Chronic Pain News

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Dermatology ; Sports Medicine / Fitness Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 6:00 PDT There is not enough evidence to support using gels and creams containing rubefacients for chronic and acute pain, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers.

A robot that glides underwater and a new therapy for multiple sclerosis were just two of the pioneering technologies showcased at the annual SETsquared garden party in Bristol yesterday.

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 1:00 PDT King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Health Canada is advising medical workers to be cautious when prescribing a pain-relief patch that accidentally sent a child to hospital last year.

This Article is provided free of charge. Add to File Drawer This just in... Pain management New guidelines suggest opioids for older patients New pain management guidelines issued by the American Geriatrics Society in April 2009 removed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from the list of drugs recommended for patients age 75 and older with ...

Toronto News.Net Thursday 2nd July, 2009 An internationally recognised Indian Canadian neurosurgeon is among 60 people honoured with the Order of Canada this year.

BREAKING NEWS: A federal advisory panel has recommended that the FDA ban Vicodin and Percocet -- two painkillers used widely by people with fibromyalgia and a multitude of other chronic pain conditions -- as well as several other similar drugs.

Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkillers, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating acetaminophen in prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet.

Uppsala, Sweden, 30th June, 2009 - Orexo announces that ProStrakan Group plc Orexo's partner for Abstral in Europe and North America, today confirms that it has completed the reimbursement pricing process with the French authorities for its pan-European breakthrough cancer pain product, Abstral, earlier than expected and, as a result, plans to ...

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 - 2:00 PDT Finalising a review of the safety and efficacy of dextropropoxyphene-containing medicines, the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use concluded that their risks, particularly the risk of ...

Former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a pain killer, a coroner said Tuesday, and authorities are viewing his death as accidental.

Coroner Duane Northrup announced yesterday that the cause of Jay Bennett's death was an overdose of the pain killer fentanyl, according to the Chicago Sun Times .

The results are in, and sadly, it all sounds too familiar. Jay Bennett , the former keyboardist-guitarist of Chicago alt-rockers Wilco , died last month of an accidental overdose from a prescription painkiller, a medical examiner has ruled.

DRUG NEWS MANAGING CHRONIC PAIN Limit NSAIDs for older adults Drastically reduce the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for treating chronic pain in older adults, advises new pain management guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society.

Tony Staples of First Command Financial Planning has been recognized by First Command Financial Services as a president medallion advisor for outstanding service.

Electrical spinal cord stimulation provides an option for military personnel with back pain and other chronic pain conditionsa 'in appropriate cases, allowing soldiers to return to combat and other strenuous duties, according to a study in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society .

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Depression Article Date: 17 Jun 2009 - 4:00 PDT It is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain , published by the American Pain Society, shows that the connection between pain and depression is strongest in middle-age women and African ...

Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Anthony Billittier tells Channel 2, there's been an unusual rise in Fentanyl overdoses in Erie County in the past six weeks.

St. Jude Medical will offer a free educational seminar for those interested in learning about a chronic pain treatment option called neurostimulation.

The Comox Valley Chronic Pain Support Group will be hosting special guest speaker Rudy Sanchez.