BIOLASE to Present at the 4th Annual Gabelli & Company Dental …
Market Wire (press release) - 4 hours ago… and procedures in dentistry and medicine. The Company’s products incorporate patented and patent pending technologies focused on reducing pain and improving …

Uphill all the way: MS motivates climber to keep up her activity
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 13 hours ago… The activity doesn’t cause me more pain. … As a patient adviser for Biogen Idec, the firm that manufactures Avonex, the medicine she takes to slow the ravages of …

Top stolen items vary from tools to beer
Amarillo.com (subscription), TX - May 29, 2006… Pain medicine, pregnancy tests, razors, baby formula and Preparation H make up some of the top items shoplifters took from supermarket shelves nationwide in …

The latest on battling blinding migraines
Annapolis Capital, MD - May 28, 2006… migraines. According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, 150 million workdays are lost each year to head pain. Ms. Tringali …

News Feature: Bug killers
Nature.com (subscription), UK - 46 minutes ago… more than a year had a urinary tract infection that caused him excruciating pain. … room, there are five individuals, all a living indictment of modern medicine. …

Health Tip: Lack of Vitamin D Can Cause Rickets
KLAS-TV, NV - 23 hours ago… to rickets, a condition characterized by soft or weak bones, pain or tenderness in … The US National Library of Medicine says treatment usually involves dietary …

There really is a healthy alternative
The Sunday Times, UK - May 27, 2006… I had no preconceptions about complementary medicine beyond some mild scepticism, ameliorated in … I had recently entered doubled up with back pain, leaving half …

Knocking The SOCS Off Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medical News Today (press release), UK - May 20, 2006Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints and occurs when the body’s tissues are mistakenly attacked by its …

Hip op runaround
Wairarapa Times Age, New Zealand - May 28, 2006… A battler of oesteo-arthritis for the past 15 years, she’s been waiting since last August for a hip replacement at Wairarapa Hospital, recommended by her …

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs May Raise Cancer, Infection Risk
Forbes - May 16, 2006TUESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with new and potent “TNF-blocking” drugs are at higher risk of developing cancer and …

Arthritis workshop set
MyWebTimes.com, IL - May 22, 2006PONTIAC — Livingston County Health Department is sponsoring a free arthritis workshop from 8:30 to 11:30 am Thursday, May 25, at the University of Illinois …

Gardening good for arthritis, say doctors
CTV.ca, Canada - May 1, 2006Bev Clay loves gardening and she wasn’t about to give it up just because she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. “My doctor said, ‘Keep moving. …

Arthritis Foundation’s Pacific Northwest Chapter Names Ruth …
Yahoo! News (press release) - May 25, 2006and ANCHORAGE, Ala., May 25 /PRNewswire/ — The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation serving Washington, Oregon and Alaska announced today the …

Arthritis of the Knee Can be Helped by Exercise and Mobility
MedIndia, India - May 18, 2006Crippling knee arthritis can be helped by Exercise and patient s understanding of the disease according to a report published in the April issue of the …

Getting Too Much Exercise — Do You Feel the Burnout?
Ledger - We know what happens when you don’t get enough exercise -muscles get weak, energy droops, mood and sleep patterns go haywire and flab creeps in. But what happens when you get too much physical activity? Need a hint? Re-read the first sentence of this

Shouldering the burden of overuse: Little League shoulder The Daily
Ashland Daily Press - Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the United States with nearly five million children 5 to 14 years of age participating annually. Combine fast-growing children and baseball and you have the classic ingredients for the most common cause

Acupuncture: Understanding what it’s all about (Holistic Healing
Southern Illinoisan - Chinese medical theory believes that a person’s state of health is always changing, subtly moving in one direction or another. Qi (pronounced “chee”) or life energy flows throughout the body, animating it and protecting it from illness, pain and

