MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'anti-inflammatory'. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:07:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023209&cid=t_362754_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fw2HZ76KW_zo%2F Before the headlines hit about the dangers of using Vioxx (rofecoxib), researchers were already aware, say news reports. Vioxx, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID), was made by Merck & Co. Inc., and introduced to the American market in 1999. The company then voluntarily pulled the drug from the market in September 2004, after there were multiple reports of increased risk of heart attack and stroke associated with long-term, high-dose use. Six investigators from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine analyzed 30 randomized placebo-controlled trials involving Vioxx  and 20,152 individuals. They published their findings in the November 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. What the researchers found is disturbing: Their analysis showed that safety concerns arose almost four years ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023209 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:06:19 +0100 3023209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452872&cid=t_362754_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fcell-phone-elbow-isnt-always-due-to-cell-phone-use%2F Recent media activity has called attention to a repetitive use syndrome called ‘cell phone elbow,’ which can cause pain, numbness or tingling in the forearm and hand.  But cubital tunnel syndrome, as it’s known medically, isn’t only caused by excessive cell phone use. In fact, it can be caused by any repetitive activity in which the elbow is bent at a greater than 90 degree angle. This could include holding any kind of phone to the ear for long periods of time. It just happens that because cell phone use has increased exponentially and because people can now use their phones while walking, while driving, literally anywhere, some people are spending much more time on the phone than they did previously. And some of them are paying the price with painful hands and arms. Cubit... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452872 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:08:14 +0100 2452872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1380644&cid=t_362754_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fanti-inflammatory-trail-mix%2F “Oh no, we’re talking about food again.” Yes, we are, so start salivating. Over the last few months we’ve talked about many types of food both good and bad. Mostly, we’ve been concerned with foods which can serve as a more natural way to deal with our many and varied types of anti-inflammatory diseases. There are over 100 types of arthritis/autoimmune diseases and many ways to treat these diseases. Most of us know about corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs, biologics, muscle relaxants and analgesics for pain. Hopefully, we also know the side effects and dangers which are possible with all of these medications. That is, most likely, the driving force behind our search for healthier foods and other modalities which can give us better lives. After I did the webcast on eating for the anti... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1380644 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:34:31 +0100 1380644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1375200&cid=t_362754_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F271000486%2F Administration of the popular anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex (celecoxib, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) in combination with Lipitor (atorvastatin, a cholesterol lowering drug or statin) halts the transition of early prostate cancer to its more aggressive and potentially deadly stage. “Anti-androgen therapy slows the prostate cancer but eventually the cancer becomes androgen-independent, the therapy becomes ineffective and the cancer cells become more aggressive,” said Xi Zheng, assistant research professor at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, who conducted the study. “Treatments available for the later stage cancers are not very good,” said Allan Conney, director of Rutgers’ Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research, another resea... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1375200 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:02:12 +0100 1375200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1242441&cid=t_362754_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fpractical-can-be-delicious-on-the-anti-inflammatory-diet%2F When it comes right down to living, it is one thing to read or hear advice but it is another thing to apply it to our everyday lives. When our hunger pangs “hit the road” it’s just so much easier to revert to eating the way we were brought up. Change is difficult, especially if you’re in pain, depressed and are dealing with a whole “plateful” of problems already. Today I would like to share a few easy, practical ideas for a healthy diet for those of us who suffer from autoimmune disease which may cause inflammation in joints, skin and major organs. We all need to be practical about the real world we live in. Some of us are the family cooks and have to please spouses and/or children. There are no specific recipes which will eliminate arthritis, just some basic rules or guideline... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1242441 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:46:27 +0100 1242441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1232127&cid=t_362754_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fembracing-an-anti-inflammatory-diet-part-one%2F When one is struck with an autoimmune condition such as one of the numerous forms of arthritis, the question of diet is part of the battle plan. At first, you try to embrace the many changes you are faced with such as daily chronic pain, changes in lifestyle, fatigue, secondary effects on your family, to name only a few of the challenges. It’s sort of like finding yourself at war. You’re not sure how you got there. You’re certain you don’t like it. You want to get over it so you can get the heck out of there before you lose anything else and you hope you come out of it a “winner.” The chances are that eventually, you will read something about dietary influence on inflammation; a doctor will say something about it, or someone will give you advice. One has to be careful about tak... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1232127 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:07:58 +0100 1232127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1106393&cid=t_362754_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Flets-have-a-cyber-recipe-exchange%2F How would it be if we take a break from our pain, our weather problems and the vagaries of Mother Nature to share a few holiday memories? Why don’t we share some of our favorite holiday recipes just as we would if we could gather around my kitchen table in the morning and share recipes over a cup of coffee or hot herbal tea? This is the Northwest so it’s raining outside, big surprise there. It’s warm and cozy inside, there’s the faint aroma of cinnamon pinecones and potpourri in the air, there’s a dog lying at your feet and we’re sharing, as good friends do. We have survived another year. That’s reason enough to celebrate. My holiday memories are filled with thoughts of delicious food, aren’t yours? When I think about Christmases past, the tastes and the odors of the season... