Hot Topics: High and Low CSF Pressure Headaches
(MedPage Today) -- How do you diagnose and treat high and low cerebrospinal fluid pressure headaches? Three clinicians provide a primer: lumbar puncture is key to diagnosing both conditions but treatment strategies differ considerably. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - April 24, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Data Confirm Spike in Opioid, Benzo Combo
(MedPage Today) -- The number of people taking both narcotic painkillers and tranquilizers grew substantially over the last decade, according to new research. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - March 12, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Morning Break: Prisons and Obamacare, Pharma Scouts
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - March 10, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Morning Break: No SGR Patch, Please; Breaking Taboos
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 24, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Vitamin D Blog: No Help for Migraine
(MedPage Today) -- A case-control study turned up no link between migraine and vitamin D status, adding to mounting evidence that the vitamin won't help when it comes to treating severe head pain. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 18, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Air Space: A 'Better' Face on ICU Pain?
(MedPage Today) -- Guidelines recommend routine pain monitoring in the ICU, but could there be a better way? (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 14, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include an FDA report on OTC pain relievers, making sense of the new cholesterol guidelines, evaluating child abuse when injury occurs, and incidence of childhood obesity in the U.S. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 2, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Remission Comes Sooner With Early Tx for SpA (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Early treatment of active axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) with naproxen plus infliximab (Remicade) led to high rates of remission, which then were sustained whether patients continued to receive naproxen or not after stopping the infliximab, an international research group reported in two studies. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - November 22, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
FDA OKs Zohydro, 1st Hydrocodone-Only Painkiller
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved Zohydro ER (hydrocodone bitartrate extended release tablets) for long-term treatment of refractory severe pain. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 25, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Medicare Tab for Spine Surgery Is $3.9 Billion
(MedPage Today) -- Doctor-owned firms that distribute medical devices supplied 19% of the products used in spinal surgeries billed to Medicare in 2011, according to an investigation by the Office of Inspector General. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 24, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Diet, Exercise Combo Best for Knee Arthritis in Heavy Patients (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Diet and exercise eased knee osteoarthritis better than either alone for overweight and obese patients, a clinical trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - September 24, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Migraine May Change Structure of Brain (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Migraine was linked to structural brain changes, particularly in the presence of aura, a meta-analysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 29, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Botulinum Toxin Good Long-Term in Dystonia (CME/CE)
SYDNEY (MedPage Today) -- After at least 10 years of treatment, dystonia patients receiving botulinum neurotoxin continued to achieve symptom relief at the same magnitude and at virtually the same dose used at baseline, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - June 17, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Triptans Go-To Migraine Drugs Even in Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- The triptans, most experts agree, are the go-to drugs for frequent or serious migraines in pregnancy. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 7, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Hydrocodone Curbs Back Pain All by Itself
FORT LAUDERDALE (MedPage Today) -- Treatment with extended-release hydrocodone without acetaminophen offered effective relief from chronic low back pain compared with placebo, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - April 15, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
