Acupuncture: Real Pain Relief 
ThirdAge - Mar 14 11:26 PM
Anyone who has ever experienced chronic pain knows the life-altering effects, and pain management can sometimes seem as exhausting as the pain itself.Save to My Web

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes I-Flow With the 2006 Product Innovation Award for Its Radical Product, ON-Q PainBuster 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 15 4:30 AM
Frost & Sullivan’s 2006 Post- Surgical Pain Management Product Innovation of the Year Award goes to I-Flow Corporation in recognition of its revolutionary ON-Q PainBuster. Redefining surgical recovery, I-Flow’s ON-Q PainBuster is rapidly gaining acceptance in the U.S. post-surgical pain relief market by helping patients to recover faster.Save to My Web

Doctors enter uncharted waters in treating victims of medicine trials 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 10:25 AM
Doctors in Britain admitted that they were in uncharted waters as they tried to save the lives of six young men who became violently ill from clinical trials of a new drug.Save to My Web

Method in its madness 
The Star Online - Mar 16 4:45 PM
SOMEONE once said: There is always pattern in chaos sound advice to keep in mind before tackling this book. Pig Island is a manifestation of chaos in the extreme.Save to My Web

Academic Senate Names Julius as Faculty Research Lecturer 
[Press Release] UCSF Today - Mar 15 7:49 AM
The UCSF Academic Senate on Tuesday announced that David Julius, PhD, professor and vice chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology in the UCSF School of Medicine, has been selected to be the 49th Faculty Research Lecturer.Save to My Web

Solving the mystery of fibromyalgia 
Southern Illinoisan - Mar 16 10:27 PM
You go to the doctor complaining of throbbing, burning muscle pain throughout your body, overwhelming fatigue, and anxiety that makes it extremely difficult to do even the everyday things like housecleaning, playing with the kids and exercising.Save to My Web

Procedure may help heart 
Akron Beacon Journal - Mar 16 6:17 AM
Summa Health System’s City Hospital is one of four hospitals nationwide testing pinpoint laser surgery on the heart to treat severe angin without opening the chest.Save to My Web

Seniors, disabled denied drug coverage, Hinchey says
Daily Freeman & Sunday Freeman - U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey talks to the media Tuesday at Nekos-Dedrick s Pharmacy in Uptown Kingston about the newly adopted Medicare Part D drug program. Purchase a copy of this photo. KINGSTON - Five days ago, a patient who needs an MRI went to

A few interesting facts
Raising Kids - There are many puzzling questions about our bodies or our health that lots of us would love to ask but don’t because we haven’t got the nerve. They’re the sort of queries that we fear could make us look plain daft, are too embarrassing to voice or

Former deputy pleads guilty to heists
News-Review - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A former Clackamas County sheriff s deputy pleaded guilty Wednesday to armed robbery and other charges, telling a judge that an addiction to pain medication led him to commit the crimes. David Verbos, 36, told U.S. District

Bob Woodruff continues recovery from Iraq IED attack
KXLY - NEW YORK — The president of ABC News is offering an upbeat assessment on the recovery of anchor Bob Woodruff. David Westin today said Woodruff is “exceeding expectations and giving us real reason for optimism.” Earlier Tuesday, Woodruff’s brother

Family that suffers swelling hopeful Belle Fourche clan subject of
Rapid City Journal - It didn t particularly surprise her. After all, swelling is part of her family s history. At get- togethers, family members talk about who has had the latest or worst swelling episode. Rasch s family suffers from Hereditary Angioedema, or HAE

Health Notes
Hartford Courant - The Spina Bifida Association of Connecticut will present a conference on spina bifida - including medical, physical, psychological and educational concerns - March 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hospital for Special Care Community Center, 370 Osgood

Six seriously ill in London hospital as drug trial goes wrong
Turkish Press - A general view of the Northwick Park hospital, in LondonSix young men were seriously ill in a London hospital and an international alert was raised after trials of a new drug to fight certain cancers and other diseases went badly wrong. Six young men

Report: People Are Living Longer, Better in America
Daily News Central - ‘The social and economic implications of an aging population — and of the baby boom in particular — are likely to be profound for both individuals and society.’ Growing old in America isn’t what it used to be, and in many ways, that’s a good thing

Apple is going to have a very good year
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Pacific Biometrics Inc. Completes $3.8 Million Financing
dBusinessNews.com - Seattle: Targeted Genetics Announces $5.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock SEATTLE — Targeted Genetics Corporation (Nasdaq:TGEN) today announced that it Seattle: Alaska Airlines Announces Executive Appointments in Flight Operations and

