News tagged with inflammatory pain
C. difficile increases risk of death 6-fold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Patients admitted to hospital with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a sixfold greater risk of death if they become infected with Clostridium difficile, a new study has found. The researchers say IBD patients should be scr ...
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Apr 20, 2011 |
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A safer, more effective morphine may be possible with IU discovery
An orphan drug originally used for HIV treatment has been found to short-circuit the process that results in additional sensitivity and pain from opioid use. The study by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Teens with pelvic inflammatory disease rarely seen in outpatient setting due to costs
Hospitalizing teen girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) costs six times as much as treating them in the emergency room, and up to 12 times more than treating them in an outpatient clinic, according to a small study ...
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Genetic switch discovered that turns on pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Aberdeen scientists have discovered a 'switch' that turns on a gene that lets us feel pain, in a finding that could be a step towards the development of new painkilling drugs.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Laboratory studies show promise for new multiple sclerosis treatment
Successfully treating and reversing the effects of multiple sclerosis, or MS, may one day be possible using a drug originally developed to treat chronic pain, according to Distinguished Professor Linda Watkins of the University ...
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Nov 18, 2010 |
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Scientists uncover Achilles heel of chronic inflammatory pain
Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a brand new class of drugs to treat chronic pain caused by inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and back pain without numbing the whole body.
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Aug 17, 2010 |
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Simple screening test reduces invasive examinations for suspected bowel disease
A simple screening test identifies patients who are most likely to have inflammatory bowel disease and reduces the need for expensive, invasive and time consuming endoscopies, finds a study published in the British Medical ...
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Jul 16, 2010 |
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Annual chlamydia screening may not protect women from pelvic inflammatory disease
It is unlikely that single screening for chlamydia will prevent women developing pelvic inflammatory disease in the following year, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.
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Apr 09, 2010 |
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Research team identifies genes linked to ulcerative colitis
A study of the human genome led by Cedars-Sinai researchers has now identified genes linked to ulcerative colitis, offering clues as to what causes the condition and potential avenues for new therapies to treat the disease.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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There's Hope for Debilitating Knee Pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Complaints about knee pain can be all too familiar when you suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee. The condition often keeps sufferers from participating in many activities—sometimes even ...
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Jan 14, 2010 |
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Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn
Contrary to current thinking, a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) might not develop as a direct result of acidic digestive juices burning the esophagus, UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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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
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Ulcerative colitis treatment reduces need for surgery by almost half
A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that ulcerative colitis patients had a 41 percent reduction in colectomy after a year when treated with infliximab, according to a study published in the October 2009 issue ...
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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Doctors try to put pain in perspective
Susan Leonard's rare and aggressive inflammatory breast cancer and treatment left her with swelling all over her body, nerve damage and loss of her hair, fingernails and toenails. Her severe pain necessitated medication that ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Professor says syphilis making comeback, gonorrhea more treatment resistant
Dr. David H. Martin, Professor and Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, updated reporters and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases on sexually ...
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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