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Exercise 'will beat back pain' (The Scotsman)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"PATIENTS with back pain are being urged to exercise their way back to fitness rather than taking it easy and risking a lengthy recovery."
Exercise 'will beat back pain' (Edinburgh Evening News)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"PATIENTS with back pain are being urged to exercise their way back to fitness rather than taking it easy and risking a lengthy recovery. Back pain is estimated to affect 2.5 million in the UK and cost the country 10 billion in lost production each year."
US FDA nod for Pfizer's Lyrica for treatment of 2 forms of nerve pain (PharmaBiz)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Pfizer Inc has received approval from the US FDA to market Lyrica (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, which are distinctly different from arthritis or musculoskeletal pain."
Mushroom & Pepper Extracts May Fight Chronic Arthritis Pain & Much More (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
" Albany, NY (PRWEB) January 3, 2005 -- One small company in upstate New York is betting on Mother Nature to find an all around cure for chronic pain, and possibly even cancer. SiCap Industries manufacturers a line of "Capsaicin" based natural health products aimed at the (Sinus, Headache, Cosmetic, and Weight Loss) markets. Capsaicin is a natural chemical produced by hot pepper plants of the"
New disk could ease mom's pain (Oakland Press)
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"ROYAL OAK - If the history-making surgery performed on her back reduces the relentless pain even by half, Michele Simon will consider it a success. "I have an 8-year-old son who doesn't know me without pain," said Simon, the mother of Sam and wife of Joe Simon."
Chronic Pain News from NewsTrove
BassFan News - Top Story 1/3/2005
From: NewsTrove.com
"Tomorrow marks the 1-year anniversary of John Sappington's near-fatal accident that almost claimed his life. While practicing for the Atchafalaya FLW, his boat hit an underwater obstruction - what he calls a "cable" - and he suffered a broken back and neck. In the span of just 1 year he's gone from intensive care to readying his tackle for the FLW Tour season.
BassFan caught up with him for a brief Q&A about how he's feeling, and how he feels about competing so soon.
BassFan: We're just a few weeks away from the start of the season. How do you feel?
Sappington: I'm feeling good. I'm itching. I'm ready to go."
Elan Receives FDA Approval for PRIALT -Ziconotide Intrathecal Infusion- for Severe Chronic Pain
From: NewsTrove.com
"ELN News:\r\nNovel NonNarcotic Treatment Based on Marine Snail Peptide\r\n Blocks Pain SignalsPRIALT is Approved for use only in the Medtronic\r\n SynchroMed EL, SynchroMed II Infusion System and Simms\r\n Deltec Cadd Micro External Microinfusion Device and\r\n CatheterApproval Based on Results From Three Pivotal Trials\r\n\r\nElan Corporation, plc today announced that the U.S."
BioMed Central | Abstract | 1471-2458-5-1 | Etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain:
Design of a longitudinal study
From: NewsTrove.com
"Etiology and prognosis of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain:
Design of a longitudinal study
Janneke M Bastiaanssen , Rob A de Bie , Caroline HG Bastiaenen , Annie Heuts , Marielle EAL Kroese , Gerard GM Essed and Piet A van den Brandt
BMC Public Health 2005, 5:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-1
Published
3 January 2005
Abstract (provisional)
Background
Absence of knowledge of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) has prompted the start of a large cohort study in the Netherlands."
Doubts set U.S. judge on a quest to find death penalty unlawful
From: NewsTrove.com
"NEW YORK
At night in his chambers, the federal judge would sign on to the Internet. He would pore over the details of criminal cases from around the country that had resulted in death sentences, and in which serious questions remained about the guilt of the condemned
Then he began to keep count - 10, then 20, then more than 30
During the day, he assigned his law clerks to further research the cases, track down opinions and records, and pull together any information leading to suspicions that those sentenced to death might be innocent
Over the days and nights of 2001 and 2002, Judge Jed Rakoff of U.S."
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Receives Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan
From: NewsTrove.com
"Ligand's business strategy has long been to build a profitable, high-growth pharmaceutical company based on two diversified product pipelines, Ligand Specialty Pharmaceutical Products (LSPP) and Ligand Corporate Partner Products (LCPP). The two pipeline strategy has allowed Ligand the freedom and resources to develop a multitude of drugs serving a variety of diseases while lowering the financial risk to investors.
In LSPP, the company's goal is to generate traditional pharmaceutical revenue and operating profit. The products are discovered, developed, marketed, and owned entirely by Ligand."
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