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SILVER SPRING, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel that met on Feb. 9 did not support approval of a capsaicin-containing transdermal patch as a treatment for pain associated with HIV neuropathy, because product studies had not provided adequate and compelling evidence of its... »
Stratify Patients for Opioid Misuse and Abuse Risk
NEW ORLEANS – Do you know which of your patients is likely to misuse or abuse opioid medications? They can be stratified according to risk, but many physicians don’t know how or don’t take the time to do so, according to Dr. Lynn R. Webster, medical director of Lifetree Clinical Research in Salt... »
Spine Pain + Fibromyalgia Flag Resistance to Standard Therapy
CHICAGO – More than 40% of patients who presented to a tertiary pain center with axial spine pain met the criteria for fibromyalgia. These patients may represent a subset of the spine pain population who will be unresponsive to standard interventions. The presence of fibromyalgia may undermine the... »
Conferences
Acupuncture Flops as Relief for Muscle Pain From Aromatase Inhibitors
SAN ANTONIO – Acupuncture for the reduction of aromatase inhibitor–related musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer patients proved a disappointment in an interim analysis of a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled,... »
SAN ANTONIO – Acupuncture for the reduction of aromatase inhibitor–related musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer patients proved a disappointment in an interim analysis of a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled,... »
News
FDA Panel: Pain Patch Not Yet Approvable for HIV Neuropathy
SILVER SPRING, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel that met on Feb. 9 did not support approval of a capsaicin-containing transdermal patch as a treatment for pain associated with HIV neuropathy, because... »
FDA Issues One REMS for All Transmucosal Fentanyl
The Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 28 approved a class-wide risk management program for all transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl formulations. The TIRF REMS [transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl Risk Evaluation... »
Acupuncture Flops as Relief for Muscle Pain From Aromatase Inhibitors
SAN ANTONIO – Acupuncture for the reduction of aromatase inhibitor–related musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer patients proved a disappointment in an interim analysis of a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled,... »
SILVER SPRING, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel that met on Feb. 9 did not support approval of a capsaicin-containing transdermal patch as a treatment for pain associated with HIV neuropathy, because... »
FDA Issues One REMS for All Transmucosal Fentanyl
The Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 28 approved a class-wide risk management program for all transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl formulations. The TIRF REMS [transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl Risk Evaluation... »
Acupuncture Flops as Relief for Muscle Pain From Aromatase Inhibitors
SAN ANTONIO – Acupuncture for the reduction of aromatase inhibitor–related musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer patients proved a disappointment in an interim analysis of a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled,... »
Video Library
Video Report: Managing Low Back Pain
Pain management specialist Dr. Richard Bowman shares some expert techniques for managing persistent sacroiliac joint (SI) pain during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. »
Evidence Builds for Distinct Headache 'Attributed to Airplane Travel'
BERLIN – Reports from airline passengers who experience sudden onset, severe, and short duration headaches – primarily during landing – contain enough common and unique features to support a new, distinct form of headache,... »
Video Report: Adult Migraine, Childhood Abuse?
Childhood trauma may help drive physical changes in the way the human body later responds to stress, including chronic migraine in adulthood. Three physicians discuss the numbers, the potential pathophysiology, and the... »
Pain management specialist Dr. Richard Bowman shares some expert techniques for managing persistent sacroiliac joint (SI) pain during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. »
Evidence Builds for Distinct Headache 'Attributed to Airplane Travel'
BERLIN – Reports from airline passengers who experience sudden onset, severe, and short duration headaches – primarily during landing – contain enough common and unique features to support a new, distinct form of headache,... »
Video Report: Adult Migraine, Childhood Abuse?
Childhood trauma may help drive physical changes in the way the human body later responds to stress, including chronic migraine in adulthood. Three physicians discuss the numbers, the potential pathophysiology, and the... »
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Blog: Rheumatology Rewards Innovative Imaging
Rheumatology has a been a tad slower than other specialties to adopt more advanced imaging modalities, preferring to stick with ultrasound and venturing into MRI. Based on this year’s still image winner in the “Image of... »
Editorial: Betty Ford Transformed Public Perception of Addiction
Betty Ford never intended to become a symbol and international advocate for substance abuse treatment. At the close of Gerald R. Ford’s presidency in early 1977, the first lady anticipated a quiet retirement with her husband... »
Without quinine, what should we prescribe for leg cramps?
The Problem A 59-year-old female with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia presents with a several-month history of leg cramps. The cramping is worse at night and frequently wakes her from sleep. She massages... »
Rheumatology has a been a tad slower than other specialties to adopt more advanced imaging modalities, preferring to stick with ultrasound and venturing into MRI. Based on this year’s still image winner in the “Image of... »
Editorial: Betty Ford Transformed Public Perception of Addiction
Betty Ford never intended to become a symbol and international advocate for substance abuse treatment. At the close of Gerald R. Ford’s presidency in early 1977, the first lady anticipated a quiet retirement with her husband... »
Without quinine, what should we prescribe for leg cramps?
The Problem A 59-year-old female with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia presents with a several-month history of leg cramps. The cramping is worse at night and frequently wakes her from sleep. She massages... »
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| Feb 6 - 10 Sarasota, FL | Rheumatology: Improving Primary Care Outcomes Through Diagnosis and Treatment |
| Feb 7 - 11 San Francisco, CA | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): Annual Meeting |
| Feb 8 - 12 Naples, FL | Dermatology Foundation (DF): Clinical Symposia |
| Feb 8 - 11 Barcelona, | International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) |
| Feb 8 - 10 San Diego, CA | American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM): Annual Scientific Assembly |
| Feb 9 - 11 New York, NY | Integrative Healthcare Symposium |
| Feb 9 - 11 New Orleans, LA | American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR): Southern Regional Meeting |
| Feb 12 - 15 Freiburg, | German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: 41st Annual Meeting |