Girl With Debilitating Bone Disorder Determined To Be Like Her Peers
KLTV - Joy Stricklen was born with severe bone and joint abnormalities — without knee caps or ankle joints. But now she’s pushing 11 years old and to her, she’s living that normal life. “They started her on growth hormone since the last time I talked to

DENISE SAYS CHARLIE TRIED TO KILL HER
Star Magazine Online - In a shocking twist to a long-running marital rollercoaster, Denise Richards has obtained a restraining order against estranged husband Charlie Sheen after she claimed he pushed and shoved her and threatened to kill her scaring her so much she

April 2006
AccessAtlanta - The search for Peachtree Battle matriarch Azalea Wieuca has now extended across the Atlantic. John Gibson and Anthony Morris , the playwrights of the seemingly indefatigable Ansley Park Playhouse stage production, met last week with Judi Dench

Martin continues to take his lumps
Rocky Mountain News - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - With black Chanel sunglasses propped atop his head, Kenyon Martin was a picture of relaxation Sunday as he sat with outstretched legs. As often is the case, looks were deceiving. Asked how he felt after putting his troublesome

Liberty Media closing in
Atlanta Journal Constitution - While a deal has not been finalized, all indications are that Colorado-based Liberty Media Corp. is the leading contender to acquire the Braves from Time Warner. What s your take on this? Do you think Liberty Media is the type of ownership that

Aspirin dispute is fueled by funds of industry rivals
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Over the past four years, medical publications have become full of talk about “aspirin resistance” — suggesting that millions who take an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks are wasting their effort. If that is true, widespread testing might be

NBA Today
Seattle Post Intelligencer - - Vince Carter, Nets, scored 33 points to lead New Jersey to a 90-75 victory over Indiana that tied the series at a game apiece. - Gilbert Arenas, Wizards, scored 30 points to help Washington beat Cleveland 89-84, tying the series at 1-1. Sacramento

Walks celebrate faith, raise money for arthritis
Peoria Journal Star - PEORIA - Despite wet weather, there were plenty of walkers Downtown on Saturday morning. “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” brought about 300 walkers out in the rain. The group convened at Liberty Park on the riverfront before walking to St. Mary’s

A long-term investment in biotech
Providence Business News - David Beier, of Amgen, announces the addition of 450 jobs at the company s West Greenwich plant. State legislative leaders unveiled a bill on Wednesday to allow biotechnology companies to take advantage of Rhode Island s investment tax credit for

Health Canada issues E. Coli alerts for products
CTV - OTTAWA — Health Canada has issued warnings about two separate products, saying they could be contaminated with E. coli and salmonella bacteria respectively. LifeTime Complexed Potassium 99mg tablets may have been contaminated with salmonella

TNF Blockade Curbs Inflammation of Metabolic Syndrome
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 28 - Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) blockade may be a novel strategy to reduce inflammation and improve cardiovascular risk in patients with the metabolic syndrome, report Boston-based clinicians in the April 24th

Deadline for Medicare plan looming
Oakland Press - “I’ve had two cancers, a heart attack and I have bad arthritis,” said the 84-year-old Bloomfi eld Township resident. “I take a lot of medications - 10 or 12 kinds.” She’s already under way in the discount program and has decidedly mixed reviews. She

Calling all comic-book fanatics
Orlando Sentinel - Action Games and Comics, 782 W. Montrose St., Clermont, will present a free comic-book day from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday with an appearance by KLAW, the official mascot of the Orlando Predators. The event is in conjunction with comic-book shops

Coastal Community News: Winant gives lagoon talk Sunday
North County Times - DEL MAR —- Dr. Clinton Winant, professor of physical oceanography at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, will wrap up Del Mar’s fourth annual Lagoon Day celebration with “Keeping Lagoons Healthy:Tidal Mixing and More” at 7 p.m. April 30 in the

Books : Losing Your Pounds of Pain
Science Daily - This book shows how you can break the damaging connection between emotional pain and overeating to uncover your true, natural self by shedding the false skin of unhappiness. I had never made the connection between my emotions and my eating until I

