The post-op process
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - 12 hours ago… professor of orthopedics at Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown. … men have larger quadriceps muscles, and have more pain from healing …

Off-label drug use and the sham of FDA-approved drug safety
Newstarget.com, Taiwan - 4 hours ago… of the kind of double standard routinely practiced in organized medicine today. … for example, cannot state that cherries reduce arthritis pain and joint …

Driver charged in December NM 528 car crash death
Rio Rancho Observer, NM - 23 hours ago… drugs in her system included “Oxycodone (a narcotic pain reliever), Carisoprodal (a … Francis said the Ephedrine/Pseudoephedrine was likely from a cold medicine. …

Iatria Health Center Acupuncturist Speaks At Environmental …
PR.com (press release), NY - 4 hours ago… Acupuncture has proven to be extremely successful in alleviating pain and stress … University, and a Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the …

New CIMZIA Data from PRECiSE Program Reinforce Robust Efficacy in …
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - 7 hours ago… Professor Stefan Schreiber, Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at the … reported included headache, nasopharyngitis, infections, abdominal pain, and cough …

AMITIZA (lubiprostone) May Help Improve Symptoms of Irritable …
Newswise (press release) - May 22, 2006… pain, bloating and discomfort, said John Johanson, MD, primary investigator and clinical associate professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine. …

Metro report 
The Palm Beach Post - 30 minutes ago
BOYNTON BEACH Two teens and two brothers were charged late Saturday with armed robbery after police said they walked into Panera Bread, 701 N. Congress Ave., carrying one gun and demanding money. The four then sped away from the store and threw the gun out of the car near an Interstate 95 off-ramp at Gateway Boulevard, police said. Officers were able to stop the car after laying tire spikes on Save to My Web

WHY DO I WET MYSELF WHEN I LAUGH? 
Sunday Mail - May 21 3:35 AM
Q I HAD my baby girl three months ago and now I can hardly control my bladder. Every time I laugh or sneeze, I wet myself. I can’t go to the doctor about it as it is so embarrassing. What can I do?Save to My Web

Neuropsychiatric Dimensions of Movement Disorders in Sleep 
Psychiatric Times - May 22 3:29 AM
With the change of state from wakefulness to sleep, muscle activity and tone decrease, and they are lost completely during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Therefore, one would anticipate few, if any, movement problems associated with sleep.Save to My Web

Global Problem Of Adherence To Osteoporosis Treatment Puts Lives At Risk And Costs Billions 
Medical News Today - May 22 12:06 AM
A new report from the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) details for the first time the global implications and significant personal, social and economic costs associated with women not staying on their osteoporosis treatment. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Relieve the pain without getting sick 
News 14 Charlotte - May 17 3:48 AM
At most hospitals across the country, patients who undergo orthopedic surgery are given narcotics to help them handle the pain. But those drugs have a lot of side effects and many patients simply aren’t able to take them.Save to My Web

Take the Pain Out of Drugs 
Kiplinger Magazine via Yahoo! Finance - May 19 5:18 PM
Shows ways to cut the costs of prescription drugs by joining a drug discount membership program and buying drugs through mail order or online. Notes that low-income seniors can also save directly from drug manufacturers offering their own discount cards.Save to My Web

Northborough senior notes
Northborough-Southborough Villager, MA - May 19, 2006… The Northborough Senior Center along with the Arthritis Foundation will sponsor a presentation on Monday, May 22 at 1 pm at the senior center. …

Cancer risks cited in arthritis drugs
DetNews.com, MI - May 17, 2006Women who’ve never smoked are less likely to die from lung cancer than their male counterparts, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society that …

Walking for Arthritis awareness
WNDU-TV, IN - May 7, 2006South Bend, IN - People walked for a cause Sunday, a cause that affects how others can get around, in the second annual Arthritis Walk in the park. …

Deal with arthritis, naturally!
Afternoon Dispatch & Courier, India - May 8, 2006… Several clinical trials found that eating 3 grams of fish fats a day relieved the joint pain, swelling, and morning stiffness of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and …

