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Helping Seniors With Pain: New GSA Resources
The pain suffered by older adults is the shared focus of the two newest entries in The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) From Publication to Practice* series. Together they address both pain management and new labeling changes for one of the most popular pain medications, acetaminophen...

Serious Foodborne Illness May One Day Be Prevented By A Pill
Modified probiotics, the beneficial bacteria touted for their role in digestive health, could one day decrease the risk of Listeria infection in people with susceptible immune systems, according to Purdue University research...

Sunburn Pain Discovery Could Benefit Inflammation Conditions
The discovery that a protein called CXCL5 is responsible for triggering the pain of sunburn may indicate it has a wider role in other inflammation-related conditions. This could pave the way for new drugs that have fewer side effects than current painkillers and analgesics, said UK researchers whose work is published in 6 July issue of Science Translational Medicine...

Back Straight Boys Educate Community On Proper Computer Posture
Move over, boy bands of America - there's a new group in town. Four middle-school students from Carmel Valley Middle School in San Diego, California, entered The Christopher Columbus Awards Competition, a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program that challenges middle-school students to identify a community problem and solve it using science and technology...

Mouse Virus Erroneously Linked To Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, UCSF Collaborative Study Finds
Two years ago, a widely publicized scientific report plucked an old mouse virus out of obscurity and held it up as a possible cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. According to a new study published today, May 31st, by a group of researchers in California, Wisconsin and Illinois, that report was wrong...

A Full Exam And Patient History Are Vital To Effectively Diagnose Juvenile Arthritis
While lab tests and imaging can sometimes help diagnose juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a physical examination and thorough patient history are the most valuable tools in identifying this disease...

Lyme-Disease-Related Arthritis: Effective Treatment Depends On Proper Diagnosis
Early, correct diagnosis is the best way to prevent the development of Lyme arthritis in individuals with the tick-borne illness, according to a paper published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). In patients who do develop the condition, most cases can be treated successfully with antibiotics, the review found...

HSA Warns Against Taking "Jianbu Huqian Wan" - An Adulterated Product Found To Contain Undeclared Potent Western Medicinal Ingredients, Singapure
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has detected an adulterated health product labelled "JianBu HuQian Wan", which was tested by HSA's Pharmaceutical Laboratory to contain two undeclared potent western medicinal ingredients, namely dexamethasone and chlorpheniramine, which are controlled under the Poisons Act...

Breast Cancer Patients At Risk For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome May Be Identified By Simple Fingertip Test
As many as half of postmenopausal women taking aromatase inhibitor drugs for breast cancer complain of bothersome musculoskeletal symptoms, including carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)...

Shedding Light On Aromatase Inhibitor Joint Pain Syndrome
Breast cancer patients are more likely to have joint pain from taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) if they have advanced stage cancer, according to a study presented at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, held Nov. 7-11, in Atlanta. The study is one of the first to identify factors that increase the likelihood that a patient will suffer joint pain from AI therapy...

Joint Pain Linked To Breast Cancer Drug Not Inflammatory Arthritis Or Autoimmune Disease
A new study suggests joint complaints attributed to aromatase inhibitors (AI), popular breast cancer drugs, are not associated with inflammatory arthritis or autoimmune disease. Because of that, researchers say women who were primarily concerned about the threat of arthritis should be encouraged to continue taking the medication. The findings of the study will be presented Tuesday, Nov...

Invasive Plants Increase The Risk Of Tick-Borne Disease In Suburbs
"You don't have to go out into the woods anymore," says tick expert Brian F. Allan, PhD, who just completed a postdoctoral appointment at Washington University in St. Louis. "The deer are bringing tick-borne disease to us." So, it stands to reason that anything deer like, might increase the risk of tick-borne disease for people. The invasive plant bush honeysuckle, for example...

Natural S-equol Soy-Based Supplement Reduces Menopausal Hot Flashes, Muscle And Joint Pain In First Study Among US Women
A new women's health, whole soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing Natural S-equol reduced the frequency of moderate to severe hot flashes and reduced muscle and joint pain in the first study of its kind among postmenopausal U.S. women, according to peer-reviewed data presented as a poster presentation at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting...

Researchers At The University Of Granada Associate Trigger Points With Shoulder Injury
25 out of 1,000 visits to the family doctor are related to shoulder pain. This is currently the cause of 13% of sick leaves, and it costs the American health system 7 billion dollars...

Anger Amplifies Clinical Pain In Women With And Without Fibromyalgia
Researchers from Utrecht University who studied the effect of negative emotions on pain perception in women with and without fibromyalgia found that anger and sadness amplified pain equally in both groups. Full findings are now online and will publish in the October print issue of Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology...

Study Probes Impact Of Fibromyalgia Pain On Adolescent Activity
Adolescents with fibromyalgia who are physically active report lower levels of pain and disability, according to findings of a multicenter study published in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society...

New Study Reports Ginger Effective For Muscle Pain Relief
Daily doses of raw or heat-treated ginger are effective for relieving muscle pain following strenuous exercise, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society. Though a favorite remedy of Chinese medicine practitioners for centuries, ginger has not been studied widely as a pain reliever...

GSK And BJD Collaborate On A New Educational Programme To Reduce Global Burden Of Joint Pain
The Bone and Joint Decade (BJD) international initiative and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced the launch of the LIBERATE™ joint pain management programme during the BJD's World Conference in Lund, Sweden...

Back To School, Backpack Safety
Backpacks are a leading cause of back and shoulder pain for millions of school children across the nation. As students gear up for back to school this fall, Minnesota chiropractors would like to offer parents ways to help children avoid backpack injuries. Over 40 million students carry a backpack to school each day...

Improving Weight Loss Success By Putting Focus On Immediate Health Benefits
Most weight loss programs try to motivate individuals with warnings of the long-term health consequences of obesity: increased risk for cancer, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and asthma. New research suggests the immediate health benefits - such as reduced pain - may be the most effective motivator for helping obese individuals shed extra weight and commit to keeping it off...

Question Mark Over Combination Pain Relief Products
Codeine is a weak opioid used in many combination pain relief products, but its role in managing acute pain is questioned in this month's edition of Australian Prescriber. In the article Dr Bridin Murnion, from the Drug Health Service at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, discusses the evidence around combinations of different painkillers in the same tablet (eg...

Novel Treatment For Pain In Sickle Cell Disease
A University of Minnesota Medical School research team led by Kalpna Gupta, Ph.D., has discovered that cannibinoids offer a novel approach to ease the chronic and acute pain caused by sickle cell disease (SCD)...

Majority Of Ontarians Suffering From Rheumatoid Arthritis Not Receiving Needed Speciality Care
Nearly 60 per cent of Ontarians with rheumatoid arthritis - an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints - were not seen by a specialist within a one year period to treat the debilitating disease, according to a new study. Even more concerning is that women of child-bearing age are less likely to see a specialist than women 45 or older, say researchers from St...

Effective Local Pain Relief Provided By Topical Treatments
Gels, creams and sprays containing painkillers such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, and piroxicam are safe and effective treatments for local pain, according to Cochrane Researchers. A new systematic review they have conducted shows that topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are more effective than placebos for treating short-term pain and have few side effects...

Empowering Employees In Ergonomics: DOE JGI Wins 2010 Ergo Cup
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) now has a matched pair of Ergo Cups after winning at the 13th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The Ergo Cup highlights ergonomic innovations from institutions and multinational corporations...