Two of baseball’s old-timers enjoying extra innings of life
Miami Herald - PONCE, Puerto Rico - Emilio Navarro says he has three girlfriends. ”One is the official girlfriend,” he confided with a wink. “Another is the designated hitter. And the other is the pinch-hitter.” At this the old man roared with laughter. Navarro

Archives for: April 2006
Cape Cod Today - A Sandwich physician has been indicted on charges he allegedly illegally prescribed drugs to seven of his patients, defrauded the state’s Medicaid program, and illegally possessed hydrocodone, a highly addictive controlled substance, Attorney General

Books : Pain Killer : A “Wonder” Drug’s Trail of Addiction and Death
Science Daily - OxyContin, a potent painkiller containing opium-derived oxycodone as its key active ingredient, was first sold in 1996 as a treatment for cancer patients and other chronic pain sufferers. From the start, the drug’s manufacturer aggressively marketed

Originally published Apr 28, 2006
Baltimore Sun - Kevin Crowley, a physical therapist and manager of Towson Sports Medicine Center, says any time a child is complaining of reoccurring pain, you should consult your physician. “As physical therapists,” Crowley says, “we really can’t diagnose patients

Safety, obesity concerns over MSG food additive
Baltimore Sun - Although your worries surface periodically on the Internet, the answers seem to be: “Yes, it’s safe,” and “No, it’s not causing obesity.” The Food and Drug Administration has declared MSG, or monosodium glutamate, safe for most people when it is

Causes And Prevention Of Back Pain And Injuries
Medical News Today - Stress appears to be the leading risk factor for back pain and injuries, said Michael R. Bracko, Ed.D., FACSM today during an address at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 10th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition in Orlando. A

Myra Christopher, Euthanasia and The Healthcare Connection - PART …
North Country Gazette, NY - Apr 25, 2006… 5) On the issue of “Aided those in public policy to encourage physicians to prescribe needed pain medication, program results concluded, “Educated legislators …

Entire Family Hurt in Hit and Run
First Coast News, FL - Apr 26, 2006… Mannon is the caretaker of the family. She’s skipping her pain medication so she can be fully alert to take care of everyone else. …

How road familiar to many brought pain to 3 families
NorthJersey.com, NJ - Apr 27, 2006… We don’t want any other family to feel the pain we have … half-liter of vodka before getting into his car and also was taking Librium, an anti-anxiety medication. …

Chronic Opioid Treatment, Addiction and Pseudo-Addiction in …
Psychiatric Times, CA - Apr 23, 2006… The best approach for physicians is to provide more pain medication and to observe the patient for aberrant drug-related behaviors and some of the …

Extraordinary measures look better once you’re ill
Globe and Mail, Canada - Apr 28, 2006… herbal remedies appear to be better at easing low-back pain than a … few of the trials also tested the remedies against Vioxx, a prescription medication that has …

Napolitano vetoes bill on parental-consent bypass
AZ Central.com, AZ - Apr 25, 2006… a minor to get an abortion be notarized and to tell women seeking abortions that their fetuses could experience pain even if the women receive pain medication. …

Hospital releases pupil hurt in Tuesday school bus crash
Patriot-News, PA - Apr 27, 2006… Relatives told him the driver was suffering from neck, chest and knee pain because of the accident and was taking pain medication, the sergeant said. …

Physical therapist knows pain of arthritis well
Deseret News, UT - 16 hours ago… Armstrong-type figures. Brett Cook has fought rheumatoid arthritis since he was a tot. Now he aids other arthritis patients. It’s not …

Arthritis Society presenting pain workshop in Cochrane
Cochrane Times, Canada - Apr 20, 2006… to improve your day to day life will keep you participating in life, said Heather Mazur, director of educational services with the Arthritis Society. …

Swim for arthritis next week at CCAC
Coquitlam Tri City News,  Canada - Apr 12, 2006Get in the swim of things Friday, April 21 at Coquitlam s City Centre Aquatic Complex when the Coquitlam Hang Tough Arthritis Support Group holds the …

