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American Academy of Pain Management
21st Annual Clinical Meeting
September 21-24, 2010, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Pain Studies In The News
Abuse in childhood linked to migraine and other pain disorders
January 6, 2009 Source: Wiley-Blackwell
A new study found that incidence of childhood maltreatment, especially emotional abuse and neglect, are prevalent in migraine patients. The study also found that migraineurs reporting childhood emotional or physical abuse and/or neglect had a significantly higher number of comorbid pain conditions compared with those without a history of maltreatment.
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St. John's wort not helpful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, researchers say
January 5, 2009 Source: Mayo Clinic
A new study finds that St. John's wort is not an effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Half of the study participants received St. John's wort and the other half received a placebo for three months. After three months of observing symptoms such as stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation and bloating, researchers found that the placebo group had a better response than the group taking the herbal supplement, St. John's wort.
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Non-Academy News
Florida Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting and Tradeshow
July 16-18, 2010 The Breakers, Palm Beach
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Stories
Fewer headaches on the horizon, thanks to latest guidelines
January 6, 2009 Source: SAGE Publications
The International Headache Society has just published new research guidelines intended to stimulate more research into headache treatment, and to provide researchers with guidelines to cut health risks associated with treatment. The guidelines will enhance clinical trial safety for patients and will also allow researchers to determine if older drugs still used to treat tension-type headaches are as effective and safe as they should be.
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Changes in hospice availability proposed
January 6, 2009 Source: The Medical Journal
Researchers combined Medicare data and Census data to create a national look at the prevalence of hospice care. They found heavy concentrations of hospices in the Northeast, the upper Midwest and metropolitan areas of California, and lower-than-average availability across much of the South, including the rural counties of Texas and Florida, and in the Plains states -- areas that are traditionally medically underserved by many fields.
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Prescription Addiction, Diversion, and Abuse
Pain management failing as fears of prescription drug abuse rise
January 5, 2009 Source: Oregon State University
Millions of Americans with significant or chronic pain associated with their medical problems are being under-treated as physicians increasingly fail to provide comprehensive pain treatment -- either due to inadequate training, personal biases or fear of prescription drug abuse. As a result, many people suffer needlessly with pain that could be treated.
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In U.S., prescription drug abuse is growing
December 29, 2009 Source: U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse
One in five teenagers and adults has used prescription drugs for a non-medical purpose at some point in their lives, according a recent survey. Furthermore, the national survey found that abuse of prescription pain relievers by young adults rose 12 percent between 2006 and 2007. Experts believe that prescription drug abuse is on the rise in part because access to these medications has become easy and routine. People who are abusing prescription drugs most often get them free from a friend or relative who obtained the drugs legitimately to treat a condition.
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For Your Patients
Jazz Pharmaceuticals submits New Drug Application for JZP-6 (sodium oxybate) for the treatment of fibromyalgia
December 15, 2009 Source: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. FDA for JZP-6 (sodium oxybate oral solution) for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The submission is based on a comprehensive clinical development program for JZP-6, including results from two Phase III clinical trials. In both trials, sodium oxybate significantly decreased pain and fatigue as well as improved daily function, patient global impression of change, and sleep quality.
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What is back pain? What causes back pain?
December 3, 2009 Source: Medical News Today
According to the Mayo Clinic, USA, approximately 80% of all Americans will have low back pain at least once in their lives. Back pain is a common reason for absence from work, or visiting the doctor's. Symptoms, risk factors and available treatments are discussed.
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Product News/Clinical Trial Results
New data published in Journal of Opioid Management show Ameritox's(R) proprietary medication monitoring algorithm superior to traditional urine testing in discriminating Oxycontin(R) drug regimens
January 5, 2009 Source: Ameritox
A new study revealed that a proprietary algorithm offered by Ameritox®, applied to urine drug levels of OxyContin® C-II (oxycodone HCl controlled-release) Tablets, demonstrated excellent ability to differentiate among three different doses of OxyContin® (oxycodone hydrochloride) compared to a traditional urine drug level test. The algorithm is applied within the company's Rx Guardian(SM) pain medication monitoring process, designed to provide physicians with additional information about patients' pain medication use.
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St. Jude Medical receives FDA approval for industry-first five-column neurostimulation lead to manage chronic pain
December 11, 2009 Source: St. Jude Medical
St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and U.S. market introduction of its new Penta™ surgical lead for neurostimulation therapy. Penta is the first of its kind, featuring the smallest electrodes in the market arranged in five columns. The innovative surgical lead provides the broadest lateral electrode span of any neurostimulation lead on the market - yet the paddle configuration is only 10.9 mm wide.
