An Important New Clue In Susceptibility To Crohn’s Disease
Medical News Today - Common symptoms include abdominal pain and diarrhea, but the disorder is often associated with debilitating clinical is one of the most important objectives of modern medical genetics, potentially paving the way towards personalized medicine

When Fla. lawmakers need money, they look to the sales tax
Ledger - I doubt that there’s going to be any replacement revenues raised by the state to comfort local governments for the pain the While food and medicine are among the most significant items exempted, the sales tax collections contributed $22.1 billion to

Around the nation
Arizona Daily Star - Police said Friday the attacker sedated the victim by forcing her to swallow over-the-counter pain medicine in large doses.

Now, let s talk about sex, doc
Daily News and Analysis - consultant in sexual medicine. orgasm and genital pain. Social, psychological and emotional factors too make women s sexual problems more complicated. However, there are also a number of physiological conditions that can be treated with medicine to

Novartis has agreed to stop selling Zelnorm in US
Xagena Medical News - Medicine because a new safety analysis has found a higher chance of myocardial infarction, stroke, and worsening heart chest pain

Awake and in pain under the knife
Globe and Mail - awake but unable to provide a signal a wiggle of a toe, the bat of an eyelash to communicate the excruciating pain Though medicine is often referred to as more art than science, nowhere is that more true than with anesthesia. The amount of

Police fear robbery, burglary cases may be linked
MLive.com - On Monday, someone broke into the an unidentified Grand Rapids Township pharmacy looking for pain medication, according to the Kent County Sheriff’s Department. Then Tuesday night, a man held the lone clerk at knife-point demanding cash at the

Top News Headlines
InteliHealth - as a successor to Vioxx may substantially increase the risk of stroke and heart attack and is no more effective for pain CHICAGO (AP) — Thirteen young diabetics in Brazil have ditched their insulin shots and need no other medication thanks to a

Pfizer drops; Johnson Controls surges
Chicago Tribune - Sales of the arthritis pain drug Celebrex climbed 22 percent, to $598 million, and sales of the impotence drug Viagra increased 11 percent, to $434 million, But sales of the blood pressure medication Norvasc, the company’s second biggest-selling drug

Corzine Is Said to Be Moving Toward Consciousness
New York Times - Corzine s back to deliver medication directly to his chest cavity, in hopes that it would allow them to reduce his intravenous sedatives and pain medication and allow him to breathe without mechanical assistance. By this morning, when Mr. Corzine

Drug treatment may be alternative to surgery
Joplin Globe - Patients with stable and reliable symptoms or predictable chest pain are good candidates for medication, he said. Those with unstable symptoms or those in an emergency situation should look at angioplasty and the use of stents. The one plus

Local Doctor Indicted For Alleged Sex With Patient
NewsNet 5 - BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio — A local doctor accused of exchanging pain pills for sex was indicted today. Prosecutors said 73-year-old geriatric Dr. Herbert Medoff illegally dispensed pain medication to recovering drug addicts in exchange for sex. Seven

Infection, blood clots are biggest threats
Newark Star-Ledger - He was listed in critical but stable condition and was receiving pain medication. It’s unlikely the governor will recall the accident or these early days of pain and heavy sedation, the experts said. Doctors at Cooper found no apparent injuries to

North Jersey Media Group
NorthJersey.com - For now Corzine remains unable to talk due to the ventilator and is on a strong regimen of pain medication. Corzine Chief of Staff Tom Shea said he is still looking at Corzine’s incapacitation as a short-term absence of “a week or so.” “We’re hopeful

VITAL SIGNS
Marketwatch - City, Calif., man who once relied on a cane has returned to active living, thanks to modern AIDS drugs and the pain relief What sets him apart is his medication regimen, which includes cannabis (any of the preparations or chemicals derived from the

Junior doctors call for cannabis on NHS
Herald - for change in the law to allow the use of cannabinoid medication to treat disease. Dr Andrew Thomson, a Scottish GP and leading figure in the BMA, told the association’s Junior Members Forum he had watched one of his patients suffer intolerable pain

