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Decreased physical activity following car accident increases chance of persistent pain in older adults

Posted on: 05/06/2015 - 18:57

BETHESDA, MD. – Senior citizens who have a motor vehicle collision are advised to maintain a regimen of physical activity in the weeks immediately following the crash; otherwise they risk developing...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Obesity implicated in spinal degeneration

Posted on: 16/05/2015 - 20:40

SEATTLE – Heavier individuals are more likely to have degenerative changes of the lumbar spine seen on MRI, according to findings from an analysis o... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 05:01

Emergency department visits associated with the misuse or abuse of tramadol more than doubled from 2005 to 2011, while visits for adverse reactions to... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 05:01

Emergency department visits associated with the misuse or abuse of tramadol more than doubled from 2005 to 2011, while visits for adverse reactions to tramadol increased 1.5-fold, according to two...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ACOG: IV regimen safely resolved acute headache in pregnant women

Posted on: 03/05/2015 - 14:56

SAN FRANCISCO – Intravenous metoclopramide and diphenhydramine given together provided more effective headache relief than did codeine in pregnant w... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

AAN: Maternal valproate linked to kids’ physical, cognitive problems

Posted on: 30/04/2015 - 20:18

WASHINGTON – One-quarter of valproate-exposed children in an ongoing study had a major birth defect or reduced IQ, Dr. Kimford Meador reported at th... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

CDC: Opioid use high among reproductive age women

Posted on: 22/01/2015 - 18:00

Nearly 40% of a reproductive age women enrolled in Medicaid and nearly 30% of those with private insurance filled an opioid prescription between 2008 ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Open wide: new insights into burning mouth syndrome

Posted on: 04/01/2015 - 17:47

AMSTERDAM – The incidence of burning mouth syndrome is considerably lower than previously reported, according to findings from the first population-based study of the disorder. The age- and...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Recommendations mixed on oral contraceptives for female migraineurs

Posted on: 04/12/2014 - 16:22

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Experts have not reached consensus on prescribing oral contraceptives for women with migraine, revealing the need for better studies of stroke risk in these patients, said Dr....

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA panel addresses neurologic risks of epidural steroid injections

Posted on: 26/11/2014 - 15:34

SILVER SPRING, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended that a contraindication or warning be added to the labels of injectable corticosteroids, specifically pertaining to...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Decreased physical activity following car accident increases chance of persistent pain in older adults

Obesity implicated in spinal degeneration

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

ACOG: IV regimen safely resolved acute headache in pregnant women

AAN: Maternal valproate linked to kids’ physical, cognitive problems

CDC: Opioid use high among reproductive age women

Open wide: new insights into burning mouth syndrome

Recommendations mixed on oral contraceptives for female migraineurs

FDA panel addresses neurologic risks of epidural steroid injections

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