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Adding opioids or skeletal muscle relaxants to traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment for acute lower back pain (LBP) provides little improvement in pain management,

For patients with underlying advanced liver disease, the hepatitis C infection treatments Viekira Pak (AbbVie) and Technivie (AbbVie) may increase the risk for serious liver injury, according to the FDA.

There really is an app for everything.

Patients with pancreatic cancer get surgery and other treatment at an earlier stage, but five-year survival has not improved.

Getting a liver transplant for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) comes with an increased chance of getting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) researchers reported at the American College of Gastroenterology Scientific Meeting in Honolulu, Oct. 16 to 21.

Earlier education, better understanding of pain guidelines, and better agreement among those guidelines are needed to prevent significant disparities in how certain types of pain are treated.

A retrospective review suggests that patients who have cervicofacial rhytidectomy (face lift) after radiotherapy are likely to have increased complication rates over patients who have not had radiotherapy.

Incidences of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have grown in patients also suffering from autism spectrum disorders (ASD), a neurocognitive disorder characterized by an impaired ability to communicate and interact.

Cultures grown outside the body can promote and restore gut feelings, according to research published in the Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

There are now medications on the market which can help patients with hepatitis C treat their condition successfully. One of the biggest obstacles in the field now is getting those medications to the people who need them most.

The FDA has approved Tris Pharma's extended-release amphetamine oral suspension (Dyanavel XR) for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 6 years and older.

Telemedicine is becoming a more accepted practice across the medical community and as people become more spread out geographically it is becoming more popular in newer areas of the field including infectious disease.

A growing problem in the healthcare community, particularly in hospitals is the risk of antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial stewardship programs. This is an effort that will take the work of many dedicated people and effective products for a difficult problem.

One of the biggest challenges hospitals today face is winning the battle of antimicrobial stewardship and infections like MRSA. Work continues to develop medications to help treat these patients and keep others in the hospital system safe.

ELISA yields more consistent quantitative and qualitative results when measuring adalimumab and infliximab levels.

Canadian researchers suggest that quality-controlled herbal cannabis, if used by cannabis-experienced patients as part of a monitored treatment program over one year, appears to be reasonably safe for the treatment of chronic pain.

Researchers investigating the link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have found convincing evidence to support the co-occurrence of COPD and PTSD.

Risk of developing migraines is increased for those who have low back pain, a low level of education, a heavy physical workload, or participate in heavy recreational activities, but is decreased for those who drink alcohol frequently.

South Asians in the United States are more reluctant to seek pain medication compared to other ethnicities, according to findings published in the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine.

Reduced vitamin D levels may be related to multiple sclerosis (MS) risk, according to findings published in PLOS One.

Joint arthroplasties, which are becoming quite common as the Baby Boomers age, improve function and relieves pain for most patients. Total knee arthroplasty is expected to grow by nearly 700% in the next few years and primary total hip arthroplasty will increase by nearly 200%.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients are less likely to be protected from hepatitis B than their non RA counterparts, according to research presented at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Annual Congress earlier this year in Rome, Italy.

A topical foam product combining calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate has been approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in adults age 18 and older.

Are more patients with newly diagnosed fibromyalgia taking guideline-recommended medications or opioids? The answer may surprise you.

Chronically ill patients with major depression can benefit from religiously integrated cognitive behavioral therapy at least as much as conventional cognitive therapy, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

Researchers report a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis does not increase the risk of anxiety and depression.

Study results suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke either in the womb or early in childhood also leads to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation later in life.

With each small step made progress towards treatment and prevention of progressive multiple sclerosis creeps closer to becoming a reality, an idea which just a few years ago seemed almost inconceivable.

While there are already several medications and treatments on the market for relapsing multiple sclerosis there continues to be a concerted effort to develop more in an effort to help as many patients as possible.

Researchers report that tailored, computer-based training and interventions can increase the effectiveness of health promotion programs for many workplaces.