A simple technique called mirror therapy seems effective in preventing phantom limb pain in patients undergoing amputation of an arm or leg, suggests a study in the February 2010 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). Leggi l’articolo completo.
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Cos’è il colpo di frusta (“Whiplash”) e cosa lo causa? Whiplash, or WAD (whiplash-associated disorders) refers to a series of neck injuries caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck – hyperextension (over-extension) injury to the neck. American Society Of Anesthesiologists Urges Americans To Fight Back Against Pain Whether the result of [...]
La SICP vigila sull’applicazione della legge antidolore La guardia medica di norma deve intervenire Ictus: alteplase efficace anche tardivamente Lo stetoscopio diventa hi-tech, a ultrasuoni somiglia ad un cellulare Catania, nasce giornalino Dipartimento salute mentale Ministero della Salute (Ordinanza 08 Ottobre 2009) – Modifiche all’Ordinanza 16 Giugno 2009 Recante : Iscrizione Temporanea di Alcune Composizioni [...]
Ogni giorno denunciati trenta medici Le cure difensive: tutto pur di evitare cause Si spezza la colpa dell’equipe medica Pratica omeopatica e clinica in Unità di Terapia Intensiva Trattamento Sanitario Obbligatorio (fonte: Univadis) Inventore Ecmo salva-polmoni: corretto uso non si improvvisa Obbligo pagamento borse ai laureati in medicina Oligonucleotide ristabilisce distrofina nei Duchenne Emicrania: disponibili [...]
Terapia italiana contro la sepsi severa Diritto Sanitario: Mobbing per ritardato incarico Efficacia estesa per tadalafil nell’Ipertensione Polmonare Basso peso neonatale: dubbi sull’uso dello zinco Diabete: antipsicotici aumentano glicemia Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the [...]
Instanyl: Trattamento del Dolore Episodico Intenso in Adulti che Sono gia’ in Terapia di Mantenimento con un Oppioide per il Dolore Oncologico Cronico. Pecfent: Spray nasale indicato per il trattamento del dolore episodico intenso negli adulti già sottoposti a terapia di mantenimento con oppioidi per il dolore oncologico cronico.
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British Guideline on the Management of Asthma ACOG Refines Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Guidelines Migraines with Aura in Middle Age Associated with Late-Life Brain Lesions Management of Hip Fracture in Older People Guidelines for the Management of Contact Dermatitis : An Update Management of Cholestatic Liver Diseases SAGES GUIDELINE FOR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY Terapia del Dolore: [...]
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Agent Provides Treatment Option For Women With Hot Flashes A pill used for nerve pain offers women relief from hot flashes, Mayo Clinic researchers report at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).They say the agent, pregabalin, decreased hot flash severity and frequency about 20 percent more than did a [...]
A migraine is a severe, painful headache that is often preceded or accompanied by sensory warning signs such as flashes of light, blind spots, tingling in the arms and legs, nausea, vomiting, and increased sensitivity to light and sound. The excruciating pain that migraines bring can last for hours or even days. Clicca qui per [...]
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN, also known as tic douloureaux) is the most common facial pain syndrome with approximately 15,000 new patients diagnosed each year in the United States. TN is characterized by episodic, intense, shock-like pain in one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve. Typically, women are affected more frequently than men, and the pain [...]
Every year, 200,000 patients in the United States develop shingles, for which there is no cure. Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. It often appears as a band of blisters that typically affects the trunk/torso. Other parts of the body may be involved such as the neck, face, scalp [...]
Although opioids are extremely effective pain relievers, they frequently cause an undesirable side effect – constipation. They affect the gastrointestinal tract in several ways: Opioids make stools take longer to move through the gastric system They raise non-propulsive contractions in the middle of the small intestine (jejunum) and reduce longitudinal propulsive peristalsis – motions crucial [...]
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New guidance for employers, patients and doctors on helping people with back pain return to work will be announced on Tuesday May 5 at the University of Leicester.
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Neuralieve, a medical technology company pioneering a new approach to treat migraine headache, reported positive data on the mechanism of action of TMS technology for the treatment of migraine aura. The results will be presented during the annual American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Scientific Meeting in Seattle by Peter J. Goadsby, MD, PhD, Professor and [...]
