News tagged with chronic injury

Pfizer says patient died in oral RA drug study

(AP) -- Pfizer Inc. confirmed that one patient who was taking its drug candidate tofacitinib, a pill designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, died during a recent clinical trial and said the death was connected to the drug.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switch off enzyme to control chronic pain, say researchers

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has developed a new drug targeted at parts of the brain and spinal cord associated with pain perception, which may more effectively control chronic pain caused by nerve injuries.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers report first case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in an active college football player

The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announced today that University of Pennsylvania (Penn) football co-captain Owen Thomas was suffering from mild stages ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Damaging inflammatory response could hinder spinal cord repair

(PhysOrg.com) -- The inflammatory response following a spinal cord injury appears to be set up to cause extra tissue damage instead of promoting healing, new research suggests.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

In Between Mind-Body Split: Chronic Pain Relief

The Placebo effect has long been recognized as a factor in determining the efficacy of various medical intervention therapies. A newly published study, "Direct Evidence for Spinal Cord Involvement in Placebo Analgesia"*, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 weblog

Veterans find healing on the water

(AP) -- Standing at the edge of a clear pond in the Idaho mountains on a cold day in early October, former U.S. Marine Angel Gomez made a timid cast with his fly fishing rod.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ADA publishes practice guidelines for nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury

The American Dietetic Association has published new evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for registered dietitians on nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immune system 'atlas' will speed detection of kidney transplant

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have devised a new way to decode the immune signals that cause slow, chronic rejection of all transplanted kidneys. They've created ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0