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Pain Management

Acupuncture Boosts Effectiveness of Standard Medical Care for Chronic Pain, Depression

Feb 02, 2017

Treatment can lessen the severity of chronic pain and depression, health specialists have found. In a report published in the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Journals Library, the resea...

Antibiotics Can Boost Bacterial Reproduction

Feb 02, 2017

The growth of bacteria can be stimulated by antibiotics, scientists have discovered. The EPSRC-funded researchers exposed E.coli bacteria to eight rounds of antibiotic treatment over four days and fo...

Bone Markers as Screening Strategy for Patient Adherence to Osteoporosis Medications

Feb 01, 2017

A new position paper proposes measuring specific bone turnover markers (BTMs) in patients who have initiated use of oral bisphosphonates for postmenopausal osteoporosis as a practical way to identify ...

Burnout & Satisfaction: Examining Trends

Jan 26, 2017

Burnout has been defined as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feelings of ineffectiveness. “Burnout has profound implications for physicians, patients, and their families,â...

Study: Running Actually Lowers Inflammation in Knee Joints

Jan 26, 2017

Running may also slow the process that leads to osteoarthritis. New research from BYU exercise science professors finds that pro-inflammatory molecules actually go down in the knee joint after runn...

Nurse Practitioners Step in to Fill Growing Need for House Calls

Jan 25, 2017

Researcher: States could revisit regulations on NPs to help meet demand. Nurse practitioners are increasingly providing house calls for frail and elderly patients, eclipsing any other specialties in ...

Increasing Calcium Intake Unlikely to Boost Bone Health or Prevent Fractures

Jan 23, 2017

Diet or supplements should not be recommended for fracture prevention. Increasing calcium intake through dietary sources or supplements is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in olde...

Opioid Treatment Programs & Older Adults

Jan 19, 2017

Few studies have examined substance use among older adults, especially among those who need substance abuse treatment. This is a vulnerable patient population that may put increasing demands and costs...

Antimicrobial Sutures Can Prevent Surgical Site Infections and Save Money

Jan 19, 2017

New analyses of the published clinical studies indicate that antimicrobial sutures are effective for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs), and they can result in significant cost savings. The re...

Chronic Pain & Mental Health

Jan 13, 2017

According to published research, chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions account for four of the top nine diseases that contribute to years lived with disability in the United States. These disorders ...

Sudden Drop in Temperature Increases Risk of Respiratory Infections

Jan 13, 2017

Researchers discover more details about how outdoor temperature and flu outbreaks are linked. According to calculations, a cold week with an average temperature below zero degree Celsius precedes the...

Weather Plays No Part in Aches and Pains

Jan 11, 2017

Studies disprove a long-standing opinion on cold weather and pain. Professor Chris Maher, of The George Institute for Global Health, said: "The belief that pain and inclement weather are linked dates...

Infographic: Best & Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle

Jan 06, 2017

With “lose weight and get fit” being both the most popular and most commonly broken New Year’s resolution, and the level of inactivity among Americans aged 6 and older decreasing from 28.3% in 2...

Initial Opioid Use & Long-Term Risks

Jan 05, 2017

As opioid prescribing has increased over the past two decades, the United States healthcare system has also seen rising rates of overdoses and addiction treatment resulting from misuse and abuse of th...

Linking Concussions to the Brain's Ability to Process Sound

Dec 23, 2016

The secret to reliably diagnosing concussions lies in the brain's ability to process sound, according to a new study by researchers from Northwestern University's Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory. ...

Knee Osteoarthritis: Guidelines for Surgery

Dec 16, 2016

According to current estimates, 27 million adults in the United States—or more than 10% of the adult population—have clinical osteoarthritis, a condition that ranks among the leading causes of hos...

Migraine Sufferers Have Significantly More Nitrate-Reducing Microbes in Their Mouths

Dec 08, 2016

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that the mouths of migraine sufferers harbor significantly more microbes with the ability to modify nitrates than people...

Why wounds heal more slowly with age

Nov 21, 2016

Older bodies need longer to mend. This reality of aging has been documented since World War I, with the observation that wounds heal slower in older soldiers. Yet until now, researchers have not been ...

Ultra-long acting pill releases daily doses of medicine for a month

Nov 17, 2016

Imagine swallowing a pill today that continues releasing the daily dose of a medicine you need for the next week, month or even longer. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and their collab...

Trump & The Unlacing of the Affordable Care Act

Nov 10, 2016

Harvard analysts ponder changes across the American and global landscapes.   After a grueling 18-month election that shattered conventional wisdom and longstanding norms of civility and fai...

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