Mighty expensive mice for sale
CNN - BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — When it comes to the price of mice, you pay extra for defects. A mouse with arthritis runs close to $200; two pairs of epileptic mice can cost 10 times that. You want three blind mice? That’ll run you about $250. And for

Can spicy foods cause an ulcer?
Seattle Times - Q: My husband loves hot chili peppers. He puts hot sauce on just about everything but ice cream eggs, burgers, vegetables, you name it. He loves salsa, but I fear that all this hot stuff could cause an ulcer. Am I worrying needlessly? A: Although

Women: TOP 5 HEALTHY SPICES 
RedNova - Mar 14 5:00 AM
Turmeric This contains curcumin, a compound thought to ease the inflammation and pain linked with arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.Save to My Web

Drug test leaves six men seriously ill 
The Scotsman - Mar 14 5:48 PM
SIX men have been admitted to intensive care after becoming “seriously ill” while taking part in a clinical drugs trial, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) revealed last night.Save to My Web

They know when to hold ‘em 
The Star Press - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Downtown Muncie poker club bows with ribbon-cutting, Ed McMahon. MUNCIE — A downtown poker club debuted Tuesday night with some Las Vegas glitz and old Hollywood star power in the person of longtime Tonight Show announcer Ed McMahon.Save to My Web

Special-Needs Care Rewarding / In Behavioral Setting, Caregivers Also Serve As Patient Role Models 
RedNova - 46 minutes ago
By DEVORAH BEN-DAVI Virginia offers many specialized health-care options, services and resources for those in need. Jobs in this area are extraordinarily rewarding because they make a difference in the quality of people’s lives.Save to My Web

Group spends week in India struggling to meet medical needs 
The Payson Roundup - Mar 14 2:35 PM
Equipped with digital stethoscopes and the desire to make a difference where they could, four Payson residents traveled to India for a week. Randy Roberson, Ray and Theresa Kinsman flew. Dr. Alan Michels went via satellite uplink.Save to My Web

New Clinical Data on Given Imaging’s PillCam Presented at Fifth International Conference on Capsule Endoscopy 
SYS-CON Media - Mar 14 11:50 AM
Given Imaging (NASDAQ: GIVN) todayannounced highlights from The Fifth Annual International Conference onCapsule Endoscopy (ICCE) which took place in Boca Raton, FL, March 6th to7th. This year’s conference was co-chaired by Dr. Blair Lewis from Mt.Sinai School of Medicine in New York and Dr. Roberto De Franchis, Professorof Medicine at the University of Milan in Italy. ICCE was attended bynearly Save to My Web

Vertex Pharma’s Hep C Drug Could See $1.7B Sales 
Forbes - Mar 14 2:31 PM
ThinkEquity Partners cut the price target on the drug development company to $40 from $48.Save to My Web

ROLFE : Painful future for steroid users
CNN: SI - It’s often a jolt to see them after they’ve been away for years. Once buff, chiseled and lithe, the gods and goddesses of our sporting arenas trot onto the field at an Old Timer’s Day or waddle up to a ceremonial podium looking like pears with legs

Tug of history
Baltimore Sun - During World War II, the Navy fleet tug known as the Zuni spent 31 days supporting the invasion of Iwo Jima. As a Coast Guard ship - renamed the Tamaroa - it was among the first to the scene when the ocean liner Andrea Doria sank in the summer of

Repetitive motions can cause bursitis
Springfield News-Leader - This week’s expert is Dr. Mark J. Bult Sr., founder and director of the Citizens Memorial Healthcare Institute of Pain Management in Bolivar since November 2003. Q. How would you define bursitis? A. Bursitis is an inflammation or irritation of the

Massive Alzheimer’s Drug Trial Begins
WXIA 11 Alive - SAN FRANCISCO (AP)- It’s tragedy enough that Pat Williams’ mother has Alzheimer’s disease. But Williams is also terrified because her chances of inheriting the disease are much better than average. So Williams eagerly enrolled her 90-year-old mother

Five-Finger Discount:
Slate - Former White House advisor Claude Allen was arrested in Maryland last week, charged with carrying out a complicated shoplifting scheme. Allen resigned last month, saying he wanted to “spend more time with his family.” Alex Chadwick speaks with Rachel

Vioxx plaintiff recalls injuries
Courier-Post - Frail, pale and struggling to recall his medical history, a former Vioxx user who blames the painkiller for his heart attack told jurors Monday about the day he collapsed and suffered a broken hip, triggering a long slide that has left him unable to

