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<title>Screening For Diabetes Potentially Cost&#45;Effective For UK</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>A new University of Leicester study reveals that screening people who are at risk of developing diabetes could be a cost&#45;effective health policy and improve the lives of patients.  Their study, funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) as part of an interdisciplinary research initiative in the social and medical sciences, was published in the British Medical Journal as an online first article on bmj.</description>
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<title>IDF Gives Grant To Research Project In Australia To Reduce Unsafe Health Behaviour In Women At Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107450.php</link>
<description>The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) BRIDGES translational research grant program will fund STOP Diabetes, a project to be implemented and studied in Australia. The STOP project is designed to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes in women by encouraging healthy behaviours.</description>
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<title>Vermedx(R) Technology To Support San Antonio Diabetes Management Program</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107335.php</link>
<description>Vermont Clinical Decision Support, LLC, announced that the company has been selected by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (SAMHD) to provide central elements of its patented Vermedx&#174; technology to assist in the city's diabetes intervention pilot program. San Antonio's diabetes death rate was the second&#45;highest of the 54 largest U.S. cities, according to a recent report by the National Association of County and City Health Officials.</description>
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<title>AMGA Supports National Diabetes Goal</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107289.php</link>
<description>The American Medical Group Association announced its support of the National Diabetes Goal that by 2015, 45 percent of Americans will know their blood glucose level and what actions to take. AMGA joined more than 20 national organizations as an inaugural supporter of this goal, which was unveiled today at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., at the event "Changing Diabetes in America: Transforming Awareness into Action," hosted by Novo Nordisk.</description>
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<title>Call To End Driving Discrimination For People With Diabetes, UK</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107260.php</link>
<description>Diabetes UK welcomes a new study showing that, as a group, people with diabetes who use insulin do not have more car accidents than those without the condition.People with diabetes are subject to tighter regulations, and in some instances to discrimination, when it comes to being granted driving licences. This is because it is perceived that they could be more likely to cause accidents as they have an increased risk of hypoglycaemia.</description>
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<title>Discovery Hints At How Autoimmune Disease May Develop Late In Life</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107283.php</link>
<description>A St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study shows that T cells, the body's master immune regulators, do not use simple on/off switches to govern the cellular machinery that regulates their development and function. Rather, they possess sophisticated molecular controls that enable them to adjust their function with exquisite precision. Such subtle adjustment enables T cells to modulate their development and function, including avoiding autoimmunity.</description>
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<title>News From The American Chemical Society</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107184.php</link>
<description>Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathyResearchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) &#45; a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in adults.</description>
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<title>Novel Mechanisms Controlling Insulin Release And Fat Deposition Discovered</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107202.php</link>
<description>Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have in two recent studies shown that a receptor called ALK7 plays important roles in the regulation of body fat deposition as well as the release of insulin from beta&#45;cells in the pancreas. These findings have implications for the development of treatments against diabetes and obesity.</description>
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<title>Evidence Discovered For Suspected Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107050.php</link>
<description>Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes.Researchers were able to examine the immune cells from isolated insulin&#45;making structures in the pancreas known as the islets of Langerhans.</description>
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<title>Get Inside Diabetes At Body Worlds 4</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106982.php</link>
<description>A new Gunther von Hagens Body World exhibition which includes a diabetes perspective is now on in Manchester &#45; and Balance readers are eligible for a discounted admission charge. 'Body Worlds 4: The Original Exhibition of Real Human Bodies' is taking place at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Manchester.</description>
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<title>MedImpact Research Predicts Hospital Stays And Measures Effects Of Patient Education Among Diabetics</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>MedImpact unveiled a model that predicts the probability of inpatient hospital utilization among Medicaid recipients who suffer from diabetes. Modeling results showed that improving compliance with medications that control diabetes, along with encouraging the use of statins, may be associated with a reduction in inpatient hospitalizations.</description>
