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Twelve institutions receive NPCRC and American Cancer Society grants for palliative care research

The American Cancer Society and the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) are awarding $2 million in research grants to researchers at 12 institutions for studies aimed at reducing suffering for seriously ill patients and their family caregivers.

22 Jun 2011

Frankincense may help treat painful arthritis

The answer to treating painful arthritis could lie in an age old herbal remedy - frankincense, according to Cardiff University scientists.

22 Jun 2011

Pfizer Lyrica Phase 3 study on Central Neuropathic Pain meets primary endpoint

Pfizer Inc. announced today that top-line results for Lyrica Study A0081107 - Central Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury - demonstrated that the study met its primary endpoint: positive efficacy in reducing Central Neuropathic Pain following Spinal Cord Injury with Lyrica compared to placebo.

22 Jun 2011

Tips for protecting your skin from sun's harmful rays

Summer is here and for many that means enjoying more outdoor activities. While it's important to remember sun safety, from time-to-time sunburns are bound to happen. Covenant Health System would like to promote sun safety and offer some useful remedies for dealing with sunburns.

22 Jun 2011

Millennium Labs founder receives Ernst & Young award in Life Sciences category

Millennium Laboratories, a leading provider of medication monitoring services to physicians and staff treating chronic pain, announced today that James Slattery, CEO and founder, has received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 San Diego Award in the Life Sciences category.

21 Jun 2011

Benitec’s pain program validated by independent study

Benitec Ltd (ASX:BLT), a world leader in RNA-based gene silencing for human therapeutics, announced that China-based researchers have proved the concept behind Benitec's in house neuropathic pain program.

20 Jun 2011

Genetic biomarker may help identify patients at increased risk of bypass surgery

Outcomes of bypass surgery to repair blocked arteries in the legs tend to be better in the roughly one-in-five people who have inherited a specific genetic variation from both parents, according to a study presented at the late-breaking clinical trials session of the Vascular Annual Meeting in Chicago on June 18, 2011.

20 Jun 2011

Endo acquires American Medical Systems for $2.9 billion in cash

Endo Pharmaceuticals announced today the completion of its acquisition of American Medical Systems, Inc. (AMS). Endo announced on April 11, 2011, that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AMS, a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for male and female pelvic health, for approximately $2.9 billion in cash.

20 Jun 2011

Acura, Pfizer receive FDA approval for OXECTA Tablets to manage severe pain

Pfizer Inc. and Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. announce the marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of OXECTATM Tablets CII.

20 Jun 2011

Concert to advance CTP-499, C-21191 into Phase 2 trials for diabetic nephropathy and spasticity

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the advancement of two programs from its DCE Platform. CTP-499 is progressing into Phase 2 clinical trials for diabetic nephropathy and C-21191 has been selected as a lead candidate for spasticity.

20 Jun 2011

NIH-funded study to develop virtual reality simulator for 'scarless' endoscopic surgery

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have secured a $2.7 million grant to develop the first-ever virtual reality simulator for next-generation "scarless" endoscopic surgery.

20 Jun 2011

MA launches national campaign to raise awareness on meningitis

This Father's Day is a special day for Angels Dads on Meningitis (ADOM). Angel dads from across the country came together in Denver, Colorado to launch a national campaign on meningitis awareness.

20 Jun 2011

Insights into why African Americans with dental insurance receive poorer dental care

African Americans receive poorer dental care than white Americans, even when they have some dental insurance coverage. To better understand why this is so, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the College of Dental Medicine, surveyed African American adults with recent oral health symptoms, including toothaches and gum disease.

18 Jun 2011

PDA urges public to undergo screening for oral cancer

Oral cancer claims more lives than leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma, laryngeal cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, or skin cancer. In 2010, approximately 36,540 Americans were diagnosed with this largely preventable type of cancer that affects the mouth and throat; 7,880 died of the disease. Early detection is essential to dramatically reduce the number of deaths from oral cancer.

18 Jun 2011

Study shows increase in emergency department visits for drug-related suicide attempts among men

A new national study shows that from 2005 to 2009 there was a 55 percent increase in emergency department visits for drug related suicide attempts by men aged 21 to 34 -- from 19,024 visits in 2005 to 29,407 visits in 2009. In 2009, there were a total of 77,971 emergency department visits for drug-related suicide attempts among males of all ages.

18 Jun 2011

Patients still being enrolled in clinical trial for new peripheral vascular disease treatment

The first three patients to undergo an investigational surgical procedure for peripheral vascular disease that involves the patient's own stem cells continue to do well, reports the University of Louisville surgeon who is the principal investigator.

18 Jun 2011

WHO special issue addresses economic burden of dengue in the Americas, Africa and Asia

The ten studies in this special issue document the substantial and growing burden of dengue in the Americas, Africa and Asia, and the burden of a chikungunya outbreak in India.

18 Jun 2011

Celgene announces data from REVLIMID plus rituximab Phase II study on malignant lymphomas

Celgene International Sàrl announced that clinical data from a Phase II study, conducted by investigators from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, evaluating the combination regimen of REVLIMID plus rituximab (R2) in untreated, advanced stage, indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, were presented at the 11th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma in Lugano, Switzerland.

18 Jun 2011

Precisely mapped allosteric binding site will facilitate design of drugs with minimal side effects

Structural biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have obtained a precise molecular map of the binding site for an allosteric inhibitor in a subtype of the NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor, which is commonly expressed in brain cells.

17 Jun 2011

Medical societies urge diabetes patients to remain on their prescribed medications

Diabetes leaders today are responding to the announcement made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday that the use of the diabetes medication Actos (pioglitazone) for more than one year may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer.

17 Jun 2011

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Twelve institutions receive NPCRC and American Cancer Society grants for palliative care research

Frankincense may help treat painful arthritis

Pfizer Lyrica Phase 3 study on Central Neuropathic Pain meets primary endpoint

Tips for protecting your skin from sun's harmful rays

Millennium Labs founder receives Ernst & Young award in Life Sciences category

Benitec’s pain program validated by independent study

Genetic biomarker may help identify patients at increased risk of bypass surgery

Endo acquires American Medical Systems for $2.9 billion in cash

Acura, Pfizer receive FDA approval for OXECTA Tablets to manage severe pain

Concert to advance CTP-499, C-21191 into Phase 2 trials for diabetic nephropathy and spasticity

NIH-funded study to develop virtual reality simulator for 'scarless' endoscopic surgery

MA launches national campaign to raise awareness on meningitis

Insights into why African Americans with dental insurance receive poorer dental care

PDA urges public to undergo screening for oral cancer

Study shows increase in emergency department visits for drug-related suicide attempts among men

Patients still being enrolled in clinical trial for new peripheral vascular disease treatment

WHO special issue addresses economic burden of dengue in the Americas, Africa and Asia

Celgene announces data from REVLIMID plus rituximab Phase II study on malignant lymphomas

Precisely mapped allosteric binding site will facilitate design of drugs with minimal side effects

Medical societies urge diabetes patients to remain on their prescribed medications

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