Drug test subjects fall seriously ill
Boston Globe - Six volunteers taking part in a clinical drug trial run by Parexel International Corp. have been admitted to a London hospital where they are in ”a serious condition.” The six male patients are being treated in the critical care unit at Northwick

For impoverished women with cancer, a special place
San Francisco Gate - To a poverty-stricken woman living with cancer, the thought of a free massage or acupuncture treatment to soothe her chronic pain and emotional fatigue may seem like a far-flung pipe dream. Yet even in these hard times, angels live among us. “Thank

Going back to school
News-Review - New student: Linda Blanchard has gone back to school after an on-the-job injury. Working toward a clinical medical assisting degree, she has maintained straight A s while attending Umpqua Community College. In her Office II class, Blanchard raises

LIFENEWS.COM NEWS BRIEFS
LifeNews.com - Pro-Abortion Leader Kate Michelman Won’t Run for Pennsylvania Senate Harrisburg, PA (LifeNews.com) — Because the Pennsylvania Senate race features two candidates who oppose abortion, former NARAL president Kate Michelman had been considering tossing

Nasal surgery brings hope to migraine sufferers
KTRK - (3/13/06) - Bonnie Muir has lived with paralyzing migraines since she was a teenager. At times, her headaches and the nausea that follows have been so unbearable that she has dunked her head into a sink full of ice to dull the pain. “If the headache

Drug Ad Campaign Rules Impact Spending
MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (AP) - Client confidentiality prevents Andrew Schirmer from revealing specifics, but it’s easy to believe his claim that his job has been especially challenging lately. Schirmer is trying to devise a new ad campaign for Viagra, Pfizer Inc.’s

FULL STORY
Corpus Christi Caller - One week after undergoing a new procedure called carotid artery stenting, which clears the artery leading to the brain, 61-year-old Raymond Ormand no longer was at risk for the massive stroke that could have taken his life. “I was so very close to

Severe Arthritis Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
FOX News - Feb 27, 2006Rheumatoid arthritis patients with the most severe disease are roughly 70 times more likely to develop lymphoma, a type of cancer, than patients with mild …

Feds OK Cancer Drug For Rheumatoid Arthritis
KETV.com, NE - Mar 1, 2006WASHINGTON — There appears to more help on the way for some people who suffer from arthritis. The Food and Drug Administration …

Arthroscopic and Open Synovectomy of the Elbow in Rheumatoid …
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Mar 1, 2006… Methods: Arthroscopic or open synovectomy was performed in fifty-eight elbows in fifty-three patients with rheumatoid arthritis and radiographic changes in the …

Arthritis painkiller doubles risk to heart, says study
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Feb 28, 2006A PAINKILLER widely used by arthritis sufferers in Scotland more than doubles the risk of heart attacks, according to a new study. …

Knee Brace Helps Relieve Arthritis Pain
NBC 17.com, NC - Mar 7, 2006RALEIGH, NC — Roughly 21 million Americans suffer the pain of osteoarthritis, and about half of them struggle with debilitating knee pain. …

Rheumatoid arthritis drugs in development
MayoClinic.com - Mar 2, 2006A cure for rheumatoid arthritis may not be on the immediate horizon. … But don’t let that get you down. Researchers are discovering new ways to treat arthritis. …

Drug Eases Pain of Bad Memories 
RedNova - Mar 10 4:31 AM
CHICAGO _ Armed with new information about how brain chemicals affect the storage and retrieval of memories, scientists are racing to help people tortured by searing recollections of traumatic events.Save to My Web

Acupuncture appears effective for lower back pain 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 9:36 AM
Acupuncture improves lower back pain, compared with no treatment, German researchers report. However, they found that a minimal intervention consisting of superficial needle placement at non-acupuncture points resulted in similar improvements.Save to My Web

Angiomax better than other blood thinners: study 
RedNova - Mar 12 2:01 PM
By Deena Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - FoSave to My Web

Still Lisa: Strep infection turned childbirth into battle to survive 
Deseret Morning News - Mar 11 11:17 PM
The morning of the trip, The morning of the trip, rain mixed with snow. So what? Lisa Speckman couldn’t wait for the adventure to begin. She had packed what she needed: her medicines, a parka, a single glove, a pair of fleece pants to cover her stumps.Save to My Web

Can spicy foods cause an ulcer? 
Seattle Times - Mar 12 12:25 AM
Q: My husband loves hot chili peppers. He puts hot sauce on just about everything but ice cream eggs, burgers, vegetables, you name…Save to My Web

A surgical star 
The Columbian - Mar 12 11:45 AM
About 200 teenagers got a live big-screen look at Welles Pederson’s open-heart surgery. Still, the surgeon’s-eye view of her aortic valve replacement offered just a glimpse of what’s in the Vancouver woman’s heart.Save to My Web

