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Studying the Difference Between ‘Statistical’ and ‘Clinically Meaningful’
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2010 A recent study presented at the 2010 annual scientific meeting of the American Pain Society highlights a flaw of many pain studies: statistical significance does not necessarily mean clinical significance.
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Meta-Analysis: Topical NSAIDs Safe, Effective
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010
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FDA Warns of Fracture Risk From High-dose, Long-term PPI Use
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 In late May, the FDA warned consumers and health care professionals about a possible increased risk for fractures of the hip, wrist and spine from high doses or long-term use of proton pump inhibitors. The prescription and over-the-counter labels for these drugs have been revised to include new safety information about this possible increased risk.
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Study Shows Large Number of Concurrent Diagnoses in Chronic Pain Patients
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 Physicians should diagnose and take into consideration every single relevant condition in people with chronic pain.That’s the belief of a team that identified an average of 15 conditions among a cohort of 172 patients being treated at a pain center in Alberta, Canada
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More Research Needed To Gauge Effectiveness Of Joint Replacement Surgery for Post-op Pain
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 —Although acute postoperative pain has been linked to long-term chronic pain after a variety of surgeries, questions still remain as to whether joint replacement surgery can be counted among these.
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Menopausal Migraine May Present as Unexplained Vertigo
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 Vertigo may be the sole symptom of migraine in perimenopausal women, according to a case series from a tertiary neuro-otology clinic in Nashville, Tenn.
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Postsurgical Inflammatory Neuropathy Challenging To Diagnose
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 Postsurgical neuropathies usually result from mechanical factors such as compression or transection, but also may be due to inflammation, according to new research.
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Most People Experience Postcraniotomy Pain, Two Studies Confirm
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 Two new studies confirm that many patients experience pain after undergoing a craniotomy, and that in a significant number of cases it is moderate to severe in nature
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