Study confirms safety and tolerability of zaleplon for long-term treatment of insomnia
...s; a new home or job; jet lag; a new workschedule; pain from arthritis, headache, menstrual cramps, or backache; stressor anxiety; or use of certain medications. Chronic insomnia, or insomnia thatlasts for more than one month, may be related to medical or behavioral problems. "Treating chronic in...NIAMS funds multicenter study of surgical vs. nonsurgical treatment of back pain
...for help. An additional 1,800 people with back pain will be observed to assess healthand resource outc...t of medical care for thosedisabled by severe back pain range from $30 to $70 billion annually. Data from the preferenceobservation group will be integr...NIAMS funds the North American Spondylitis Consortium
...d the bonesand joints in the spine. The result is pain and stiffness, especially in thelower back. While AS primarily affects the spine, it can also causeinflammation in the hips, shoulders and knees. AS usually begins in lateadolescence or early adulthood. The disease is primarily diagnosed in men;ho...Scientists uncover possible cause of colitis
...t"). Colitis causes often severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea, Collinssaid. As many as one person in 2,000 suffers from some form of inflammatorybowel disease at any time and the treatments are sometimes inadequate or tooburdened by side effects. Sergio Sturiale, MD, research fellow ...Brain releases marijuana-like substance in response to pain, study finds
...ers that documented its release in the brain's pain response system for the first time. The canna...oduced analgesia - the absence of anormal sense of pain - in response to pain in anesthetized rats. The findings are published in theOct. 12 issue of th...Study finds reliability problems with nerve test for carpal tunnel syndrome
...t all of those who complain of symptoms like wrist pain and tingling fingers will show nerve damage during the test. What's more, the test can produce very different results depending on who performs it. For the estimated 850,000 Americans who visit their doctors each year complaining of carpal tunnel-lik...Smoking especially dangerous for individuals with gene that causes coronary artery spasm
...at reduces blood supply to the heart causing chest pain or, in severe cases, even a heart attack. They reported their finding today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. A coronary artery spasm occurs when a coronary artery -- one of the blood vessels supplying blood to the heart -- co...New treatment may relieve chronic pain, as reported in the 19 November issue of Science
...atments for chronic pain, scientists have relieved pain in rats by dispatching molecular "smart bombs" to ...gets just those nerve cells, or neurons, that send pain messages to the brain, it shouldn't cause the side effects of drugs such as morphine or the complica...$500,000 gift launches new clinical research effort in peripheral neuropathy
...ive numbness and weakness in the arms and legs and pain in the hands and arms, legs and feet. The goals ...oticed symptoms a few years ago, when he developed pain in his feet, not enough to prevent him from working but enough to cause a great deal of discomfort a......becomes thin and fragile. Fractures of the hip and pain and compression in the spine are some of the most common problems associated with the disorder. Osteoporosis patients have often lost 50 to 60 percent of their bone mass in these crucial areas, so rebuilding this bone is key to their recovery, accord...Sexual fantasies increase pain tolerance
...the authors' theory about the relationship between pain and mood, couldproduce simple, cost-free ways to lessen pain in a variety of situations, says anesthesiologist PeterS. Staats, M.D., who led the study. "It also...Engineered mice point to new target for pain relief
...w drugs that make morphine last longer and relieve pain at lower doses. The researchers report in the Dec. 24 Science that morphine prevents pain longer and more completely when administered to mice engineered to lack a protein switch called "bet...Radiating relief: Researcher combats stubborn arthritis with neutrons
... in a gentle beam of neutrons may someday ease the pain of severe rheumatoid arthritis for thousands of Americans. In collaboration with the Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, physicist Jacquelyn Yanch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has devised a ...National prize in neuroscience endowed by UNC professor
...anding contributions to the field. Perl's work in pain mechanisms has been highly influential. He was the...n. He continues to explore the biological bases of pain sensation. "The prize allows me to acknowledge the University for the opportunities it has given me...Molecular repair of ruptured discs
When low back pain strikes and the diagnosis is a ruptured disc, some...-surgical treatments for herniated discs. Low back pain is a common problem, affecting between 60 and 80 percent of Americans during their lifetime, and mos...Register now for the 2000 AAAS Annual Meeting
...tion changes in crime and punishment treatment of pain the future of space travel social behavior among primates and humans functional foods: research and marketing studies of urban sprawl from space the use of math in Hollywood and daily life HOTEL INFORMATION Please call the Washington DC Convent...Celiac disease not as uncommon as once thought, say researchers at Wake Forest
...ncluding bouts of diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain when exposed to foods containing gluten. A total of 1,200 individuals took part in this study. ...Immune system chemical may predict worsening of coronary heart disease in women
...d chronic stable angina, defined by characteristic pain on exertion or after exercise, and the remainder h...condition. Their heart function, symptoms of chest pain as well as the number of acute events, such as heart attack, were monitored over a period of 12 mont...Pain drug reveals what most already know - men's and women's brains are simply different
...UCSF scientists are reporting that an experimental pain drugknown as a kappa-opioid brings pain relief to female rats but not males, afinding that adds weight to a recent UCSF clinical finding, an...