Health Tip: Lack of Vitamin D Can Cause Rickets
KLTV - (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D is needed to help the body absorb calcium and build strong, healthy bones. The vitamin is particularly important for growing children, who need plenty of calcium for good bone health. Lack of vitamin D can lead to

Institute’s founder cure for the common doctor
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Len Saputo was 3 years old when he decided to be a doctor, but it would be decades before he became what he really wanted to be: a healer. At one time Saputo had one of the largest internal medicine practices in Contra Costa, Calif., but a few years

Books : Myths of the Archaic State : Evolution of the Earliest Cities
Science Daily - Classical archaeology promotes the view that a state’s evolution reflects general, universal forces. Norman Yoffee challenges the model in this book by presenting more complex and multi-linear models for the evolution of civilizations. Yoffee

Cognitive Therapy Helps Ease Back Pain
Austin American-Statesman - FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) — People with chronic lower back pain can reap as much benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy as they do from physical therapy, a new Dutch study suggests. Low back pain sufferers reported improvements in function

Biomarkers Could Drive Arthritis Research 
MedicineNet.com - May 27 12:08 AM
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Supporters, patients make strides at Arthritis Walk 
Town Online - May 25 12:25 AM
NATICK - Looking at her as she was getting a little flower painted on her face, youd never think that this child has arthritis. On that Sunday morning at the Natick Common, all Jessica Almy wanted to have her flower more pink, and perhaps another pink flower someplace else.Save to My Web

Establishing Trust Between Physicians And Patients With Rheumatic Diseases - Relationships Can Be Improved By Using  
Medical News Today - May 29 4:02 AM
Trust between a patient and doctor is a key factor in promoting improved quality of life, compliance with treatment, and better health outcomes. Without trust, the patient-doctor relationship may not become firmly established, thus potentially hindering physicians’ ability to help patients. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

A day for crafters to meet customers 
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus - May 29 12:08 AM
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Rookie shooters on target at NN citizens academy 
Daily Press - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
First-time shooters often do the best, according to police instructors. This instance was no exception.Save to My Web

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Life in a wheelchair didn’t seem so bad…
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago… A sneeze brought on a spasm of pain so intense it can only be described … The four-hourly routine of taking my painkillers and other medication regulated my day. …

Gout takes a king hit
Courier Mail, Australia - 45 minutes ago… to diagnose because of its distinctive symptoms, which include pain, inflammation and … just a matter of being disciplined enough to take medication every day …

Woman accused of selling grandmother’s pain medicine
WBAY, WI - May 25, 2006WEST BEND, Wis. A young Washington County woman is accused of stealing her grandmother’s pain medication and selling in on the street. …

Feds Probe Deaths Linked To Bad Heroin
CBS News - May 24, 2006… Fentanyl is used to treat chronic pain and as anesthesia for open-heart surgery. The pain medication is 80 times stronger than morphine. …

Across the area
Augusta Chronicle (subscription), GA - 11 hours ago… An undetermined quantity of Percocet, a pain medication, was stolen Sunday morning from Brynwood Pharmacy in the 3000 block of Walton Way Extension. …

Limbaugh signs deal in pain medication case
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - May 2, 2006… “I have not failed one yet. Folks, I haven’t even craved a pain pill since I got out of rehab. I’ve not even had a dream about one. It’s long ago. …

Woman to Pay Doctor $2.8M for False Charge
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 26, 2006… patients. Patients said he unnecessarily prescribed pain medication, performed unnecessary procedures and fondled them. He has appealed. …

Health Tip: COPD Needs to be Tightly Controlled
WTVR-TV - Spasticity is a condition in which muscles cramp so badly that a person can’t even walk. Its one of the most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis, but they may be changing. There is a promising research that gets some patients back on their feet

The mind as a path to comfort
Los Angeles Times - When a disease is poorly understood, when it’s of a distinctly personal nature and when medication doesn’t help, there’s often little left to do but to suffer in silence. That’s the case for the 15% of Americans about 25 million people who