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Advocacy
Family caregivers can overcome the challenges of chronic pain
January 5, 2009 Source: Purdue Pharma L.P.
The National Family Caregivers Association has teamed up with the national pain management education program, Partners Against Pain®, and advocate and author Lee Woodruff to create the new Caregiver Cornerstones resource. Caregiver Cornerstones provides information, encouragement, and tools to help family caregivers meet the unique challenges of caring for loved ones suffering from chronic pain.
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American Pain Foundation publishes Winter 2010 issue of Pain Community News
Includes: Medication Safely Over the Holidays, Taking Stock: Monitoring, Safely Storing and Disposing of Your Medications, Avoiding Caregiver Burnout, Volunteer Corner: New Pain Community Advisory Council Member Shares Story of Caregiving, Q&A: Ask a Nutritionist, Fast Facts on Interstitial Cystitis, Former Army Helicopter Pilot Turned Pain Advocate Addresses Pain through Hometown Media, Conquering Pain Together: Highlighting Successes of Pain Awareness Month and more. This online issue has been reformatted to make it easier to print.
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Research Abstracts
Stay up-to-date on the latest research! This section offers complete abstracts on a wide variety of pain and pain management topics that have been selected from the
National Library of Medicine.
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Some include:
Craig BM, Strassels SA.
Out-of-pocket prices of opioid analgesics in the United States, 1999-2004.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). [forthcoming]
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Gupta M, Torres M, Penmetcha T, et al.
Treatment of chronic low back pain with thoracolumbar fascia injections: a prospective trial
2009 Annual Fall Pain Medicine Meeting and Workshops of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) (San Antonio, TX: November 19, 2009)
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McCracken LM, Velleman SC.
Psychological flexibility in adults with chronic pain: a study of acceptance,
mindfulness, and values-based action in primary care.
Pain. 2009 Nov 27. [forthcoming]
[Abstract]
Rannou F, Poiraudeau S, Beaudreuil J.
Role of bracing in the management of knee osteoarthritis.
Current opinion in rheumatology. 2009 Dec 19. [forthcoming]
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Saper RB, Sherman KJ, Cullum-Dugan D, et al.
Yoga for chronic low back pain in a predominantly minority population: a pilot
randomized controlled trial.
Alternative therapies in health and medicine. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):18-27.
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Legislative Updates
Branch of Government: Illinois. Department of Human Services
Summary: Lists adopted amendments to Illinois Administrative Code that relate to Electronic Prescription Monitoring Program
Source: Illinois Register. 2009 December 28;33(52):17333
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Branch of Government: New Hampshire. House
Title: HB 1623
Summary: Relates to requiring certain identification for a pharmacist to dispense schedule II or III controlled drugs to patients.
Latest Action: 12/16/09 Assigned Bill Number
Sponsor: Day J
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Branch of Government: Pennsylvania. Board of Pharmacy
Summary: Comments on revisions to current pharmacy practice relating to Schedule II drugs: Section 27.17 (Security for Schedule II controlled substances) and Section 27.18 (Standards of practice )
Source: Pennsylvania Bulletin. 2009 December;39(52):7205-
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Branch of Government: Washington. House
Title: HB 2391
Summary: An act relating to requiring certain health professionals to 2 complete pain management education;
Latest Action: 12/07/09 Prefiled
Sponsor: Moeller
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Clinical Trials
California
Anemia, Sickle Cell
City: Los Angeles
Summary: A study to determine if administration of sodium nitrite is safe and can improve small vessel blood flow and tissue oxygenation when given as an additional treatment in patients with acute vaso-occlusive crisis (pain crisis) associated with sickle cell disease.
Connecticut
Arthritis
City: West Haven
Summary: A study to determine if ultrasound-guided knee steroid injections are more effective than sham ultrasound knee steroid injections for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Lagniappe
Fast bandaid removal less painful than slow bandaid removal, Australia
December 14, 2009 Source: Australian Medical Association
According to a new study, fast bandaid removal is less painful than slow bandaid removal. Operators applied medium-sized bandaids to 65 medical students and removed the bandaids using slow and fast techniques. Students were then asked to rate their pain using an 11-point scoring system, with 0 representing "no pain" and 10 representing "worst pain imaginable". The average overall pain score for fast bandaid removal was 0.92 and for slow bandaid removal was 1.58.
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