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<title>Next President Should Establish Center Focused On Development Of Cures For Diseases, Opinion Piece States</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107017.php</link>
<description>An expansion of health insurance to more U.S. residents &#45;&#45; with "business, patients and government sharing the cost" &#45;&#45; is important, but unless "we find cures, American families will continue to be plagued by costly and debilitating fatal diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's" disease, former Rep. Harold Ford (D&#45;Tenn.), chair of the </description>
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<title>Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Increase Even If Rise In Blood Sugar Level Is Not Severe, Study Says</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Increasing maternal blood sugar levels during pregnancy can cause issues such as high birthweight or a need for Caesarean sections, even if the woman's blood sugar levels are far below the risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports.</description>
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<title>New CDC Study Finds Arthritis Can Be A Barrier For Adults Seeking To Manage Diabetes Through Physical Activity</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106956.php</link>
<description>More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis, a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity&#45;an important health strategy for managing diabetes, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today&#226;&#8364;&#178;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Nationwide, 46.4 million adults have arthritis and 20.6 million adults have diabetes, with nearly 7 in 10 having had diabetes diagnosed by a health professional.</description>
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<title>AOA Champions National Effort To Combat Diabetes</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description> The American Optometric Association (AOA), representing over 34,000 members in more than 6,500 communities nationwide, joined with other health care provider groups, government officials and leaders from the business and academic communities to announce a new national effort to stem the tide of diabetes in the United States. Unveiled May 7 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.</description>
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<title>Arthritis Unnecessarily Stops Many US Diabetics Taking Needed Exercise</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106862.php</link>
<description>About half of US adults with diabetes also have arthritis, which appears to be a barrier, in addition to lack of time and being too busy with other things, because they are not sure what exercise is appropriate and they are concerned about aggravating joint pain and causing further damage.  The researchers suggest health care providers pay special attention to arthritis&#45;related barriers among diabetics who are not physically active.</description>
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<title>American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists Endorses National Diabetes Goal</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106828.php</link>
<description>The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) announced its support for the National Diabetes Goal. The Goal is to help 45% of all Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes know their blood glucose levels and understand what actions to take, by the year 2015. The National Diabetes Goal was announced in our nation's capitol, with national leaders in health care, business, government, and education showing their support for the unified goal.</description>
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<title>New Lacosamide Data Provides Evidence For Long&#45;Term Efficacy In Diabetic Neuropathic Pain</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106847.php</link>
<description>Patients treated with lacosamide demonstrated sustained pain relief from diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP),  compared to placebo&#45;treated patients, according to data presented at the 27th annual meeting of the American Pain Society (APS) in Tampa, Fla.</description>
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<title>Award Received By Boston Medical Center/Boston University School Of Medicine Researcher</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>M. Michael Wolfe, M.D., professor of medicine and research professor of physiology and biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine and chief of the Gastroenterology Section at Boston Medical Center, was awarded an Individual Biomedical Research Award by The Hartwell Foundation.</description>
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<title>American Diabetes Association Applauds U.S. Senators For Fighting Diabetes In Minority Communities</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106761.php</link>
<description>The American Diabetes Association (ADA) applauds Senator Frank Lautenberg (D&#45;NJ) and Senator Johnny Isakson, (R&#45;GA) for introducing the Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008 (DPAC) today. This legislation urges Congress to support improvements in diabetes care, prevention, treatment and education for minority populations.</description>
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<title>Philippine Diabetes Education Program Receives Grant From International Diabetes Federation</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106758.php</link>