FDA nod for Smith & Nephew’s amended label for Supartz Joint Fluid Therapy 
PharmaBiz - Mar 10 11:43 PM
The US FDA approved a label amendment for Supartz Joint Fluid Therapy of Smith & Nephew Trauma division.Save to My Web

Treatment for back pain varies 
Argus Leader - Mar 06 12:00 AM
Treatment for chronic back pain is as unique as the person experiencing it. That’s because a body’s response to long-term pain produces physiologic changes, says Brian Wienk, a physical therapist at Avera McKennan Hospital.Save to My Web

New Analysis Shows High Narcotic Use Among Headache Sufferers 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 09 6:42 AM
A new analysis of nearly 6.2 million insured patients shows that migraine was under diagnosed and often untreated. Also concerning, was that when patients were diagnosed with migraine and prescribed a medication, more than half received narcotics and opioid analgesics, which are not approved for the treatment of migraines, instead of triptans, which are migraine-specific medications.Save to My Web

First Edition Cycling News for March 11, 2006 
Cyclingnews.com - Mar 10 12:48 PM
It was the longest stage of the ‘race to the sun’ today: 201.5 km between the walled city of Avignon and Digne-les-Bains. The weather was overcast but warmer than it has been, and Spanish rider Joaquin Rodriguez (Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears) had the best legs today to win the stage.Save to My Web

Myriad options are available to find relief from daily stress 
Princeton Packet - Mar 10 8:02 AM
When days consist of the hustle-bustle along Route 1 or a two-hour commute to and from New York City, followed by the evening struggle to put dinner on the table while helping with homework (not forgetting the laundry), it’s no wonder that people in the Princeton area are stressed.Save to My Web

Rathje nursing right hip injury 
Courier-Post - Mar 11 12:15 AM
Add defenseman Mike Rathje to the list of the Flyers’ walking wounded. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound defenseman has a torn labrum in his right hip, which has caused pain in his lower back and right groin and limited his speed and mobility.Save to My Web

Tool may improve pain management in nursing homes 
RedNova - Mar 10 10:29 AM
By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health)Save to My Web

Woman gets 2 years in painkiller scheme 
Baltimore Sun - Mar 09 6:14 AM
A 28-year-old Anne Arundel County woman was sentenced to more than two years in prison yesterday for her role in a scheme to obtain prescription painkillers illegally. Save to My Web

Sperling’s BestPlaces Uncovers Migraine ‘Hot Spots’ In The U.S. 
Medical News Today - Mar 10 6:10 PM
A national analysis conducted by Sperling’s BestPlaces and sponsored by Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Inc., identifies the nation’s migraine “hot spots,” cities with the highest amount of factors that are most commonly associated with migraine. These factors include the amount of acute migraine prescriptions per capita as well as the prevalence of more than 30 lifestyle and environmental factors Save to My Web

Women told of pain 
Queensland Times - Mar 07 1:13 PM
MEMORIES of the horrendous pain of endometriosis stay with Mia Bowen. The Woodend woman, 28, has struggled with the condition since her teens. The condition occurs when tissue that usually lines the uterus grows in areas outside the uterus. It can cause severe pain and affect fertility.Save to My Web

Drug bust goes down in mall lot 
Centre Daily Times - Mar 10 12:28 AM
An Ephrata man was jailed Tuesday night after State College police said he agreed to sell hundreds of prescription OxyContin and morphine pills to an undercover officer.Save to My Web

TKA failure requires multidisciplinary intervention 
BioMechanics - Mar 10 2:06 PM
Knowing the reasons for failure can determine what interventions to include in the plan of care.Save to My Web

Maia Szalavitz: In Defense of John Tierney 
HuffingtonPost - Mar 10 9:04 AM
This week’s New Republic Online trashes John Tierney for being “boring” and “utterly predictable” because of his libertarian politics. It bemoans the fact that he has done seven recent columns “lamenting” the war on drugs. What it does not mention is that he has been the only columnist — liberal or conservative — to repeatedly take on the government’s war on pain medicine. In five Save to My Web

IN BRIEF 
Times Herald - Mar 06 4:40 AM
Port Huron Hospital will have a “Joint Connections: Hip and Knee Pain” class from 10:30 a.m. to noon March 22 in the Duffy Wellness Classroom, 1221 Pine Grove Ave. Physical therapist Burton Moon will discuss some of the latest treatments for hip and knee pain, plus give tips on exercise, diet and medication.Save to My Web