Arthritis Drugs May Up Cancer Risk
WebMD - May 16, 2006May 16, 2006 — Rheumatoid arthritisRheumatoid arthritis patients who take the newer biologic medications have a threefold increase in cancercancer risk over …

Walk away the aches and pains of arthritis
Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - May 10, 2006… not only keeps you and your dog fit; it can help relieve some of the aches and stiffness associated with osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. …

Local residents to lead Arthritis walk May 21
Swampscott Reporter, MA - May 10, 2006Swampscott resident Sandy Carroll will be the Adult Walk Ambassador for the Arthritis Foundation’s third annual North Shore Arthritis Walk, joining Youth …

Bone drug may hold hazards 
Sun-Sentinel - May 20 12:16 AM
Millions of midlife and older Americans rely on the medication Fosamax to stave off osteoporosis, a crippling disease that turns bones so brittle that someone can break a hip just by walking around inside the house.Save to My Web

Palestine: Resistance in the Court 
Scoop.co.nz - May 18 2:46 AM
2. Declared Innocent 1.Free Adnan Nimar! May 17, 2006 for pictures see:Save to My Web

Green House offers elderly care and a home 
Lincoln Journal Star - May 18 10:17 PM
A Green House is a nursing home where people want to live. Theres a front yard and backyard, complete with porch, patio furniture and a grill. Ring the door bell.Save to My Web

Company Data Suggests Vioxx Risks Emerge Earlier 
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - May 18 8:46 PM
THURSDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — News that the cardiovascular risks of Vioxx start to surface earlier than the drug’s maker has claimed came as no surprise to experts, who said the latest development only confirms their fears about the safety of the now-withdrawn painkiller.Save to My Web

Company Data Suggests Vioxx Risks Emerge Earlier 
MedicineNet.com - May 20 12:07 AM
Title: Company Data Suggests Vioxx Risks Emerge Earlier Category: Health News Created: 5/19/2006 8:28:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/19/2006 8:28:06 AMSave to My Web

Mantecans painful ordeal with insurance 
Manteca Bulletin - May 19 1:07 AM
One year ago, things were looking up for Debbie and Tony Morisse. Debbie was suffering from some health problems that caused chronic pain: fibromaylagia, degenerative joint and disc disease, and spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia which, she explained, makes her spine look like swiss cheese.Save to My Web

Las Vegas doctor loses appeal in lethal dosage case 
Las Vegas Sun - May 19 5:39 PM
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Friday against a Las Vegas doctor who lost his license following the death of a suicidal woman who, after overdosing on drugs, was given pain-relieving morphine on his orders.Save to My Web

Polycystic Kidney Disease: MRI Provides An Early Alert To Progression 
Medical News Today - May 19 3:02 PM
A new method using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately tracks structural changes that predict functional changes earlier than standard blood and urine tests in people with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD), according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Allergy season arrives in the High Desert 
Daily Press - May 18 6:00 AM
It’s that dreaded time of year again. The watery eyes, itchy throat and runny nose are back. And allergy sufferers are feeling the pain. Allergy season has arrived in full force in the High Desert, according to experts, and it could be several weeks before there is a significant improvement.Save to My Web

New Sepsis Treatment May Come from Discovery of Protein Biomarker 
Senior Journal - May 19 9:44 AM
May 19, 2006 New research indicates that the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein is a key biomarker for sepsis, a severe inflammatory response that develops from bacterial infection. Senior citizens are the most frequent victims of this disease that is the leading cause of death in intensive care units and takes more lives than breast, colon/rectal, pancreatic, and prostate cancer Save to My Web

High Blood Pressure Linked to Female Sexual Dysfunction 
Newswise - May 18 10:20 PM
A study presented today at the 21st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in New York City found that female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is more prevalent in women with hypertension compared to those with normal blood pressure, and that age and duration of hypertension appear to be significant predictors of FSD.Save to My Web

