Anesthesia & Analgesia (02/2009): The Volume of Lactated Ringer’s Solution required to maintain Preload and Cardiac Index during Open and Laparoscopic Surgery Anaesthesia (2009): The efficacy of a smoking cessation programme in patients undergoing elective surgery – a randomised clinical trial Paediatric Anaesthesia (2009): Absorption pharmacokinetics of clonidine nasal drops in children Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinava [...]
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ROCHESTER, NY — Oxycodone is effective for treating postherpetic neuralgia, according to a study published in the April issue of the journal Pain. The study is one of the first to carefully evaluate different methods to relieve pain during a course of shingles, which many patients say causes the worst pain they have ever experienced.
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Opioids have been used for medicinal and analgesic purposes for millennia, and today remain a critical part of the medical armamentarium against pain, diarrhea, cough, and other symptoms. Unfortunately, although barely discussed in the modern medical lexicon, opioids have negative effects on the endocrine system, which have been observed for at least a century. These [...]
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Le donne che soffrono di emicrania possono essere esposte ad un aumento del rischio di ictus ed altre patologie vascolari in gravidanza. Le patologie associate alle emicranie attive o in peggioramento durante la gravidanza sono scarsamente comprese. E’ stato riconosciuto di recente che l’emicrania possa essere associata alla preeclampsia, una delle patologie ipertensive della gravidanza, [...]
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Lumbar disc degeneration is an uncomfortable condition that affects millions of people, but two University of Alberta researchers have identified some of the genes that are causing problems.
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Farmaci (05/2009): All About Opioids and Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC) American Pain Society & American Academy of Pain (02/2009): Clinical Guidelines for the use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain
Secondo i risultato dello studio, cio’ che cambia nel corso della desensibilizzazione e’ la responsivita’ recettoriale, cioe’ la soglia oltre la quale viene trasmesso lo stimolo nocicettivo La capsaicina, la sostanza dal caratteristico potere irritante contenuta nel peperoncino, puo’ essere utilizzata anche per ridurre il dolore, come hanno evidenziato alcuni studi. Ora una nuova ricerca [...]
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An international team of researchers has evaluated the effectiveness of Orthokine therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee, and the results have been published in the February edition of the specialist journal “Osteoarthritis and Cartilage”. The researchers followed 376 patients to determine the effectiveness of various osteoarthritis treatments. After six months as well as after two [...]
Thousands of people with rheumatoid arthritis are set to benefit from a new guideline to be published this week. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions will issue a guideline to improve the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults. Available from 25 February, it will [...]
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Ole M Ekeberg; Erik Bautz-Holter; Einar K Tveitå; Niels G Juel; Synnøve Kvalheim; Jens I Brox BMJ. 2009;338(3122) ©2009 BMJ Publishing Group – Posted 02/06/2009 To investigate the importance of placement of corticosteroid injections in patients with rotator cuff disease, we did a randomised controlled study comparing the effectiveness of a systemic corticosteroid injection in [...]
A national panel of pain management experts representing the American Pain Society (APS) and the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) has published the first comprehensive, evidence-based clinical practice guideline to assist clinicians in prescribing potent opioid pain medications for patients with chronic non-cancer pain. The long-awaited guideline appears in the current issue of The [...]
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Istituto Superiore di Sanità (12/2008): Il Paziente Disfagico – Manuale per i Familiari e Caregiver
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Excessive sensitivity apparently plays a role in cluster headaches, and blocking the hypersensitive muscle trigger points with local anesthetic may be beneficial in treating the condition, according to results published in the journal Head & Face Medicine.
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Susan Jeffrey – Medscape Medical News 2009. © 2009 Medscape A new meta-analysis of randomized trials finds no benefit to routine lumbar imaging for low back pain without indications of serious underlying conditions. The researchers conclude that clinicians should refrain from routine use of imaging in these patients, although they acknowledge that patient expectations will [...]
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La F.I.S.A., Federazione Italiana delle Società di Agopuntura, contesta, in un comunicato, il messaggio parziale fornito da alcune testate giornalistiche italiane, riguardo a due revisioni Cochrane sul ricorso all’agopuntura nel mal di testa.
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