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The Intimate Exit Interview

By admin | Published: May 8, 2010

If I am reawakening painful memories I apologize, but I’d like you now to think back to the ending of your last romantic relationship.

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Clinical Trials Update: May 7, 2010

By shervin | Published: May 7, 2010

Pediatric Migraine Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Chronic Low Back Pain (Source: The Doctors Lounge – Health News) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed – updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.

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Data Comparing NUCYNTA® (Tapentadol) Tablets to Oxycodone Immediate Release Tablets Presented At 2010 American Pain Society Annual Meeting(May 7,…

By jorge | Published: May 7, 2010

Baltimore, Md. (May 7, 2010) – A post-hoc analysis of a Phase 3 safety study demonstrated that NUCYNTA® (tapentadol) tablets were associated with a lower incidence of nausea, vomiting and constipation when compared to oxycodone immediate release (IR) tablets in elderly patients with moderate to severe low-back or osteoarthritis pain

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Research and treatment bulletin

By shervin | Published: May 6, 2010

Hilary Abbey, The British School of Osteopathy, London, UK In recent years, a wide range of psychological factors have been cited as influencing the transition from acute low back pain to chronic disability. Many of those constructs singled out for testing have significantly predicted poor clinical outcomes in different populations of low back pain patients. In this new study, Foster et al

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High Body Mass Index Linked to Low Back Pain

By melissa | Published: May 5, 2010

A high body mass index is associated with an increased prevalence of low back pain, especially in women, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of Spine. (Source: Modern Medicine) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed – updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.

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Characterization of a new renal cell carcinoma bone metastasis mouse model

By melissa | Published: May 5, 2010

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Characteristics of Patients Using Extreme Opioid Dosages in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain (Shannon Essler)

By shervin | Published: May 3, 2010

Conclusions: The characteristics of patients taking extreme doses of opioids are congruent with those patient characteristics known by current, published guidelines to be risk factors for opioid abuse and diversion. As a result, we recommend clinicians should reconsider the appropriateness of any opioid prescribing above 115 mg/day in morphine equivalence and recognize that dosages ? 50 mg/day represent a community standard for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain.

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Painkiller overuse can trigger headaches

By melissa | Published: May 3, 2010

Could your headache be caused by the same painkiller you use to treat it? Many people rely on painkillers to get rid of a headache, but don’t realise that taking these drugs on more than 10 or 15 days a month can lead to more headaches in the long run.What do we know already?Headaches are common – almost everyone gets them sometimes – and many people’s first response is to reach for the aspirin, paracetamol, or ibuprofen

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Serious pathology in people presenting to primary care with acute low back pain is rare (0.9%), but high false-positive rates for some ‘red flags’ may…

By jorge | Published: May 1, 2010

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Hypertrophic neuropathy of the cauda equina

By jorge | Published: May 1, 2010

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