War’s Pain, Softened With a Brush Stroke
Washington Post - He had never done art before beginning the therapy. “I feel like I’m making progress,” he said, his speech slow and particular. “I am on strong medication for pain. Art relaxes me. It lets me be creative and gives me something to focus on and get into

Off-Label Use: Pain Medication and Antipsychotics May Stop Brain Tumor
Scientific American - OLD THERAPIES, NEW TARGET: New research suggests that drugs commonly used as antipsychotics or pain relievers can also help slow the growth of brain tumors. After screening nearly 1,300 chemical compounds, scientists have identified a number of drugs

David Cook: The Life Story Of Bobby
Chattanoogan - After a car wreck in 1999, Bobby became addicted to pain medication, and continues to battle his addiction through counseling and services with the Community Kitchen. My Addiction ”It was May of 1999. I fell asleep with the cruise control set at 75

10 myths about the pill busted
CNN - Pain during insertion (for about three minutes you’ll feel a sensation akin to intense menstrual cramps), and cramps and It’s OK to take any medicine with the pill. St. John’s Wort, a popular supplement used for depression, cuts the pill’s

Chickenpox vaccine effects fade over time
CNN - The findings, reported fully for the first time in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine, have already had an impact. They The chickenpox virus remains in the body for life and can be reactivated as shingles, a rash that can cause pain that

Arthritis sufferer grew cannabis
This is Wiltshire - Jane Tadman, spokesman for Arthritis Research Campaign, said sufferers were forced to try other options of pain relief, away from conventional medicine. She said: “The problem is that there aren’t many drugs that have much of a benefit, in terms of

Analysis: Merck’s COX-2 Bid Quashed
INS News - them at risk of cardiovascular death, said Felson, a professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine. After hearing Merck’s results, Felson said he concluded that 20 is enough. COX-2 drugs have never been shown to be better pain

Heart attacks sometimes cause little or no pain
South Coast Today - Usually a person having a heart attack feels crushing or squeezing pain in the left chest. Pain can radiate from the chest The medicine reads, “This medicine is a thyroid hormone used to treat low thyroid levels.” I think she should not be taking it

Gene find raises hope for gentler, highly effective cancer treatments
Guardian Unlimited - Special report: medicine and health Medicine and health archived articles sensitive to chemotherapy have been discovered by scientists, an advance that could pave the way for highly effective, pain

Where in Sam Hill do these sayings come from?
Daily Statesman - Its meaning in modern language is to endure pain or to “take it like a man” as some might have said in years past. The saying originates from battlefield medicine dating back to around the Revolutionary War period. In the days before anesthesia came

Doctors: Arthritis drug Arcoxia risky too
USA Today - Arcoxia is the “son of Vioxx,” says Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. “If it’s Arcoxia, Vioxx and another pain reliever, Celebrex, are three different “COX-2 inhibitors.” Their selling point has been a

What women want
Guardian Unlimited - Special report: medicine and health Medicine and health archived articles where medical expertise is to be concentrated should also be available for those at risk or who want sophisticated pain

It s Not a Plumbing Problem : Doctors Also Fight the Popular
New York Times - Valentin Fuster, a professor of cardiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. The only thing proven to reduce the Over the next 45 years, his chance of ever having a heart attack or symptoms of heart disease, like chest pain, is just 5

Matters of the heart
Sentinel & Enterprise - It is now available at the New England Journal of Medicine’s Web site. Chest-pain relief Patients with stents did, however, experience a “significantly higher” degree of chest-pain relief than those who were only on medication and changing their

Jensen column: Pain in rear might be syndrome
St. Cloud Times - At one time or another, everyone has had pain in the buttocks area. This pain can be caused by different things, but one of This column is the opinion of Times sports medicine columnist Tom Jensen. Contact him at 259-4141, or send your comments to

Arthritis sufferer grew cannabis
This is Wiltshire - Jane Tadman, spokesman for Arthritis Research Campaign, said sufferers were forced to try other options of pain relief, away from conventional medicine. She said: “The problem is that there aren’t many drugs that have much of a benefit, in terms of

Marijuana: Medicine or drug?
Missoulian - Because Robin Prosser uses prescribed marijuana to ease her chronic pain and illness, she calls it medicine. Because Jeff Sweetin is a federal agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency, he calls it a dangerous drug. And because federal law supersedes

