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Latest (7) Full Text Articles (157) Focus on GERD & PUD761 Prescription opioid related misuse, harms, diversion and interventions in canada: a review Full Text Pain Physician, July 30, 2012
762 Use of complementary and alternative medicine by mid-age women with back pain: a national crosssectional survey Full Text BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, July 30, 2012
763 How general practitioners treat migraine patients-evaluation of a headache guideline Cephalalgia, July 30, 2012
764 A framework for driving under the influence of drugs policy for the opioid using driver Full Text Pain Physician, July 30, 2012
765 Effect of coenzyme q10 supplementation on statin-induced myalgias The American Journal of Cardiology, July 30, 2012 Clinical Article
766 Comparing the responsiveness of a brief, multidimensional risk screening tool for back pain to its unidimensional reference standards: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts Pain, July 30, 2012
767 The fear avoidance model of chronic pain: examination for pediatric application The Journal of Pain, July 30, 2012
768 Office-based opioid dependence treatment Full Text Pain Physician, July 30, 2012
769 Influence of patient-controlled epidural analgesia versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia on postoperative pain control and recovery after gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a prospective randomized trial Gastric Cancer, July 30, 2012
770 Right upper quadrant pain with normal hepatobiliary ultrasound: Can hepatobiliary scintigraphy define the cause? Full Text Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, July 27, 2012
771 Prevalence, causes, and treatment of neuropathic pain in dutch nursing home residents: a retrospective chart review Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 27, 2012
772 Migraine among norwegian neurologists Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, July 27, 2012
773 A case-control study on cortical thickness in episodic cluster headache Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, July 27, 2012
774 The study of time perception in migraineurs Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, July 26, 2012
775 Prevalence and characteristics of headache in khoramabad, iran Full Text Pain Physician, July 26, 2012
776 Differences in fatigue experiences among patients with advanced cancer, cancer survivors, and the general population Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, July 26, 2012
777 The effectiveness of lumbar interlaminar epidural injections in managing chronic low back and lower extremity pain: systematic review Full Text Pain Physician, July 26, 2012
778 Results of a 2-year retrospective cohort study of newly prescribed triptan users in European nationwide practice databases Cephalalgia, July 26, 2012
779 Electrocortical evidence for preferential processing of dynamic pain expressions compared to other emotional expressions Pain, July 26, 2012
780 Prevalence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in hospitalized palliative care patients with cancer American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, July 26, 2012
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- According to the Cleveland Clinic, the primary risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) are diabetes mellitus, family history, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, tobacco use and male gender
- Untreated nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux has been demonstrated to be strongly associated with both respiratory and obstructive sleep apnea symptoms as well as airflow obstruction
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Vitamin D supplementation decreases systemic inflammation in T2DM
In a 12-week randomized, controlled trial, ingestion of a vitamin D-fortified yogurt (170 mg calcium + 500 IU vitamin D/250 mL; n=50) twice daily decreased markers of inflammation compared with placebo yogurt (170 mg calcium; n=50). Compared with baseline measures, the 25(OH)D levels were increased and the TNF-alpha, IL-6, hsCRP, SAA, and IL-10 levels were decreased in the group supplemented with vitamin D compared with the group that received placebo.
Read the article summaryMediterranean diet associated with decreased diabetes, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality
Researchers at the University of Palermo conducted a study involving 9109 subjects with a mean follow-up of 6.2 years which showed that the subjects who adhered to a Mediterranean diet had increased dietary fiber, decreased total dietary fat, and an increased intake of monosaturated-to-saturated fats. Further, the incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality was lower in the subjects who followed a Mediterranean diet.
Read the article summaryNatalizumab superior to IFN-? 1a in MS patients
Based on a retrospective study conducted at the Federico II University (Naples), researchers have concluded that treatment of patients (n=84) with relapsing-remitting MS natalizumab for 12-24 months resulted in a greater reduction in disease activity (annualized relapse rate, .24 vs. .55, respectively) and disability progression than patients treated with INF-? 1a. The number of contrast-enhancing lesions was also less in the natalizumab-treated group.
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