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1106393 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:13:06 +0100 1106393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1001161&cid=t_362754_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fmemory-loss-and-a-life-with-chronic-pain-part-one%2F Do you ever feel you’re losing your mind, or have at least misplaced it? Most of us who live with chronic pain, whether from RA, fibromyalgia, other forms of arthritis or other chronic conditions caused by deterioration or injury, have had that experience. What experience? What were we talking about? Oh, that’s right. Memory loss is the subject at hand today. For several years, there has been a study being conducted by the National Institute on Aging on a group of nuns, observing them as they age. Although the study is about Alzheimer’s disease, there are many answers for all of us coming out of that study. We’ll talk about some of those measures a little later but remember, you don’t necessarily have that horrendous disease when you feel fuzzy minded. There can be many causes. F... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1001161 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:57:08 +0100 1001161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=972871&cid=t_362754_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fchronic-pain-has-me-down-but-dont-count-me-outyet%2F When you live with chronic pain it is sometimes difficult to cope with all the negative feelings that come your way. Our lives are so compromised by our bodies it seems like the ultimate betrayal to have our minds start to turn on us, too. Personally, I hate to give in to all those feelings. It is my belief that all that negativity, although it may feel temporarily satisfying, basically doesn’t lead anywhere. I like a good cry as much as the next morose individual. I love to wallow, weep and wail but it never lasts long. I just, quite simply, can’t stand myself like that. It’s like a day without sunshine. The road to self-pity is rocky, ugly and fruitless. Do I still travel it on occasion? Of course, I do. I think most of us do, but we don’t have to go far, stay for long or make it... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=972871 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:08:05 +0100 972871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=945310&cid=t_362754_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F12%2Fstress-the-silent-killer.html Conclusion On the biological level, this is yet another demonstration of the mind-body relationship. In fact, a whole field of research called psychoneuroimmunology (I know, it’s a mouthful, but if you break it up to its component words, psycho-neuro-immunology, it makes sense) is thriving and is uncovering new connections between brain, mind and immune response on an almost daily basis. On the clinical level, the strengthening evidence of the effect of stress on health and disease suggests new modalities and approaches to treatment. What is most intriguing and potentially far-reaching, are the societal consequences. Now that we accrue more and more evidence on the effects of stress on health, it would make economic sense to pay attention to the work environment. An enlightened manag... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=945310 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:29:39 +0100 945310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888904&cid=t_362754_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fsacroiliitis-its-still-the-seat-of-my-chronic-pain%2F The time has come for me to talk about my rear end again. Here come the “sit on it,” jokes. It’s sort of a good thing to have a condition that makes people smile. I went to a Uro-Gyno. specialist in Portland last week and every time I talked about my “ass” she smiled. She felt she had to apologize for reacting that way and I said, “Oh, don’t worry about it. When you’ve had pain in your sitter for 23 years you’ve heard and probably said it all. It is funny. That’s just one of those things our society laughs at.” I guess it’s a kind of conditioning we carry around with us from childhood potty jokes, etc. It’s also a great ice-breaker. Not my bottom, heaven knows, but the wisecracks. Unfortunately, it colors every area of my life from travel to my social life and fam... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888904 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:53:54 +0100 888904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858254&cid=t_362754_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F9%2F11%2Fmediterranean-diet-and-rheumatoid-arthritis.html  By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DClinical researchers at the University of Glasgow published in the September issue of the Annals of the Rhumatic Diseases an unassuming, almost self-effacing study on the effect of diet on rheumatoid arthritis. Here is stated objective of the study: “To overcome obstacles to healthy eating by a community-based intervention promoting a Mediterranean-type diet in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or RA living in socially deprived areas of Glasgow.” What was this modest paper doing amongst all the high-powered papers on the molecular mechanisms of rheumatic diseases and the latest potent therapies based on insights into those mechanisms?The studyMethods: 130 female patients with RA aged 30–70 years (median 55), disease duration 8 years were rec... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858254 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:11:25 +0100 858254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650911&cid=t_362754_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F31%2Fmedications-that-cause-high-blood-sugar%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Drugs, Research, SupportSeveral commonly used drugs have adverse effects on glucose metabolism. Among these drugs are: aspirin, and an antibiotic. Aspirin is a commonly used drug to relieve minor aches and pains, to reduce fever, as an anti-inflammatory and as a blood-thinner. However, studies show it leads to glucose metabolism impairment in insulin-sensitive tissues. A 3g daily dose of aspirin was administered over a three-day period. Although insulin release increased after the aspirin, the glucose remained unchanged. Despite the increased insulin, the body seemed to decrease cellular sensitivity to insulin in the aftermath of aspirin. A healthcare facility in Scottsdale, AZ advises doctors to avoid giving gatifloxacin to patients wit... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650911 Thu, 31 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 650911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=509318&cid=t_362754_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F29%2Faccidental-diabetes-drug%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Drugs, ResearchMuch like a roadblock, but with a fortuitous outcome -- an experimental heart drug didn't achieve the primary goal of a late-stage trial but it did dramatically reduce the risk patients would develop diabetes. The anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory drug, the first of its kind, reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 64% and demonstrated a small but statistically significant reduction in blood sugar after 12 months. The study included data from 6,144-patients. The company believes this finding to be a serendipitous outcome, despite the initial shortcomings of the trial objective. They need to confirm it in a large clinical trial. The impressive diabetes results may come as a surprise to investors who have abandoned AtheroGenics or who have b... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=509318 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 509318