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Findings released from a study on glucosamine in the treatment of chronic low back pain suggest that the dietary supplement does not significantly reduce pain-related disability.

Many of the famous early Americans like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington either died of old age or of an illness that, even today, could have caused their deaths, according to Dr. Pullen.

The condition in which the function of the testes to produce testosterone is failing is fairly common, but often poorly understood, according to Dr. Pullen.

Butransâ„¢ (buprenorphine) Transdermal System CIII was approved by the FDA for treating moderate to severe chronic pain in patients that require a continuous opioid analgesic for an extended period of time.

Effective pain relief from a marijuana-like substance may be possible, according to a the results of a recent study published in the Anesthesia & Analgesia journal.

Researchers have identified an immune cell that may play a role in low back pain associated with herniated disc.

A physician reviewer continues using the iPad as his primary interface during a hospitalist rotation and reports on the effectiveness of the technology.

This recent comment from a patient during an exam led Dr. Pullen to reflect on the many things that physicians do during an office visit that may seem odd to patients.

The timing of the onset of a patient's symptoms can serve as a critical piece of the puzzle when trying to determine a diagnosis.

A herniated disk is one of the most frequent causes of low back in adults.

As reported by the Hill.com, "more than a hundred pain management specialists are in Washington this week" in an attempt to draw attention to the dangers of prescription drug abuse.

Early experiments are being done to develop new drugs that have the potential to relieve cancer pain without causing some of the side effects associated with current pain treatments.

With the passing of the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act in 2005, the climate for establishing state prescription monitoring programs seemed to be moving in a brighter direction, but some issues still remain.

A Doctor and his wife were found guilty of conspiring to profit from illegally prescribing painkillers to dozens of patients at their medical clinic in Wichita, Kansas.

Administering a multimodal pain regimen that includes pregablin (Lyrics) prior to robotic-assisted laproscopic radical prostatectomy decreased patients' use of opioid analgesics afterward, according to researchers from the Thomas Jefferson University.

Researchers have definitively correlated screen time to chronic back pain and headaches in teenagers.

Just over half of US men see a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant for routine care, compared to nearly three-quarters of women, according to AHRQ research.

Watson Laboratories, Inc. recieved tentative approval from the Food and Drug Administration on its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Fentanyl Citrate Buccal tablets, 100 mcg, 200 mcg, 300 mcg, 400 mcg, 600 mcg, and 800 mcg.

Sleep deprivation can lead to changes in the levels of key proteins associated with the pathology of migraine, according to new research reported at the American Headache Society's 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles.

Family physicians are being worn out by the prescription drug epidemic, and patients in pain and needing opiates are bearing the brunt of our reluctance to prescribe these medications for fear of being audited or worse. It's time for real solutions to the problems of misuse, abuse, and diversion of prescription pain medications.

When treating patients with endometriosis, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends conservative nonsurgical treatment approaches followed by more invasive procedures if previous attempts prove unsuccessful, according to a newly updated Practice Bulletin.

The region of the globe in which one's ancestors lived may have more of an impact on one's risk for certain diseases than the use of sunscreen and attention to protective sun behaviors.

A physician's recent rotation as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconness Hospital was made "seamless" by the iPad.

Technological innovations have lessened the amount of time that physicians spend talking with each other and increased the frustration related to trying to find a better way to share medical information.

The condition in which the great toe has very limited motion first came to Dr. Pullen's attention when his son, who was playing baseball at the time, was having pain in his foot when he tried to push off of it or play for an extended period of time.

With Pri-Med's newest mobile App, physicians can battle it out via clinical content games designed to educate, inform, and entertain.

Frank J. Domino, associate professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School, highlights the best resources available to physicians at the bedside.

Amy Atkeson, assistant professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University, discusses the purpose of a cough, and the diseases and illness associated with it.

Dr. Pullen proposes a "radical solution" - pay specialists less.

The uncommon condition seems to be midway between a cluster headache and trigeminal neuralgia, according to Dr. Pullen.