack of incentives for pharmaceutical companies.

14 Jul 2015

Mayo Clinic, Gentag, Fraunhofer IMS and NovioSense partner to combat type 2 diabetes worldwide

Building on the long-standing collaboration between Gentag and Mayo Clinic, and the long-standing collaboration between NovioSense and Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS), Gentag and NovioSense today announced that they have formed a joint venture to combat the epidemic of type 2 diabetes that is overwhelming people and health care systems worldwide.

14 Jul 2015

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Latest Pain News and Research

Scott & White Healthcare - Round Rock now offers fully integrative medicine services to Central Texans

Antibiotics may increase risk of juvenile arthritis

Next-generation tissue implant allows neuroscientists to wirelessly control neurons inside the brains of mice

New brain stimulation technique could improve physical performance

Medtronic launches GenCut Core Biopsy System for minimally invasive use with the superDimension navigation system for lung tissue biopsies

Psychosocial factors linked to pain in multiple sclerosis

New study shows that lithium chloride could be used to treat arthritis

INSIGHTEC announces additional positive coverage policies for ExAblate MRgFUS procedure for bone metastases

GSK starts shipping FLUARIX QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine) to US healthcare providers

Opioid prescribing guidelines that focus high-dose use may need revision, say researchers

Study compares outcomes for in-person and in-home telerehabilitation following TKR surgery

SLU researcher awarded NIH's Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award to solve pain-killer problem

Depression, urinary incontinence magnify effects of vaginal symptoms in postmenopausal women

Futura Medical develops new generation of topical pain relief

Women with low levels of anti-stress hormone at increased risk of getting breast cancer

New non-invasive glucose monitoring device could transform lives of people with diabetes

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment effective for fibromyalgia

Prolonged standing in workplace may lead to serious health consequences

New report on different treatment strategies for haemophilia published

Mayo Clinic, Gentag, Fraunhofer IMS and NovioSense partner to combat type 2 diabetes worldwide

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