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US paediatricians call for ban on tobacco advertising and limits on alcohol and drug advertising

(No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: BMJ Online First) MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm’s medical advertising network , and receive $5 free advertising.

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Alternative medicine a prickly subject

Many patients turn to alternative medicine. But such treatment may not be covered.There are few things more frustrating than finding a health care treatment that works for you — a chiropractic adjustment that relieves nagging lower back pain or a yoga class that helps reduce anxiety — only to find that your insurance won’t pay for it.

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History of reported sexual or physical abuse among long-term heroin users and their response to substitution treatment. – Oviedo-Joekes E, Marchand K,…

Opioid-dependent individuals with a history of abuse have exhibited worse mental and physical health compared to those without such a history; however, the evidence regarding the influence of abuse histories on addiction treatment outcomes are conflicting…. (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)) MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm’s medical advertising network , and receive $5 free advertising.

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Increasing Taxes On Alcoholic Beverages Reduces Disease, Injury, Crime And Death Rates

Increasing the costs to consumers of beer, wine, and hard liquor significantly reduces the rates of a wide range of alcohol-related deaths, diseases, injuries, and other problems, according to a new study published in the online edition of the American Journal of Public Health and scheduled for inclusion in the November print edition…

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Influence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Conduct Disorder on Opioid Dependence Severity and Psychiatric Comorbidity in Chronic…

Eur Addict Res 2011;17:10–20 (DOI:10.1159/000321259) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles) MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm’s medical advertising network , and receive $5 free advertising.

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Improving Continuous Wound Infusion Effectiveness for Postoperative Analgesia After Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

CONCLUSION:: After cesarean delivery, continuous wound infusion over 48 hours with ropivacaine and ketoprofene through a multiholed wound catheter inserted below the fascia results in better analgesia when compared with administration above the fascia.

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Children with spinal dysraphism: transversus abdominis plane (TAP) catheters to the rescue!

Authors: Taylor LJ, Birmingham P, Yerkes E, Suresh S Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block catheters may offer an alternative to a central neuraxial blockade for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery (Paediatr Anaesth 19: 2009; 296).

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Thermal Ablation of Spinal Osteoid Osteomas Close to Neural Elements: Technical Considerations

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An exploration of fluoroscopically guided spinal steroid injections in patients with non-specific exercise-related lower-limb pain

Leon Neve, John Orchard, Nathan Gibbs, et al (Source: Clinical Ophthalmology) MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm’s medical advertising network , and receive $5 free advertising.

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Silicon Valley startups bring innovations to back surgery

Some operations for patients with severe back pain could involve major incisions and nearly a week’s hospital stay.

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