Tears as four-year-old walks for first time
Harborough Mail, UK - 14 hours ago… The little girl from Swinford Road, near Lutterworth suffers from chronic juvenile arthritis and was referred to a hospital in Birmingham Children’s Hospital …

HRH Princess Haya launches Emirates Arthritis Foundation
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - Apr 10, 2006… President and Prime Minister of UAE Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Bone and Joint Center today proudly announced the launch of the Emirates Arthritis Foundation (EAF …

Arthritis Society hosts big swim
Thunder Bay’s Source, Canada - Apr 21, 2006The Arthritis Society made a big splash Friday as they kicked off the Foresters Big Swim event. This is the first year for the event …

Leg cramps still plague Heat’s Wade
Bradenton Herald,  United States - Apr 25, 2006… ”I’m just taking pain medicine now,” he said. “At first I was taking pain medicine and muscle relaxer, but the muscle relaxer puts me to sleep. …

Hotel Work Becoming More Dangerous, Study Says
Occupational Hazards, OH - Apr 27, 2006The study titled “Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain,” conducted by a group of occupational medicine experts in conjunction with the union UNITE HERE has …

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SI.com - Apr 26, 2006… difficult spot. In addition to extra hydration and massage, Wade continues on pain medicine but said he bypassed muscle relaxers Monday. …

AVANIR Announces Neurodex Phase III Trial Results Published in …
Business Wire (press release), CA - 10 hours ago… of Neurology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Director … p less than 0.0001), quality of relationships (p=0.0001), and pain intensity score (p …

Plaintiff claims doctor negligent in wife’s death
Madison County Record, IL - Apr 27, 2006… death suit against Bruce Vest, MD and Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic alleging … claims Tamara revisited Vest on May 5, 2004, with complaints of pain in her …

Hospital Gets Hyperbaric Chamber to Help Heal Wounds
KSL-TV, UT - 23 hours ago… No pain, but enough fullness so you would have to keep popping your ears … Eugene Worth, MD, Medical Director, Hyperbaric Medicine Center: “If we put that patient …

Cut the cost of insuring your teen driver
MSN Money - 5 hours ago… accidents, according to studies published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. … to put that knowledge into action until the financial pain of adding …

Arthritis: time to take control?
Saga Health News, UK - Apr 12, 2006Arthritis affects an estimated nine million people in the UK, with osteoarthritis, which is mainly associated with older people, being the most widespread kind …

Study First To Show Potential Of Light-activated Gene Therapy For …
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 7 hours agoTrue repair of injuries to articular cartilage would enable millions of patients, currently consigned to worsening arthritis and joint replacement, to return …

Pfizer’s Earnings Increase on Pain, Arthritis Drugs (Update6)
Bloomberg - Apr 19, 2006April 19 (Bloomberg) — Pfizer Inc.’s first-quarter earnings rose as cost-cutting and sales of more-profitable drugs for pain and arthritis offset a revenue …

Pozen Agrees to Arthritis Trial Design
Houston Chronicle, United States - Apr 20, 2006… Inc. said Thursday that it agreed to a design for a decisive clinical trial for its experimental arthritis treatment PN 200. Pozen …

Chugai Announces Japanese Phase III Trial Data Demonstrates …
TMCnet - Apr 26, 2006… genetical recombination) injection), globally co-developed by Chugai and Roche, has shown efficacy as a monotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients in a double …

Ignoring arthritis will make it worse
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 17 hours ago(April 27, 2006) More than 66 million people in the United States have some form of arthritis. There are more than 100 types …

Tai chi: Smooth move for arthritis
Macon Telegraph, GA - Apr 10, 2006… I didn’t know what to do.”. Then she read about a new class in a flier from her corporate fitness center: Tai Chi for Arthritis. …

Obesity Plus Arthritis Disabling for Older Women
HealthCentral.com - Apr 10, 2006… They were compared to 140 women in the same age group who did not have arthritis in the knees or hips. Both groups of women were …

Knee Arthritis And How It Affects You
Mathaba.Net, UK - Apr 17, 2006By Scott Michaels. Arthritis is one of more than 100 different diseases causing pain, stiffness, and in most cases, swelling in the joints. …