<description>The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) BRIDGES translational research grant program will fund a pilot study in the Philippines that will offer culturally appropriate and improved diabetes care in rural communities using local health workers.The community&#45;based study, Diabetes Self&#45;Management Program (DSME), will help Filipinos with diabetes to acquire the knowledge, self&#45;care practices, and attitudes required for the effective management of their diabetes.</description>
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<title>Unilet Superlite And Unilet GP To Be Discontinued, UK</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106739.php</link>
<description>Healthcare company Owen Mumford is discontinuing two of its lancets, Unilet Superlite and Unilet GP, from Sunday 1 June 2008.If you are prescribed either of these two variants, Owen Mumford recommends that you speak to your Healthcare Team. It is offering three other alternatives instead: Unilet ComforTouch, Unilet GP Superlite and Unistik 3. There are three variants of Unistik 3.</description>
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<title>DiaKine Therapeutics And Kinexum Metabolics To Develop Novel Combination Treatment To Type 1 Diabetes</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106660.php</link>
<description>DiaKine Therapeutics, Inc. and Kinexum Metabolics, Inc. announced an agreement to jointly develop a new combination therapy that has shown, in preclinical studies, to cause type 1 diabetes to go into remission by protecting and promoting the growth of new insulin&#45;producing cells. A Phase 2 human clinical trial with the new combination therapy, consisting of DiaKine's Lisofylline (LSF) and Kinexum's INGAP peptide, is expected to begin in late 2008.</description>
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<title>Senators Lautenberg And Isakson Introduce Legislation To Help Prevent Minority Diabetes, USA</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106655.php</link>
<description>Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D&#45;NJ) and Johnny Isakson (R&#45;GA) have introduced a bill to help prevent diabetes from affecting children and families in minority communities.  African&#45;Americans, Hispanics, Asian and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaskan Natives have higher rates of diabetes and are often less able to obtain the care they need to manage their disease.</description>
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<title>Metabolic Benefits From Fat Transplantation</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>When transplanted deep into the abdomen, fat taken from just under the skin comes with metabolic benefits, or at least it does in mice, reveals a new study in the May issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication."We started out thinking we would find that any fat inside the abdomen is bad," said C. Ronald Kahn of Harvard Medical School. "What we found was really not what we expected. It appears that visceral fat is not as bad as subcutaneous fat is good.</description>
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<title>Interpreting Sign Language Places Greater Stress On Extremities Than Industrial Activities</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Sign language interpreting is one of the highest&#45;risk professions for ergonomic injury, according to a new study conducted by Rochester Institute of Technology. The research indicates that interpreting causes more physical stress to the extremities than high&#45;risk tasks conducted in industrial settings, including assembly line work.</description>
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<title>Back And Neck Pain Remedy DVD Available Free To Public</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>The Pro&#45;Care Spine Center in Austin, Texas recently created the Back and Neck Pain Remedy DVD and made it available free to the general public. This DVD includes 16 stretches and exercises that can be done at work or at home to help alleviate back and neck pain. In addition to the stretches and exercises, this DVD includes suggestions for controlling inflammation and how to know when the time is right to seek professional help.</description>
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<title>Pipex Pharmaceuticals' Oral Flupirtine Opens IND With FDA For Phase II Clinical Trial For Fibromyalgia</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/100090.php</link>
<description> Pipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: PP), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative late&#45;stage drug candidates for the treatment of neurologic and fibrotic diseases, today announced that the United States FDA has accepted a Pipex&#45;supported, investigator&#45;initiated, Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to conduct a double&#45;blind, randomized, placebo&#45;controlled Phase II clinical trial of oral flupirtine for the treatment of fibromyalgia, a rheumatic pain disease.</description>
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<title>Chest Pain A Leading Reason For Hospital Emergency Department Visits</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Chest pain that does not appear to be a heart attack when examined in hospital emergency departments, accounted for 1.6 million visits in 23 selected states in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. About one&#45;fifth of the cases &#45; 345,000 people &#45; were admitted to hospitals for observation or treatment. "Non&#45;specific" chest pain was the fourth most common cause of emergency visits. The top three: sprains and strains (2.</description>
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<title>Medical Costs For Back And Neck Problems Are Rising, But Health Outcomes Are Not Improving</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>The amount of money people spend to treat their back and neck problemshas increased substantially in the last decade. Despite this, theirhealth status does not seem to be comparably improving, according to astudy in the February 13 issue of JAMA. In clinical practice, back and neck problems are some of the mostcommonly experienced symptoms.</description>
