Unexpected Source Of Diabetic Neuropathy Pain DiscoveredNearly half of all diabetics suffer from neuropathic pain, an intractable, agonizing and still mysterious companion of the disease. Now Yale researchers have identified an unexpected source of the pain and a potential target to alleviate it...
Idiopathic Toe Walking And Rotator Cuff Surgery Highlighted In May JAAOS Treatments for Idiopathic Toe Walking Based on Child's Age and Severity of Gait Abnormality Most children develop a normal walking pattern, or gait, by age 2. And while some toe walking - where a child primarily walks on the front of the foot or toes, never touching the heel to the ground - is common, persistent toe walking beyond age 2 may indicate a neurological disorder...
Marijuana Helps Relieve MS Pain Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that smoking marijuana can help relieve pain, and muscle tightness "spasticity" in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)...
During An Injection, Look Away If You Want To Avoid PainHealth professionals commonly say, "Don't look and it won't hurt" before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of German investigators has found that, in fact, your past experience with needle pricks, along with information you receive before an injection, shape your pain experience. Their research is published in the May issue of Pain®...
Some Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis Respond To Smoked CannabisA clinical study of 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has shown that smoked cannabis may be an effective treatment for spasticity - a common and disabling symptom of this neurological disease...
What Is Diabetic Neuropathy?Diabetic neuropathy is damage that affects the peripheral nerves of the body. The damage is specifically to the nerves of the ganglia, outside of the skull, the spinal cord, and some other nerves that aid the body in assisting fundamental organs, such as the heart, bladder, intestines, and stomach. Diabetic neuropathy refers only to individuals who have diabetes...
Reduction In Deaths After The Painkiller Co-Proxamol Withdrawn In The UKDuring the six years following the withdrawal of the analgesic co-proxamol in the UK in 2005, there was a major reduction in poisoning deaths involving this drug, without apparent significant increase in deaths involving other analgesics. These are the findings of a study by Keith Hawton of the University of Oxford, UK and colleagues and published in this week's PLoS Medicine...
Extramedical Pain Reliever Usage More Likely During Mid-Asolescence According to a study published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, teenagers in the United States are more likely to use prescription pain relievers to get high or for other unapproved indications (extramedical use) during mid-adolescence...
16 Years Olds At Greatest Risk For Misusing Prescription DrugsThe peak risk for misusing prescription pain relievers occurs in mid-adolescence, specifically about 16 years old and earlier than many experts thought, according to a new study by Michigan State University researchers. The results, based on recent nationwide surveys of nearly 120,000 U.S...
Waking Embryos Before They Are BornUnder some conditions, the brains of embryonic chicks appear to be awake well before those chicks are ready to hatch out of their eggs. That's according to an imaging study published online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, in which researchers woke chick embryos inside their eggs by playing loud, meaningful sounds to them...
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