If you suffer from pain, your doctor should consider it a disease
...," accurately describing chronic pain. Additional points argue that chronic pain can persist long after its...ssification, the idea is catching on. The article points out that chronic pain is "clearly a very widespread condition as several recent studies revealed tha...Spinal cord injury patients show improvement in early device study
...nts recorded a net improvement at one year of 20.4 points (maximum 112) pinprick sensation, 25.5 points (maximum 112) light touch sensation, and 6.3 points (maximum 100) for improved motor function. The p...Mayo Clinic discovery on nature of rheumatoid arthritis lung disease may offer patients therapy
...ients' lung tissues. The results establish two key points never before fully documented in the laboratory: Certain specific T cells of the immune system, whose normal job in healthy people is to attack disease organisms that invade the body, are more abundant in tissue samples from patients with RA lung ...Holidays, birthdays and postponement of cancer deaths
...ically immediately afterwards. But Young points out those studies covered relatively small populations, and may reflect a general tendency for people to selectively remember positive events. He says while some may feel the findings of the study take away the hope of a prolonged life, others may se...Poison and firearms stored in open endanger visiting kids
...y Prevention Research Center and colleagues. "This points to the need to encourage parents to investigate the safety practices in homes in which their children visit, whether other children live there or not," Coyne-Beasley says. Coyne-Beasley and colleagues surveyed 1,003 households nationwide about househ...Acupuncture relieves pain and improves function in knee osteoarthritis
...ctice of inserting thin needles into specific body points to improve health and well-being--originated in China more than 2,000 years ago. In 2002, acupuncture was used by an estimated 2.1 million U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2002 National Health Interview Surv...Chemicals found in cherries may help fight diabetes
... version that adorns ice cream and cocktails, Nair points out. Many of the beneficial cherry pigments that were present in the fresh fruit have been removed during processing, replaced with food coloring, and extra sugar has been added. The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered b...Drinking without food may set you up for high blood pressure
...portant clinical implications," said Stranges. "It points out that drinking without food may counteract any benefit to the cardiovascular system associated with moderate alcohol consumption." Those drinking mostly outside of mealtimes reported a significant increase in risk of hypertension compared ...Report on health insurance coverage of Iowa children shows gaps
...s of health insurance for children, and the report points to several trends that policymakers should consider, said Peter Damiano, D.D.S., one of the report's authors and director of the Health Policy Research Program at the UI Public Policy Center. "One of the most important things we saw was that nearly ...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
... a sample of this size would be +/- 3.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The survey was released on behalf of Asthma Action America, a national asthma education campaign supported by leading organizations committed to improving asthma care in the U.S., and was funded by GlaxoSmithKline. Glax...Stem cell research: The new medicine of the future
...to find a balance between seemingly irreconcilable points of view, the United Kingdom moves steadily toward a future in which tissue reengineering may become as commonplace as the tetanus booster. It's an experience the United States should learn from. The key in the United Kingdom is an unprecedented degre...Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
...verall and across many therapy classes. This study points to opportunities currently available to plan sponsors to encourage greater use of generic medications. "Generic drugs are the key to managing the growing cost of prescription drugs, making it possible for plan sponsors to continue to provide an attr...Colon cancer screening with CT may also identify heart attack risk
...Society of North America (RSNA). "This early study points to the possibility of multiple diagnostic benefits for patients participating in certain colon cancer screenings," said lead author, Jesse A. Davila, M.D., a fellow in musculoskeletal radiology at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in Florida. Computed...MRI-guided ultrasound therapy relieves symptoms in patients with uterine fibroids
...ight be just the beginning, said Dr. Gedroyc. "It points the way forward to the utilization of this technology in other areas such as the treatment of solid organ malignancies," he said....Researchers debate recreational use of PDE-5 inhibitors
... cover story of pH7 Magazine. He will discuss the points behind taking PDE-5 inhibitors solely as a medication for real health problems. ...Iris Murdoch's last novel reveals first signs of Alzheimer's disease
...f vocabulary used, and when examined at successive points in a text, reflects the rate at which the author introduces new words. In Murdoch's works, the smallest number of word-types occurred in Jackson's Dilemma and the largest in The Sea, The Sea. The rate of introduction of new word types was also striki...ESA at the world's largest medical exhibition
... Development at ESA's Commercial Promotion Office, points out: "We offer to any company in the health sector the perfect environment not only for research and product testing, but also a unique marketing platform which offers possibilities that are literally out of this world. We want to share this chance a...Ovarian cancer does have early warning signs, Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center find
...an make a difference," says Dr. Yawn. Dr. Barrette points out, however, that ovarian cancer can progress from stage to stage in a matter of months, making it far more aggressive than malignancies such as breast cancer. Ovarian cancer occurs in 1 out of 70 women. ...Capsules may be effective in treating bipolar disorder
...improvements in mean YMRS total scores at all time points during the trial. At the end of the trial, significant reductions in YMRS total scores were observed in both manic and mixed patients. Furthermore, significant improvements were shown in CGI-I and CGI-S scores. Total score improvements in HDRS were......ast one fresh apple a day might help. But Lee also points out that results so far are limited to cell studies and that more advanced research, particularly in animals, is still needed to confirm the findings. Previously Lee and his associates have shown that apples may help protect against cancer too. For ...