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<title>Back Pain Not Prevented By Instructing People How To Lift Heavy Objects</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>According to a study published on bmj.com, back injuries are not prevented by telling people the correct way to lift heavy objects.Back pain can be the cause of much distress and is a common complaintamong workers involved with lifting heavy objects. Employers in theUnited Kingdom must be sure to providetraining that advises workers on specific lifting techniques and on howto handle heavy loads correctly.</description>
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<title>Rheumatic Complaints Not Just A Problem For The Western World</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>We like to complain about our aches and pains, but rheumatism is not only the preserve of western society. A comprehensive survey of rheumatic diseases in China, published in the open access journal Arthritis Research &#38; Therapy, reveals that rheumatic complaints are also common in China. The survey suggests that the incidence of certain rheumatic diseases in the Chinese population is now becoming more like that of Western countries.</description>
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<title>Magnetic Field Shown To Reduce Swelling</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>A recent study by University of Virginia researchers demonstrates that the use of an acute, localized static magnetic field of moderate strength can result in significant reduction of swelling when applied immediately after an inflammatory injury.Thomas Skalak, professor and chair of biomedical engineering, and Cassandra Morris, a former Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering at U.Va., reported their findings in the American Journal of Physiology.</description>
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<title>Can A Vibrating Mouse Prevent Computer&#45;related Injuries?</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>A chair that undulates, a mouse that vibrates, a monitor suspended over a desk on a movable arm. These are some of the kinds of newfangled ergonomic products that Alan Hedge, international authority on office ergonomics, studies to see if they can prevent repetitive motion injuries among the estimated 100 million people who now use computers in the United States.</description>
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<title>RSI In The Workplace In Europe Is Probably Overstated</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) in Europe is probably not as prevalent as is being currently stated, according to an article published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (BMJ).The researchers wonder how useful and appropriate it is to use the Labour Force Surveys of occupational ill health &#45; surveys which are commonly used by European governments as a reliable data source to plan their occupational health strategies.</description>
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<title>Women With Fibromyalgia Benefit From Walking, Strength Training And Stretching Program</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Women with fibromyalgia may experience significantly improved daily function and symptom relief after taking part in a program that includes walking, strength training and stretching, according to an article published in Archives of Internal Medicine (JAMA/Archives), November 12th issue.  When the program is combined with education about managing the disease the benefits are even better, explain the researchers. About 3.4% of women and 0.</description>
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<title>Study Finds No Strong Evidence That Insoles Prevent General Back Pain</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>There is strong evidence that using insoles does not prevent people from getting non&#45;specific back pain, and there is insufficient evidence to say whether or not they help solve existing low&#45;back pain, a Cochrane Systematic Review has found.Back pain is one of the most common health problems in the industrialised world. It comes second only to upper respiratory infection as a reason for people to visit a doctor in the USA.</description>
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<title>American Pain Society And American College Of Physicians Release Clinical Practice Guideline For Low Back Pain</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>For low&#45;back pain patients and their doctors, a new, evidence&#45;based, clinical practice guideline, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommends less reliance on expensive diagnostic imaging and reports there is strong evidence supporting the benefits of several therapies, with and without medication.Low&#45;back pain is the fifth most common reason for doctor's office visits and one in four adults report having it last a least once a day.</description>
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<title>General Osteopathic Council Backs Awareness Week</title>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>80% of the population will suffer significant back pain at some time in their lives.  With an ageing workforce, increase in obesity and less active lifestyles, the incidence of back pain is likely to increase. Commenting on the theme of this year's BackCare Awareness Week 'Keep Moving Keep Living', General Osteopathic Council Chief Executive &#38; Registrar, Madeleine Craggs, said: "Early intervention is key to preventing and managing back pain.</description>
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<title>American Adults More Likely Than Europeans To Be Diagnosed With, Treated For Chronic Diseases</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Older adults who live in the United States are significantly more likely than their European peers to be diagnosed with costly chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, and to be treated for those diseases, adding approximately $100&#45;$150 billion per year in U.S health care spending, according to new research reported in a Health Affairs Web Exclusive.</description>