Veterans wrestle with return to civilian jobs
Berkshire Eagle - two years ago, he struggled to cope with an American-style job search, let alone punching a clock after sticking pain A study published last month in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that 31 percent of veterans returning from Iraq and

Grocery-Store Drug Theft Ends With Man in Storage Cage
Ledger - Peoples said he began taking pain medication following a motorcycle accident in 2003. He later started using the prescription medicine OxyContin for recreational use, before it got “out of hand,” Peoples said. Peoples, who confessed to sheriff’s

Celebrex Commercial Draws Criticism
New York Times - today defended the advertisement. We do feel that this ad is a very responsible approach to talking about a medicine, and Because of the differences, the heart association recommends a hierarchy for pain treatment of people with known

‘It shoved my feet through the floorboard’
Salisbury Post - Roberta Hill uses the remote to stimulate her implanted spinal cord stimulator to kill the pain in her back and legs. She was in a traffic accident that broke both her legs and has had pain since the wreck. Dr. Robert Wilson, a pain medicine

Living with pain
Morris County Daily Record - Last September Merritt left her job as clinical coordinator of Saint Clare’s Center for Complementary Medicine to manage her own pain better. But she did not abandon the monthly free day and evening support groups she started in January 2004 as the

Where in Sam Hill do these sayings come from?
Daily Statesman - Its meaning in modern language is to endure pain or to “take it like a man” as some might have said in years past. The saying originates from battlefield medicine dating back to around the Revolutionary War period. In the days before anesthesia came

High-Tech Mammograms Faulted 
Washington Post - Apr 04 8:01 PM
Computer systems designed to make mammograms more accurate turn out to make them less reliable, according to the largest study to evaluate the increasingly popular high-tech versions of the common test for breast cancer. Save

This Bed’s a Little Different 
The Signal - Apr 06 1:50 AM
When walking into Migun Therapeutic Beds, it’s obvious that this is not your typical store. Several beds are laid out, each with a set of helium lights encapsulated in jade. The center echoes with a hint of quiet, and the decoration lends itself to relaxation.Save

Police nab SoCal man accused of stealing cache of pain pills 
The Daily Comet - Apr 06 2:04 AM
Police arrested a man Thursday who is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of pain pills from Orange County pharmacies. Brian Dow Fleming, 38, was taken into custody without incident as he entered a Huntington Beach drug store.Save

Pain Control After Surgery Reduces Days Of Hospitalization 
Science Daily - Apr 02 2:03 PM
Effective postoperative pain control using continuous peripheral nerve block reduced hospitalization by nearly a day, University of Pittsburgh physicians reported today. Being able to decrease the time that patients spend in the hospital helps to reduce the patient’s exposure to the risk of hospital-acquired infection and associated complications, and also has an overall economic benefit.Save

Honorable mentions 
The Herald-Sun - Apr 06 9:25 PM
The Orange County Commissioners have reappointed Peggy Cohn, Frances Kovens and Jerry Ann Gregory to the Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee. …Save

Expansion on track 
CentralOhio.com - Apr 05 10:24 AM
Construction on a $6.8 million center for physical therapy at Fremont’s Memorial Hospital is running ahead of schedule, and Chief Executive Officer Al Gorman said it should be ready by the fall.Save

Ibuprofen Risky For Heart Patients?
CBS News - Steve Nissen, MD, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at The Cleveland Clinic and past president of the American College of not be the first time that relatively small numbers of heart attacks caused a major change in how doctors look at pain

Science & Medicine | Drug Company Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sickle
Kaisernetwork.org - Science & Medicine | Drug Company Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sickle-Cell Disease Drug, Citing Ineffectiveness in Pain Relief

Drug theft leads to dopey behavior, man admits
Star-Banner - Peoples said he began taking pain medication following a motorcycle accident in 2003. He later started using the prescription medicine Oxycontin for recreational use, before it got out of hand, Peoples said. Peoples, who confessed to

