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| Back To School, Backpack Safety | Wed, 25 Aug 2010 |
| Backpacks are a leading cause of back and shoulder pain for millions of school children across the nation. As students gear up for back to school this fall, Minnesota chiropractors would like to offer parents ways to help children avoid backpack injuries. Over 40 million students carry a backpack to school each day... | |
| Improving Weight Loss Success By Putting Focus On Immediate Health Benefits | Thu, 12 Aug 2010 |
| Most weight loss programs try to motivate individuals with warnings of the long-term health consequences of obesity: increased risk for cancer, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and asthma. New research suggests the immediate health benefits - such as reduced pain - may be the most effective motivator for helping obese individuals shed extra weight and commit to keeping it off... | |
| Question Mark Over Combination Pain Relief Products | Mon, 02 Aug 2010 |
| Codeine is a weak opioid used in many combination pain relief products, but its role in managing acute pain is questioned in this month's edition of Australian Prescriber. In the article Dr Bridin Murnion, from the Drug Health Service at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, discusses the evidence around combinations of different painkillers in the same tablet (eg... | |
| Novel Treatment For Pain In Sickle Cell Disease | Sat, 24 Jul 2010 |
| A University of Minnesota Medical School research team led by Kalpna Gupta, Ph.D., has discovered that cannibinoids offer a novel approach to ease the chronic and acute pain caused by sickle cell disease (SCD)... | |
| Majority Of Ontarians Suffering From Rheumatoid Arthritis Not Receiving Needed Speciality Care | Wed, 07 Jul 2010 |
| Nearly 60 per cent of Ontarians with rheumatoid arthritis - an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints - were not seen by a specialist within a one year period to treat the debilitating disease, according to a new study. Even more concerning is that women of child-bearing age are less likely to see a specialist than women 45 or older, say researchers from St... | |
| Effective Local Pain Relief Provided By Topical Treatments | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 |
| Gels, creams and sprays containing painkillers such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, and piroxicam are safe and effective treatments for local pain, according to Cochrane Researchers. A new systematic review they have conducted shows that topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are more effective than placebos for treating short-term pain and have few side effects... | |
| Empowering Employees In Ergonomics: DOE JGI Wins 2010 Ergo Cup | Mon, 29 Mar 2010 |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) now has a matched pair of Ergo Cups after winning at the 13th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The Ergo Cup highlights ergonomic innovations from institutions and multinational corporations... | |
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| What Is Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)? What Causes Repetitive Strain Injury? | Tue, 19 Jan 2010 |
| Repetitive strain injury or RSI, also known as repetitive stress injury, repetitive motion injuries, repetitive motion disorder (RMD), cumulative trauma disorder (CTD), occupational overuse syndrome, overuse syndrome, and regional musculoskeletal disorder is a range of painful or uncomfortable conditions of the muscles, tendons, nerves and other soft tissues... | |
| Efficacy Of Low-Level Laser Therapy In The Treatment Of Neck Pain | Fri, 13 Nov 2009 |
| An article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet reports that low-level laser therapy (LLLT) reduces pain after treatment for non-specific neck pain. The article is the work of Dr Roberta Chow, Nerve Research Foundation, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Australia, and colleagues... | |
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| Supervised Exercise Therapy For Knee Pain Is Better Than Usual Care | Wed, 21 Oct 2009 |
| A study published today on bmj.com reports that supervised exercise therapy is more effective at reducing pain and improving function than usual care for patients with severe knee pain. Knee pain is a common reason to visit the doctor. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a condition in which pain occurs at the front of the knee during or after exercise... | |
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| Women With Breast Cancer Have Low Vitamin D Levels | Fri, 09 Oct 2009 |
| Women with breast cancer should be given high doses of vitamin D because a majority of them are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, which could contribute to decreased bone mass and greater risk of fractures, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center... | |
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| New Beryllium Reference Material For Occupational Safety Monitoring | Thu, 24 Sep 2009 |
| Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium. Beryllium, an exotic rare-earth metal used as a hardener in high-performance alloys and ceramics, can cause berylliosis - a chronic, incurable and sometimes fatal illness... | |
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| Treatment For Chronic Shoulder Pain: Better Results With Exercise Than Shockwave Treatment | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 |
| A study just published on bmj.com reports that supervised exercises are more effective than shockwave treatment to relieve chronic shoulder pain. Shoulder pain is the fourth most frequent type of musculoskeletal pain reported to general practitioners and physiotherapists. Physiotherapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and steroid injections are often part of the treatment... | |
| Natural Anti-Inflammatory Power Of Tart Cherries May Help Relieve Post-Exercise Muscle Pain | Sat, 30 May 2009 |
| Drinking cherry juice could help ease the pain for people who run, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference in Seattle, Wash. The study showed people who drank tart cherry juice while training for a long distance run reported significantly less pain after exercise than those who didn't... | |
| Purdue Study Finds Dairy Better For Bones Than Calcium Carbonate | Sat, 02 May 2009 |
| Connie Weaver, distinguished professor and head of the food and nutrition department, found that the bones of rats fed nonfat dry milk were longer, wider, more dense and stronger than those of rats fed a diet with calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is the most common form of calcium used in calcium-fortified foods and supplements... | |
| Pilot Study Finds Inexpensive Drug Appears To Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain | Mon, 20 Apr 2009 |
| For Tara Campbell, the onset of her fibromyalgia began slowly with repeated sore throats, fevers and fatigue. By the time she was diagnosed, a year later, she had become so debilitated by flulike symptoms and exhaustion that she often couldn't get off the couch all day. "Fall, a year ago, I hit my very, very worst," said Campbell, 39, of Walnut Creek, Calif... | |
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| New Fibromyalgia Channel On Medical News Today | Sat, 14 Feb 2009 |
| Medical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Fibromyalgia channel. The section will include news on the chronic condition characterized by widespread muscle, tendon and ligament pain, extreme sensitivity to touch and fatigue. The condition is most prevalent amongst women between 35 and 60 years of age although it also affects men and other age groups... | |
| Potential Key To Lyme Disease Identified By UT Southwestern Scientists | Tue, 10 Feb 2009 |
| Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that may help give Lyme disease its bite. The findings suggest that the bacterial protein, which aids in transporting the metal manganese, is essential for the bacterium that causes Lyme disease to become virulent... | |
| New Back Pain Channel On Medical News Today | Sun, 25 Jan 2009 |
| Medical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Back Pain channel. The section will include news on the causes of back pain, including trapped nerves, spinal trauma, inflammatory disease and more. Plus information on treatments, surgery and clinical trials... | |