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<title>Comprehensive Guidelines For Treating Low&#45;Back Pain Issued By ACP And APS</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Pain Society (APS) have released joint guidelines on diagnosing and treating low back pain.About one in four Americans reported having low back pain in the past three months and about l7.6 percent of all adults reported at least one episode of severe acute low back pain within the previous year, according to several studies.</description>
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<title>Neurologic And Orthopedic Institute: One Of The First In The Country To Offer Custom&#45;Fit Total Knee Replacement</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Baby boomers who have it all, including custom clothes and sports equipment, are now beating the physical signs of old age with custom body parts, including knees. Patients with degenerative knee conditions can now benefit from custom&#45;fit knee replacements that are tailored to an individual's unique body mechanics, size and gender variations. Dr.</description>
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<title>MIT's 'Exoskeleton' Lightens The Load And Lessens The Likelihood Of Leg Or Back Injury</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Researchers in the MIT Media Lab's Biomechatronics Group have created a device to lighten the burden for soldiers and others who carry heavy packs and equipment.Their invention, known as an exoskeleton, can support much of the weight of a heavy backpack and transfer that weight directly to the ground, effectively taking a load off the back of the person wearing the device.</description>
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<title>Dizziness Causes Don't Differ Across Age Groups</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>Dizziness is the distortion of the perception of space; vertigo is a special type of dizziness, which induces a sensation of spinning around. Dizziness is a symptom of a variety of diseases that can cause imbalance or even falls, among other things. Thus it may frequently be a serious health hazard, especially in the aging, causing injury and occasionally long&#45;term disability, and additional financial burden to healthcare systems.</description>
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<title>FDA Approves SOMA(R) (carisoprodol) 250 Mg</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description>MedPointe Pharmaceuticals announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SOMA(R) (carisoprodol) 250 mg as a new recommended dose of SOMA for the relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions, such as backache. SOMA 250 mg offers comparable efficacy to the widely prescribed skeletal muscle relaxant SOMA 350 mg with a more favorable tolerability profile, including less drowsiness.</description>
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<title>Older People In Pain Receive Relief From  Drug&#45;Free Treatments</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82093.php</link>
<description>Mind&#45;body therapies, which focus on the interactions between the mind, body and behavior, and the ways in which emotional, mental, social and behavioral factors can affect health, may be of particular benefit to elderly chronic pain sufferers. A new study published in Pain Medicine provides a structured review of eight mind&#45;body interventions for older people, including progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, hypnosis, tai chi and yoga.</description>
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<title>Further Legitimization Of Fibromyalgia As A True Medical Condition</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/75174.php</link>
<description>Fibromyalgia, a chronic, widespread pain in muscles and soft tissues accompanied by fatigue, is a fairly common condition that does not manifest any structural damage in an organ. Twenty&#45;five years ago, Muhammad B. Yunus, MD, and colleagues published the first controlled study of the clinical characteristics of fibromyalgia syndrome. That seminal article, published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, led directly to formal recognition of this disease by the medical community.</description>
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<title>Surgery Better Option For Common Back Conditions New Studies Suggest</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/72643.php</link>
<description>Slipped vertebra and sciatica are some of the most common conditions seen by doctors in patients with back problems and two new studies  suggest that timely surgery is a better way to treat them than non&#45;surgical remedies.The studies are published in today's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).</description>
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<title>What Exactly Is Repetitive Strain Injury?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/72098.php</link>
<description>High quality trials and evidence of effective treatments for repetitive strain injury (RSI) are needed to define this controversial condition which affects millions of patients worldwide. The findings are reported in a Seminar published in The Lancet.</description>
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<title>'Shrug Off' Shoulder Surgery Myth, Study Suggests</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/66243.php</link>
<description>Contrary to widespread belief, total surgical replacement of arthritic shoulder joints carries no greater risk of complications than replacement of other major joints, a Johns Hopkins study suggests.</description>
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