Vaccine approved to fight painful shingles disease
Portsmouth Herald - WASHINGTON - A new and more potent version of the chickenpox vaccine has won federal approval to prevent shingles, the often excruciatingly painful disease that can strike the elderly when the chickenpox virus emerges after lying dormant for decades

Graham says patients abused medication; Wellsville doctor agrees to
Wellsville Daily Reporter - Dr. David Graham was suspended, allowed to practice and now suspeded again. A full story in the Daily Reporter. Also, high school sectionals, a trip to Uganda for a local teacher and more. WELLSVILLE - After getting a stay to practice for a few days

Safety questioned in use of off-label medications
Chronicle - Millions of Americans each year are prescribed drugs that are not approved for their specific medical condition, a practice known as off-label use, that is legal and logical in many cases. But a new study has found that 20 percent of all

Flu Basics
WALB 10 - Influenza–often called the flu–is a highly contagious illness caused by viruses that spread when infected people cough or sneeze. When you breathe airborne flu viruses through your mouth or nose, they settle in your throat, lungs, and the rest of

Sexual harassment at Robins leaves damage in its wake
Macon Telegraph - ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE - The wages of sexual assault and harassment - particularly in the work place - are almost always destructive, unforgiving and brutal. Reputations and careers are ruined. Emotions and physical well-being become grist for a

Caring for kids has been daily business of B. Bow duo for combined 67
Kearney Hub - Hub photo by Kris Williams Judy Miller watches her day-care kids play. Left to right, Cody Miller, 3, Seth Miller, 4, and Ty Bass, 5. BROKEN BOW When Judy Miller retires from baby-sitting, one of the first things she s going to do is sit in her

Google Lifts Lid on Four New Search Tools
E-Commerce Times - “At a conceptual level, Co-op is very interesting, but it’s a little confusing,” Greg Sterling, principal analyst at Sterling Market Intelligence, told TechNewsWorld. “It’s not a good experience right now, but I think it will improve over time as

Donations tie drug firms and nonprofits
Times-Leader - The American Diabetes Association, a leading patient health group, privately enlisted an Eli Lilly & Co. executive to chart its growth strategy and write its slogan. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, an outspoken patient advocate, lobbies for

A living treasure: Mary Jane Queen
Asheville Citizen-Times - CULLOWHEE At age 92, it s hard to find firsts in life. But Mary Jane Queen has done it. The woman known widely for the bluegrass and gospel music she performed with her family has found recognition anew with an inaugural exhibit of her folk art

Finding peace in a set of congas
Los Angeles Daily News - CANOGA PARK - A pulsating rhythm races around the circle and fills the room as participants smack, pound and tap drums during the Peacemaker Drum Circle, held Saturday nights at Faith Lutheran Church. “Drumming is ancient and primitive. Every culture

Tougher disclosure rules are sought
Philadelphia Inquirer - Concerned that drug companies may be tainting nonprofit groups, some - including members of Congress - are calling for stricter disclosure and tax enforcement of corporate donations. But many patient groups and drug companies say they have safeguards

Joint Effort Pays Off: Exercise Benefits Sore Knees, Hips, Shoulders
WHNT-TV - If you have pain caused by arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, sports injury, an autoimmune disorder such as lupus, or other source, exercising might seem out of the question. After all, your stiff and uncomfortable joints already ache when you get out

Spring in their step
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - 18 hours ago… Christian said she’s thinking about some kind of career in medicine and plans to shadow … 2 player fought through the pain to help her team to a second-place …

Woman accused of selling grandmother’s pain medicine
WBAY, WI - May 25, 2006A young Washington County woman is accused of stealing her grandmother’s pain medication and selling in on the street. … In pill form the drug relieves pain. …

Why a little-known virus has become ferocious
Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa - 18 hours agoThe study in the prestigious Public Library of Science online journal Medicine suggests that the … The virus causes fever and joint pain but is not usually fatal …

