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Bad pain, bigger gain vs. Shaq?: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sun-Sentinel)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Bad pain, bigger gain vs. Shaq? Should Shaquille O'Neal offer an "in your face" in this month's two games against Atlanta, figure on Hawks center Jason Collier keeping a safe distance."
F.D.A. Approves Pfizer Remedy for Nerve Pain From Diabetes (New York Times)
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"Pfizer Inc. said yesterday that it had won United States approval to sell its Lyrica pill to treat nerve pain associated with diabetes and shingles. The Food and Drug Administration is still reviewing Lyrica as a potential treatment for seizures in adults, Pfizer said in a statement."
Tips for relieving arthritis pain (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
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"A diagnosis of arthritis can be devastating, making patients think they face nothing but a lifetime of pain and stiffness. It’s true that arthritis cannot be cured, but there are steps that can improve the general health and pain level of arthritis sufferers."
FDA Approves Pfizer's Lyrica(TM) for the Treatment of the Two Most Common Forms of Neuropathic (Nerve) Pain (Red Nova)
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"NEW YORK, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pfizer Inc said today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Lyrica(TM) (pregabalin capsules) for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Lyrica is the first FDA-approved treatment for both of these neuropathic pain states,"
Diabetes Pain Drug Approved (CBS News)
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"A medication for pain caused by nerve damage from diabetes or shingles has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the drug's maker, Pfizer Inc. said. It is still under review for treatment of partial seizures in adults."
Chronic Pain News from NewsTrove
FDA Approves Ventavis(TM) for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
From: NewsTrove.com
"CoTherix, Inc (Nasdaq: CTRX) today announced that following priority review, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
approved Ventavis(TM) (iloprost) Inhalation Solution for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients
with NYHA Class III or IV symptoms. PAH is a highly debilitating and potentially fatal disease characterized by high blood
pressure in the pulmonary arteries of the lungs. Ventavis is currently marketed by Schering AG in several European countries
and Australia, and now will be made available in the U.S. through CoTherix."
Hygeia's Birth Story.
From: NewsTrove.com
"It was the most magical day of my life. My mucus plug released around 8 A.M. as we headed out the door for our morning walk to the
health-food store. Every morning of my pregnancy, I visualized that upcoming dawn when my newborn would be tucked in a sling instead of inside me.
My contractions were five minutes apart and extremely pleasurable. They reminded me of that "opening" feeling that accompanies an
orgasm. I didn't sit down and focus until early evening, as my children prepared for bed."
FDA Approves Pfizer Drug for Diabetes
From: NewsTrove.com
"Pfizer stock traded up 1 cent, to $27.02, on the New York Stock Exchange early Friday.
The company estimates that about 3 million diabetes sufferers in America will develop painful nerve damage over the course of the disease while roughly 150,000 Americans develop nerve damage because of shingles each year.
"Lyrica is an important new therapy for millions of people suffering from the two most common neuropathic pain conditions as it provides rapid and sustained pain relief," said Dr. Joseph Feczko, president of Worldwide Development at Pfizer, in a statement."
National News
From: NewsTrove.com
"by: Dominic Duncombe
Last week Sunday The Bahamas got a little bit darker. Hurting and tired, a light named Alan Jones flickered and disappeared.
His fire had been wavering since the day he was born. Alan's kidneys had never worked. Doctors spent most of his life keeping him from death, searching for a way to give him the healthy life most of us take for granted.
For three days every week Alan lay plugged to a machine. If he was lucky the four-hour process went smoothly and the tubes drained the waste and poisons from his body. When he wasn't so fortunate there were complications that kept him in pain for days."
Florida Sports
From: NewsTrove.com
"St. Anthony's Triathlon Registration Opens December 1
St. Anthony's Triathlon, set for the weekend of April 22-24, 2005 in downtown St. Petersburg, refuses to rest on its laurels. Long regarded as one of the top races of its distance in the world, St. Anthony's will implement some changes designed to improve the event for all athletes. Go to www.satriathlon.com starting December 1 for your spot in the field of 3,000 individuals and 100 teams. Last year it took less than a week to fill all the spots!
What are some of the changes for 2005? How about the Athlete Welcome Reception set for Friday, from 6-9pm? Want to be part of a relay?"
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