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Mother’s stroke history can help predict daughter’s risk of heart attack

If you're a woman and your mother had a stroke, you may have a risk of heart attack in addition to a higher risk of stroke, according to new research on family history and heart disease published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics.

2 Feb 2011

Study: Obese women may avoid mammograms because of pain

Obese women may avoid mammograms because of pain and women under 60 may avoid the test because they are too busy, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research published online in the Journal of Women's Health. Funded by the National Cancer Institute, the study was one of the largest to examine why insured women fail to complete mammograms.

2 Feb 2011

$Researchers find breast cancer therapy contributes to early-in-life hip fractures in women$

Researchers find breast cancer therapy contributes to early-in-life hip fractures in women

A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Researchers found that a combination of early menopause due to breast cancer treatment and common drugs used to treat breast cancer, could be weakening the bones of breast cancer survivors once they hit middle age, leading to hip fractures.

2 Feb 2011

Surge of mosquito borne disease in South Australia following wet weather

Rising water in the Murray River has caused a surge in mosquito-borne infections in South Australia. The water is rising in the Murray in SA as floodwaters move downstream from the eastern states.

2 Feb 2011

Quebec provides access to new treatment for women with postmenopausal osteoporosis

Today Quebec is providing access to a therapy in a new class of osteoporosis treatments. With Quebec being the first province to list Prolia on public and private drug plans, Canadians living with osteoporosis in the province of Quebec now have access to increased treatment options.

2 Feb 2011

Research discovers new role of TRPV1 receptors in regulation of locomotor activity

Research by a Barrow Neurological Institute scientist on the thermoregulatory effects of a receptor more commonly studied for its role in pain is the cover story in the Feb. 2 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

2 Feb 2011

New compound appears to prevent pain crises in sickle cell disease: GHSU

A new compound appears to prevent the traffic jam of cells that causes debilitating pain crises and associated mortality in sickle cell disease, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report.

1 Feb 2011

Highly favorable final results from ERGOFLEX initial clinical study for joint pain relief

OXIS International, today announced highly favorable final results from an initial clinical study to assess the beneficial effects of its patent-pending ERGOFLEX joint health formula, launched commercially in December 2010.

1 Feb 2011

FDA schedules panel meeting date for BioMimetic Therapeutics's Augment Bone Graft PMA

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tentatively scheduled an Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel meeting on May 12, 2011 to review the Company's Premarket Approval (PMA) application for Augment™ Bone Graft for the treatment of foot and ankle fusions in the U.S.

1 Feb 2011

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Allergan collaborate for LEVADEX to treat acute migraine in adults

Allergan, and MAP Pharmaceuticals, today announced a collaboration within the United States for LEVADEX, a self-administered, orally inhaled therapy that has completed Phase III clinical development for the treatment of acute migraine in adults.

31 Jan 2011

Loyola inaugurates clinic exclusively to treat children with headaches

Fortunately, in most cases the causes of childhood headaches are usually no cause for alarm, Schnitzler said. Children can get headaches from stress, anxiety, inadequate sleep, vision problems, caffeine or food sensitivities. To help pinpoint the cause, Loyola has opened a clinic that's exclusively devoted to treating children with headaches.

31 Jan 2011

Endo Pharmaceutical partners receive Paragraph IV Certification for generic version of LIDODERM

Endo Pharmaceuticals announced today that its partners, Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd. and Teikoku Pharma USA, have received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice from Mylan Technologies advising of the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application for a generic version of LIDODERM.

31 Jan 2011

Phase III study shows tapentadol ER relieves chronic pain associated with DPN

New research has been published indicating that patients suffering from a painful complication of diabetes may experience a significant improvement in their pain as measured by a pain intensity scale when using an investigational pain medication.

29 Jan 2011

Research sheds light on role of helping in addiction recovery

Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, a researcher from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports.

29 Jan 2011

LivDerma founder develops transdermal delivery system for effective pain relief

LivDerma's Dr. Joseph Gabriele has developed a unique, evidence-based transdermal delivery system to enter deep into the skin's dermis that produces strong pharmalogical effects.

29 Jan 2011

Etanercept can restore responsiveness to pain-relieving effects of morphine: Study

A drug called etanercept can restore responsiveness to the pain-relieving effects of morphine in rats that have developed morphine tolerance, reports a study in the February issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

29 Jan 2011

King Pharmaceuticals awards payment to Pain Therapeutics for abuse-resistant medications

Pain Therapeutics, today announced that it had received a $5,000,000 milestone payment from King Pharmaceuticals, its exclusive commercial partner for abuse-resistant prescription pain medications.

29 Jan 2011

Physiotherapy Associates opens Benchmark Physical Therapy clinic in Waretown, NJ

Physiotherapy Associates, the nation's foremost provider of outpatient rehabilitation services announces a new clinic location in Waretown, NJ. Known as Benchmark Physical Therapy, the clinic offers a comprehensive range of physical therapy services including: general orthopedics; total joint replacement rehabilitation; sports medicine; and spine care.

29 Jan 2011

Exposure to infections in early childhood can protect child from eczema later in life: Study

Exposure to worm infections in the womb may protect a newborn infant from developing eczema, a study funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests. A large trial in Uganda showed that treating a pregnant woman for worm infections increased her child's chances of developing the allergic skin disease.

29 Jan 2011

FDA approves GRALISE Tablets for treatment of PHN

Depomed, Inc. today announced that US FDA has approved GRALISE (gabapentin) Tablets for once-daily treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia, which is pain following healing of the rash associated with shingles.

29 Jan 2011

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Latest Pain News and Research

Mother’s stroke history can help predict daughter’s risk of heart attack

Study: Obese women may avoid mammograms because of pain

Researchers find breast cancer therapy contributes to early-in-life hip fractures in women

Surge of mosquito borne disease in South Australia following wet weather

Quebec provides access to new treatment for women with postmenopausal osteoporosis

Research discovers new role of TRPV1 receptors in regulation of locomotor activity

New compound appears to prevent pain crises in sickle cell disease: GHSU

Highly favorable final results from ERGOFLEX initial clinical study for joint pain relief

FDA schedules panel meeting date for BioMimetic Therapeutics's Augment Bone Graft PMA

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Allergan collaborate for LEVADEX to treat acute migraine in adults

Loyola inaugurates clinic exclusively to treat children with headaches

Endo Pharmaceutical partners receive Paragraph IV Certification for generic version of LIDODERM

Phase III study shows tapentadol ER relieves chronic pain associated with DPN

Research sheds light on role of helping in addiction recovery

LivDerma founder develops transdermal delivery system for effective pain relief

Etanercept can restore responsiveness to pain-relieving effects of morphine: Study

King Pharmaceuticals awards payment to Pain Therapeutics for abuse-resistant medications

Physiotherapy Associates opens Benchmark Physical Therapy clinic in Waretown, NJ

Exposure to infections in early childhood can protect child from eczema later in life: Study

FDA approves GRALISE Tablets for treatment of PHN

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