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Tell the doctor about your alternative pain relief medicines: NPS  2/23/2012
Tell the doctor about your alternative pain relief medicines: NPS
NPS issued a media release late last year supporting the TGA’s decision to cancel four prescription pain relief medicines containing dextropropoxyphene from 1 March 2012.
iPads show the way forward for viewing medical imaging  2/21/2012
iPads show the way forward for viewing medical imaging
Tablet computers such as the iPad are becoming more and more popular, but new research from the University of Sydney means they could soon be used in hospitals as a tool for doctors ...
Counterfeits and undeclared ingredients of online drugs  2/7/2012
Counterfeits and undeclared ingredients of online drugs
The risks associated with self-medication have been amplified by the ability to buy prescription, non prescription and complementary medicines as well as 'recreational' drugs online, ...
Exercise can improve health and wellbeing of cancer patients  2/2/2012
Exercise can improve health and wellbeing of cancer patients
Exercise can improve the health of cancer patients who have completed their main cancer-related treatment according to a study published on bmj.com.
Indigestion medicines raise hip fracture risk in women  2/2/2012
Indigestion medicines raise hip fracture risk in women
Post-menopausal women are 35% more likely to suffer hip fracture if they take indigestion drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a figure which increases to 50% if they are ...
'Cyberknife radiation' can relieve facial nerve pain: study  1/30/2012
'Cyberknife radiation' can relieve facial nerve pain: study
A technique that delivers highly focused beams of radiation, known as Cyberknife, can relieve the stabbing pain of the facial nerve condition trigeminal neuralgia, indicates a small ...
Enriched skimmed milk may curb frequency of gout flare-ups  1/24/2012
Enriched skimmed milk may curb frequency of gout flare-ups
A daily dose of skimmed milk, enriched with two components found in dairy products, may help to curb the frequency of painful gout flare-ups, indicates research published online in ...
Rheumatoid arthritis pain treatment ineffective, study shows  1/19/2012
Rheumatoid arthritis pain treatment ineffective, study shows
Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but a new study shows that minimal or no benefits with muscle relaxants and neuromodulators are outweighted ...
One-third of Australians lack vitamin D: study  1/17/2012
One-third of Australians lack vitamin D: study
Nearly one third of Australian adults are suffering vitamin D deficiency according to a study involving more than 11,000 adults from around the country.
Two or more prescription meds doubles fall rate at home  1/16/2012
Two or more prescription meds doubles fall rate at home
Taking two or more prescription drugs at any one time seems to double the unintentional fall rate at home for the young and middle aged, similar to the effect seen in elderly people. ...
Little evidence for wide-spread use of herbal meds for osteoarthritis  1/12/2012
Little evidence for wide-spread use of herbal meds for osteoarthritis
There is little conclusive evidence to justify the wide-spread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms of the painful joint condition osteoarthritis, says a comprehensive ...
Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 provide the safest care  1/12/2012
Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 provide the safest care
Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues, finds a study published on bmj.com.
Gene therapy helps hemophilia B patients  12/29/2011
Gene therapy helps hemophilia B patients
NIH-funded experimental treatment enhances body's ability to produce key clotting factor.
No benefit for liberal blood transfusion after hip surgery: study  12/29/2011
No benefit for liberal blood transfusion after hip surgery: study
A liberal strategy for providing red blood cell transfusions following hip-fracture surgery to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease neither lowered their post-surgical risk ...
"Mindfulness" exercises help curb stress and fatigue in arthritis  12/20/2011
"Mindfulness" exercises help curb stress and fatigue in arthritis
"Mindfulness" exercises, which focus on experiencing the present moment, no matter how difficult, can help curb the stress and fatigue associated with painful rheumatoid joint disease, ...
Affordable treatments for sufferers of autoimmune diseases  12/15/2011
Affordable treatments for sufferers of autoimmune diseases
From Addison’s disease to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s disease to Multiple Sclerosis — the list of crippling autoimmune diseases is long and they affect millions of people world-wide. ...
Common bone drug may extend life of replacement joints  12/7/2011
Common bone drug may extend life of replacement joints
People who take bisphosphonates after joint replacement surgery are less likely to need a repeat operation, finds a new study published on bmj.com.
New research reveals how phantom limbs form  12/6/2011
New research reveals how phantom limbs form
New studies on how phantom limbs form show there is no default position that the phantom moves into after it forms.
Are there too many women in medicine?  12/1/2011
Are there too many women in medicine?
In the UK, women doctors are set to outnumber their male counterparts by 2017.
New hip implants no better than traditional ones  12/1/2011
New hip implants no better than traditional ones
New hip implants appear to have no advantage over traditional implants, suggests a review of the evidence published on bmj.com.
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