Curing Without Cutting 
BusinessWeek - May 18 2:22 PM
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Mad Money 
Kiplinger Magazine via Yahoo! Finance - May 19 4:05 PM
Presents an eclectic compilation of quirky financial news of 2003, from Sadam Hussein memorabilia on Ebay to a terrorism futures market.Save to My Web

New Study Finds Key Role For VEGF In Onset Of Sepsis 
Science Daily - May 19 3:11 PM
A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has found that the vascular endothelial growth factor protein is a key biomarker for sepsis, a severe inflammatory response that develops following a bacterial infection. The findings, which will be published in the June 12, 2006, issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine and currently appear on-line, offer a promising new Save to My Web

As Weather Gets Warmer, Sports Injuries Increase
CBS2 Chicago, IL - May 17, 2006… Tom Gulino, a registered nurse and certified athletic trainer for Castle Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, said stress … “If there is any leg pain or foot pain …

The Ag Class Hypocrisy
Bay Area Indymedia, CA - May 16, 2006… The veterinarian also provides the guardian with pain medicine to give to the animal, with instructions for post-surgical care. …

Aspirin can relieve acute migraine
Online - International News Network, Pakistan - 9 minutes ago… sufferers rely on OTC medications for the treatment of their migraine pain and, along … Dr. Richard B. Lipton, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New …

Second chances
NorthJersey.com, NJ - 4 hours ago… when that day comes, promise me you’ll remember to take your medicine and dress … days, Ortiz, high on the morphine drip that eased his pain, suffered terrible …

Hocus pocus hospitals
Sun2Surf, Malaysia - May 18, 2006… complementary medicine. These include “safe” herbal products, physical therapy (as for stroke victims), oncology (cancer cures) and benefits like pain …

New clinic up, running
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - May 4, 2006… body. It’s been about four months since her second back operation. The pain medicine she’s been taking is making her sick. But she …

US advisers back Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine
Reuters - GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - The first vaccine to protect young women and girls from a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer won unanimous support from U.S. advisers on Thursday, making approval likely next month. Women’s

Study: Rheumatoid-arthritis drugs may raise cancer, infection risk
Orlando Sentinel - Some drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a devastating disease that can deform bone and cause extreme pain, may increase the risk for serious infections and also some cancers in rare cases, according to an analysis of nine studies involving the

Chamber pays tribute to Guttman
Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach has ‘an involved citizenry with pride in our town,’ says Bill Guttman, winner of the 2006 Pride of Palm Beach Award, Thursday at The Breakers. Guttman stands apart ‘for bringing people in our community together and showing them how to

By TERRY RINDFLEISCH/La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse Tribune - That continued to happen almost every day. After many doctor visits and numerous tests, Michaela was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis about 18 months later. The 11-year-old Trempealeau, Wis., girl has had arthritis since age 5. Her

A Nation of Guinea Pigs
Wired - The origin of Charles Darwin Making pizza with the man behind Halo Lessig on how Microsoft can stop Net fraud More Despite this intemperate setting, Sevagram’s hospital has a good reputation. Though the power fails often, forcing medics to use the

Arthritis Drugs Have Serious Side Effects
KSDK - Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found serious side effects associated with drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The drugs Humira and Remicade work by interfering with an immune system protein that causes the disabling inflammation found in

Teens seek safer high, get hooked on pain pills 
MSNBC - May 16 4:52 AM
Teen smoking and drinking continued to drop, but teenage abuse of prescription drugs has become “an entrenched behavior” that many parents fail to recognize, a survey released Tuesday showed. Save to My Web

Hurricane Katrina: An evacuee’s tale 
Benton Courier - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Julie Schommer’s journey to find shelter in the wake of Hurricane Katrina is a heroic tale. Early last week, the New Orleans woman, who is deaf in one ear, thought she would die on her roof, where she escaped the rising floodwaters.Save to My Web

A Fungus’s Toll on One Lens Wearer 
New York Times - May 18 12:08 PM
For Janice McConnell of Frazer, Pa., a longtime contact lens wearer, the problem began with redness and severe pain in her eye in mid-November.Save to My Web