Arthritis seminar to be held on May 18
Peoria Journal Star, IL - Apr 22, 2006PEORIA - A seminar will be held May 18 for anyone with arthritis or a related disease and for professionals working with those who have arthritis or a related …

Pozen Receives FDA Approval for Trial of Arthritis Drug
Local Tech Wire, SC - Apr 21, 2006CHAPEL HILL Pozen has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to launch a Phase III trial of a proposed arthritis drug. …

Abbott profit rises on higher sales of arthritis drug
Chicago Tribune, United States - Apr 19, 2006By Duncan Moore. Abbott Laboratories reported a 3.2 percent increase in first-quarter earnings as sales of its rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira jumped. …

Understanding Arthritis
Fashion Monitor Toronto, Canada - Apr 3, 2006According to the Arthritis Foundation, one out of three adults in the US has arthritis. There are over 100 different types of this …

The Terrace hosting Arthritis Walk
The Decatur Daily, AL - Apr 19, 2006The inaugural event seeks walkers for the fundraiser to help the Arthritis Foundation fight the nation’s top disability. Individual …

Herbal medicines may be as effective as pain medication for short …
News-Medical.net, Australia - Apr 18, 2006The herbal preparations devil’s claw, white willow bark and cayenne plasters may be as effective as pain medication for short-term low back pain and are better …

NBA Today
SI.com - 9 hours ago… 90-75 first-round playoff loss to New Jersey on Tuesday night because of pain and fluid … He hopes that rest and medication will allow him to play in Game 3 in …

Hypnotherapy relieves chest pain not linked to heart disease
News-Medical.net, Australia - Apr 23, 2006… syndrome, enabling the reduction of medication used and visits to the doctor. The researchers say the therapy also appears to have good pain-relieving qualities …

Notes from Monday’s games
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Apr 24, 2006… Helton, 32, was hospitalized Friday with severe lower abdominal pain and a fever. … SAN DIEGO: RHP Chris Young will be put on medication due to decreased blood …

Music therapy helps ease post surgery pain
NewKerala.com, India - Apr 19, 2006… Especially in postperative pain, the patient may not be in control of getting their pain medication. They may have to push a …

After 6 Vioxx Trials, Still No Clear Trend
WTOP, D.C. - Apr 21, 2006… nor plaintiff attorneys have captured the upper hand in the litigation blizzard that followed the withdrawal of the pain medication Vioxx, experts say. …

Health & Fitness 
San Antonio Express News - Apr 23 10:12 PM
Blood tests for early detection of diseases will be offered.Save to My Web

SU’s coach Boeheim helps breast cancer study 
Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Research into using Chinese herbs to treat or prevent breast cancer is getting a boost, thanks to Syracuse University head basketball coach Jim Boeheim.Save to My Web

Patients pained by distrust 
Boston Herald - Apr 22 7:21 PM
As the authorities target frauds who cheat the system to score prescription narcotics, legitimate chronic-pain patients say they are tired of being treated like addicts when they seek out the medication…Save to My Web

Sorenson Medical ambIT Pumps Offer Unique Reimbursable Solution to Rising Pain Management Medical Costs 
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ambIT Pumps, Classified as “Durable Medical EquSave to My Web

A Swelling Problem 
New York Times - Apr 23 9:21 PM
Sometimes illness can be transmitted in unusual ways.Save to My Web

Medical Malpractice Suits Lead to Rising Health Care Costs 
RedNova - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
By Column by Virgil Williams and Ron Eisenberg ANOTHER BASIS for claiming medical malpractice is battery, which is defined as the harmful or offensive touching of another person without that person’s consent.Save to My Web

Pfizer’s Earnings Increase on Pain, Arthritis Drugs (Update6) 
Bloomberg.com - Apr 19 9:18 AM
April 19 (Bloomberg) — Pfizer Inc.’s first-quarter earnings rose as cost-cutting and sales of more-profitable drugs for pain and arthritis offset a revenue decline.Save to My Web