Michael J. Breus, PhD, D, ABSM
WebMD - 15 hours ago… Psychology, Journal of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, Physiology and Behavior, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and The Journal of Pain. …

Prescription plan causing pain for some seniors
Ardmore Main Line Life, PA - May 25, 2006… PACE. “It’s either you take it or you leave it,” she said. “It seems like we’ll be buying medicine and buying less food.”. Bernie …

State medical board disciplines area physicians
Tucson Citizen, AZ - 11 hours ago… Putnam is under order not to practice clinical medicine involving “direct … Zafar Qureshi, a board-certified anesthesiologist specializing in pain control, has …

HOMOSEXUALITY AND HOPE - STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC MEDICAL …
Virtue Online, PA - May 25, 2006… the principles of the Catholic Faith as related to the practice of medicine and to … to their same sex attractions and then work in therapy to resolve this pain. …

Secret Sorrow part 4: Escaping the silence
Glens Falls Post-Star, NY - 16 hours ago… Schenectady that night, nodded tearfully, and quickly shuttered their pain behind silence … Medication couldn’t shake the voices of condemnation from Roger’s brain …

Clinical Trials Update: May 23, 2006
Forbes - May 23, 2006… This research study is testing an investigational medication to see if it can break the cycle of endometriosis pain. Candidates …

Auburn’s Famous Eagle, Tiger, Is Sick
WSFA, AL - 23 hours ago… Jill Heatley says the tumor is being monitored and managed by periodic surgical removal of the “corn-like” portion of the mass and through pain medication. …

PAIN MANAGEMENT: A DOUBLE STANDARD?
OpEdNews - May 22, 2006… In prison, he is on a morphine pump that administers more pain-killing medication than he was accused of taking before he went to prison. …

LIFELONG HEALTH : Assisted-suicide dilemma not solved by Court …
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), AR - May 21, 2006… me of the horrible pain her mother suffered at the end of her life and the unresponsive physicians who refused to give sufficient pain medication, as older …

Adequate Pain Reduction Threshold and Visual Analog Scale Changes …
AEM (subscription) - May 19, 2006… Controlling for age, sex, ethnicity, type of pain medication, and initial VAS score, a 26.3-mm change in the VAS score yielded a 10-fold increase in the odds …

Lemonade Vs. Kidney Stones
CBS News - 4 hours ago… Some patients compare the pain with that of childbirth. … But for patients who’d rather avoid yet another medication, lemonade is an attractive alternative. …

Treating like with like
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 11 hours ago… medicines over a range of conditions from chest infections to pain relief following … very often those that are persistent and that orthodox medicine is not very …

Hip, hip hooray!
Times & Transcript (subscription), Canada - 1 hour ago… Orthopedic medicine treats a variety of injuries and disorders in people of all ages … that far and others who couldn’t walk because they were in pain for years …

Revisiting the Myths of Nakba Day
OhmyNews International, South Korea - 4 hours ago… existing being has no faculties to understand suffering or to express pain, thus the … perishing in Gaza hospitals due to of the lack of basic medicine as some …

Javelin Enrolls First Patient in Pivotal Phase III Study of …
Yahoo! News (press release) - 23 hours ago… Results of this Phase IIb study were presented at annual meetings of the American Academy of Pain Medicine in February, 2006 and the American Pain Society in …

TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - 15 hours ago… for patients worldwide who suffer from chronic lumbar pain and related … address these problems through the application of regenerative stem cell-based medicine. …

Medicine ‘must be based on science’
Yorkshire Post Today, UK - 3 hours ago… Times, the scientists’ letter criticises two initiatives a complementary medicine guide for … the use of acupuncture for post-operative pain and chemotherapy …

New Knee Arthritis Treatment in Ludhiana
ClickPress (press release), United Arab Emirates - May 22, 2006… of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) and the Centre for Advanced Research and Development with a new device known as Cytotron. All the patients had severe pain of long …