U.S. District Court Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Action Against Merck 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - May 16 6:00 AM
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.—-May 16, 2006–Merck & Co., Inc. announced that on Friday, May 5, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a consolidated shareholder derivative action alleging that Merck’s officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with Merck’s development and sale of the prescription pain medicine VIOXX.Save to My Web

Teens use painkillers to get high 
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 16 10:49 AM
A study finds that 62 percent of teens say prescription pain relievers are easy to find at home.Save to My Web

Up Next 
CBS News - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
Ed Bradley profiles Yankees superstar Derek Jeter, and has a revealing chat with Jeter’s mom. See the report this Sunday on the 38th season premiere of 60 Minutes .Save to My Web

Arthritis walk raises $6,000 in its first year
Salem Statesman Journal, OR - May 14, 2006In its first year, the Salem Area Arthritis Walk raised about $6,000 Saturday at Salem’s Riverfront Park. Kim Mellen of the Arthritis …

CDC: Arthritis Common Throughout US
FOX News - May 4, 2006By Miranda Hitti. Anywhere you go in the US, there are plenty of people with arthritis, and their ranks are likely to grow as America ages. …

Presentation to offer solutions for joint pain and arthritis
Monroe Times, WI - May 4, 2006However, severe pain may indicate arthritis, which has the potential to dramatically affect everyday activities. On Monday, May …

Walk/Run for arthritis
Bradenton Herald,  United States - May 11, 2006The 2006 Arthritis Walk/Run will begin at 7 pm on May 18 on Old Main Street in downtown Bradenton in conjunction with the “Get Down Downtown.” The event will …

Fashion show romps
Westford Eagle, MA - 2 hours agoWestford Academy students used their passion for fashion to raise money for the National Arthritis Foundation with the first annual “Fighting with Fashion …

Arthritis seminar Thursday in Peoria
The Register-Mail, IL - May 12, 2006PEORIA - The Arthritis Foundation, Greater Illinois Chapter, will present the 10th annual Impact Arthritis educational seminar Thursday at Weaver Ridge Golf …

A Fungus’s Toll on One Lens Wearer
New York Times - For Janice McConnell of Frazer, Pa., a longtime contact lens wearer, the problem began with redness and severe pain in her eye in mid-November. Her left eye became so sensitive to light she wore dark sunglasses indoors. “You know what it felt like

PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Tacoma News Tribune - South Sound Neurosurgery has announced that Dr. Pearl Ren has become a partner in the practice. Ren is board certified in pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation. She received her degree from Jilin Medical College in China. Now a U.S

Ooltewah s Nelson requires treatment
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Ooltewah softball coach Norma Nelson was hospitalized Monday night after complaining of chest pains and pain in her left arm. The Lady Owls were playing Cumberland County at Crossville in a Region 3-AAA semifinal. Ooltewah scorekeeper Jerry Mongar

Prescription, Over-the-Counter Pills Focus of Anti-Drug Campaign
Advertising Age - NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Partnership for a Drug-Free America launched a national educational ad campaign this morning to prevent abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Teens say there is easy access to prescription drugs through a

A simple protocol avoids unnecessary invasive procedures
EurekAlert - When a patient comes to the emergency room with a severe headache, this may be a sign of a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH), an extremely serious condition caused by a bleeding brain aneurysm. On the other hand, there may be less threatening

The High Price of High Heels
WPVI - May 16, 2006 - In the shoe department at Bloomingdales, wedges and platforms are all the rage this season, as well as lots of natural materials like cork, and among the higher-end designer shoes, a lot of ultra-high heels. The stores can’t keep them

Yoga: Fitness for mind and body
Southern Illinoisan - What do you know about yoga? Is it sitting cross-legged on a mat and chanting “om” for several hours? Is it a mysterious ritual that is only for people from Eastern countries? Does it require a person to perform outrageous contortions, or shave his