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Chronic Pain News for 05-02-2005
Chronic Pain News from Yahoo.com
Metaphore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Begins Follow-on Phase II Study of M40403 and Morphine in Post-Surgical Pain (RedNova)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"FORT LEE, N.J., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Metaphore Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an emerging pharmaceutical company developing novel drug candidates designed to treat pain, autoimmune disorders and inflammation, today announced the start of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate its lead clinical candidate, M40403, when administered with morphine for post-surgical pain."
Back Pain Class (NorthFulton.com)
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"Free back pain class every Thursday night at South Forsyth Family Medicine at 6pm. Topics include how to get along with your back, proper lifting techniques, stretching and exercise for your back."
Ease back pain for health workers (Wisconsin State Journal)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Gov. Jim Doyle wants to help ease a big pain in the back for hospitals, nursing homes and especially for their workers. We like the governor's idea, included in his state budget proposal -- so long as the cost remains small and is coupled with savings on worker compensation claims."
New time for chronic pain group meetings (Citizen Online)
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"LACONIA — The Laconia Chapter of the American Chronic Pain Association will now hold their monthly meetings in the mornings."
Deep brain technique eases chronic pain (Detroit News)
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"Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may help people with chronic pain who haven't responded to other forms of treatment, says an Australian study presented at the meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in New Orleans."
Chronic Pain News from NewsTrove
Outlining your risks
From: NewsTrove.com
"Recent FDA decisions to add black-box warnings have generated a good deal of publicity:
Antidepressants now warn of a possible link to suicidal behavior.
Prescription non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), a group of pain relievers that includes ibuprofen and naproxen as well as the blockbuster Celebrex, will have to carry a black-box warning highlighting the increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and bleeding of the digestive tract.
At the recommendation of an advisory panel in February, the FDA is working on a black-box warning for Elidel and Protopic, two eczema creams linked to cancer in animals."
San Marcos Daily Record
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"ATLANTA - Raul Mondesi and Dan Kolb finally did something to help their new team. Mondesi homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night, giving Kolb his first win with the Braves.
Mondesi was batting just .200 when he connected on the second pitch from James Journell (0-1). It was the fifth game-winning homer of Mondesi's career, the last coming on Aug. 2, 2003, with Arizona.
"This is a good feeling," he said. "When you come to a new team, you want to show everybody you can do the job. I've been trying too hard."
WTNH.com - Obesity and headaches
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"(WTNH, Apr. 29, 2005 2:35 PM) _ Most of us know about the various health risks associated with obesity. But here's a new one: it can put you at risk for having severe headaches!
by Dr. Mike Rosen
Maureen McKenna has been suffering for most of her 33-years. "I get headaches that start from the back of my neck up and it literally feels like someone is drilling a whole through my eye and sometimes I have blurry vision."
She got migraines so crippling she can't pick her head off the pillow and is often nauseous. "It messes up life, you can't go to work or parties or important things."
WTNH.com - Alternative pain treatments
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"(WNTH, Apr. 19, 2005 5:00 PM) _ Since popular pain killers like Vioxx and Celebrex have been pulled off the market many people have been struggling to cope with their pain. Some people have had success with alternate treatments.
by News Channel 8's Tricia Taskey
A little pinch that brings major relief for Ronnie Dubrowin
"I'd been on Vioxx for arthritis and when it was taken off the market my arthritis in my hands got very bad. I use my hands for my job. I couldn't hold a pen, couldn't hold the steering wheel."
So Dubrowin, like many others, turned to acupuncture."
WTNH.com - First Vioxx, now Bextra is pulled
From: NewsTrove.com
"(East Haven-WTNH, Apr. 8, 2005 5:31 PM) _ The options are dwindling for thousands of patients after the Food and Drug Administration took another painkiller, Bextra, off the shelves. It is frustrating for people trying to live with constant pain.
by News Channel 8's Jocelyn Maminta
They're throwing the dice for pennies here at the East Haven Senior Center, but they're not willing to gamble when it comes to their health.
With the FDA pulling Bextra off the shelves, 82-year-old Beatrice McCarten, like other arthritis patients, is shuffling to find the right drug to ease their pain."
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