Safety fears after drug linked to strokes
News.com.au - The treatment is the only prescription medicine available in Australia to treat the multiple symptoms of irritable bowel, which include abdominal pain, bloating and constipation. A drug company spokeswoman said the company was still in discussions

Smith s pounds weighed heavily on Playboy
MSNBC - Howard Marshall, Elite Models co-founder Monique Pillard said Smith was also taking prescription drugs for pain in her back That medicine also was found in the system of her idol, Marilyn Monroe, upon her death. According to Playboy’s associates

Low-cost dental clinic to close
Akron Beacon Journal - Basically, what they get is a pain medicine and maybe some antibiotic.” Akron Community Health Resources needs between $400,000 to $500,000 in grant money or other community support annually to operate the dental clinic, Tate said. “Unless there is a

Spicy Pepper Remedy Equalizes Spring Pollen Allergies 
[Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Apr 03 12:01 AM
For centuries, hot peppers have been credited with mysterious medicinal properties due to their unique ability to produce natural heat. Throughout history, hot peppers have been used to fight topical pain, headaches and even heart attacks, but today nature’s tasty heat generators are also being used to treat common allergy symptoms.Save

To Your Good Health : Even mild arthritis drugs can have bad side effects 
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Apr 02 11:29 PM
By Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have osteoarthritis in both knees. You answered a womans question and said that Tylenol, aspirin, Aleve or Advil could calm pain and reduce joint inflammation.Save

UT Metroplex Institutions to Collaborate on Biomedical Research 
Newswise - Apr 04 10:29 AM
Researchers from the three University of Texas campuses in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area are combining their expertise in biomedical science, engineering and physical sciences on projects aimed at solving real-world medical problems.Save

Criminals get sick too: The cost of health care at the Weld County Jail 
Greeley Tribune - Apr 01 12:03 AM
For most people, a headache in the morning requires little more than a walk to the medicine cabinet to get a couple pain killers.Save

Healthy Smiles Make for Healthy Hearts 
RedNova - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
A healthy smile is more than a set of pearly whites. Good oral hygiene is as important for your mental health as it is for your overall physical well being.Save

Many face lower back pain 
Rocky Mount Telegram - Apr 03 6:11 AM
Lower back pain is a significant health problem affecting all age groups and socioeconomic classes.Save

Abbott Seeks US, Europe OK For Humira In Psoriasis
Beurs.nl - The company said more than 180,000 patients worldwide are currently being treated with the drug, which is approved in the U.S. and Europe for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Clinical trials are

Breast implants boost self-esteem, according to study
Inside Bay Area - Research by the Arthritis Foundation suggests that people who exercise regularly, and that includes walking at a moderate pace, have less joint pain than those less active. More than 80 percent of people with arthritis who exercise three days or more

CompuMed, Inc. Participates in 7th European Congress on Clinical and
Forbes - CompuMed, Inc (OTC:CMPD) — a medical informatics company leading the development of advanced imaging technology for cost-effective analysis and monitoring — presented clinical data on its arthritis application at the 7th European Congress on

Benefits could suffer delays
Detroit News - In fact, hemorrhoids are the 11th most common disability for which U.S. vets are compensated, after such conditions as defective hearing, arthritis, diabetes and hypertension. A conservative calculation of the cost of the benefits to veterans for

Drug Jitters
BusinessWeek - Many analysts are watching closely to see how the FDA deals with Merck’s latest arthritis drug, Arcoxia, which works by the same mechanism as Vioxx. The company is expected to present data to the FDA’s Arthritis Advisory Committee on Apr. 12. Pushing

IBEX Announces Release of New C2C Urine Assay for Arthritis
Genetic Engineering News - IBEX Technologies Inc. (TSX: IBT) today announced that it has released for sale to the pharmaceutical research market the new C2C Urine ELISA kit. The new assay for C2C, a cartilage breakdown product, is similar to the current IBEX C2C ELISA but has

MedImmune Promotes Three Leaders in Key Scientific & Medical Roles
PR Inside - Coyle, Ph.D., oversees MedImmune’s preclinical research in disease areas such as asthma, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and sepsis. Prior to joining MedImmune as a senior director in 2005, Dr. Coyle served as director, inflammation biology, at