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High-Dose Capsaicin Patch ApprovedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The FDA has approved a dermal patch delivering 8% capsaicin, tradenamed Qutenza, for postherpetic neuralgia. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - November 17, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Overdose Deaths in Washington Medicaid Enrollees on the RiseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medicaid patients in the Washington area made up nearly half of overdose deaths involving prescription opioids, a report from several health and human service agencies in Washington said. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 29, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

ACG: Compound Eases Constipation for Opioid Patients (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- An investigational compound increased spontaneous bowel movements for patients with opioid-induced constipation, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 28, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

More Evidence for Link Between Stroke and Migraine (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Individuals with migraine might have an increased risk of ischemic stroke, a meta-analysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 27, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

ACR: Drug Delivers Two-Fisted Punch to Fibromyalgia (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Milnacipran (Savella) improved pain and mental functioning in patients suffering from fibromyalgia, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 23, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

ACR: Tanezumab Keeps OA Knee Pain Under Control (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Patients treated with tanezumab, an investigational monoclonal antibody against nerve growth factor, maintained relief from osteoarthritis knee pain over the course of a year, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 23, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA Warns Illegal Codeine MakersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued a strict warning to four drug manufacturers today: stop making unapproved and illegal codeine sulfate tablets. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 13, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA Panel Recommends Approval of New Oxycodone FormulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel voted to recommend approval of a new formulation of oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin) that is more difficult to crush or dissolve, and which may deter drug abuse. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - September 24, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Fear of Pain Predicts Actual Pain (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Healthcare workers who are afraid of job-related pain have an increased risk of developing low back pain, a prospective study from Denmark showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - September 24, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA Panels to Review 'Tamper-Resistant' OxycodoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FDA staff reviewers have given a tepid endorsement to a new, purportedly more tamper-resistant formulation of Purdue Pharma's controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin). (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - September 23, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

No Benefit from Nerve Ablation for Pelvic Pain (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Laparoscopic nerve ablation failed to improve any parameter of chronic pelvic pain compared with laparoscopy alone, British investigators reported. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - September 1, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA Cracks Down on Ibuprofen Skin CreamsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Makers of topical ibuprofen products received a stern warning from the FDA: Stop marketing an unapproved drug. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 21, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Program Improves Quality of Life for Cancer Patients (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A palliative care program improved quality of life and mood of patients with advanced cancer, but did not lessen symptom severity or the number of days they spent in the hospital, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 18, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Pain Affects Head and Neck Cancer Prognosis (CME/CE, with audio)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
High levels of pain in the first year after treatment for head and neck cancer may predict poor outcomes, according to a prospective study. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 17, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Pain Affects Head and Neck Cancer Prognosis (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
High levels of pain in the first year after treatment for head and neck cancer may predict poor outcomes, according to a prospective study. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 17, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA Approves Morphine-Naltrexone ComboEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an effort to keep patients from trying to get a quick high by chewing or crushing the capsule, the FDA has approved a morphine sulfate capsule containing a core of the opioid antagonist naltrexone. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 14, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Urine Test May Predict Drug Responses (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A simple urine sample can be used to tell how people will respond to the common analgesic acetaminophen, researchers said, and the same idea might one day be used to predict response to a range of other drugs. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 10, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Anesthetic Injection Reduces Pain of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sentinel lymph node mapping that includes the anesthetic lidocaine with radioisotope injection significantly cuts down on pain without compromising efficacy, according to results of a randomized controlled trial. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 6, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Spine Fracture Treatment Fails Tests (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Vertebroplasty, a treatment for spinal fractures that is growing rapidly in popularity, may not be all that it’s cracked up to be, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - August 5, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Novel Spine Fracture Treatment Eases Symptoms (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Vesselplasty, a novel kyphoplasty method for treating vertebral compression fractures, relieves pain and restores mobility with potentially lower complication risk, according to a preliminary study. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - July 22, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA Greenlights New Transmucosal Fentanyl ProductEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved another transmucosal formulation of the painkiller fentanyl, delivered through an absorbable film placed inside the cheek. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - July 16, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Chronic Daily Headache Likely to Resolve with Time (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Most children with chronic daily headache will outgrow the problem within a few years, although many will continue to have episodic headaches, according to a study of Taiwanese adolescents. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - July 15, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Warming Skin Balms Ineffective for Pain Relief (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Warming skin balms that are used by millions of people for muscle and joint pain are ineffective in the treatment of acute pain and less effective than topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) for chronic pain, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - July 10, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Breast Cancer Risk Lower for Women with Migraine (CME/CE, with audio)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The reduced risk of breast cancer seen in women with migraines appears to hold regardless of menopausal status and exposure to migraine risk factors, a large study affirmed. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - July 9, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Less Invasive Sciatica Surgery Does Not Improve Outcomes (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Sciatica patients fare no better with minimally invasive surgical treatment than with conventional open surgery, a clinical trial revealed. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - July 7, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Spinal Fusion Agent Raises Costs, Complication Rates (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- A bone growth agent increasingly used during spinal fusion operations raises medical costs and the risk of complications related to anterior cervical fusion surgery, according to a new study. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - June 30, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Angina Frequency Linked to Depression, Anxiety (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Ischemic heart patients with depression and anxiety were more likely to suffer chest pain than patients without those psychosocial symptoms, a new study shows. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - June 29, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Later-Life Brain Lesions Found in Migraine-Prone Women (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Middle-aged women who suffered migraine headaches accompanied by sensory disturbances had a greater prevalence of brain lesions late in life, according to a study. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - June 23, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

EULAR: Five-Year Data Show Continued Benefit for Infliximab in AS (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
COPENHAGEN (MedPage Today) -- Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) generally maintained the clinical responses to infliximab (Remicade) seen during a two-year randomized trial for three more years, it was reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - June 22, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

ENDO: Chronic Opioid Therapy Risks Hypopituitarism (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Chronic opioid therapy significantly increases the risk of multiple hormonal deficiencies that warrant evaluation, according to data from a small retrospective study reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - June 19, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA Okays Injectable IbuprofenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved an intravenous form of ibuprofen -- to be marketed under the name Caldolor -- for the relief of pain and fever. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - June 12, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

APA: Personality Traits Predict Satisfaction with Knee Replacement (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- A patient's personality may have as much to do with his satisfaction after knee replacement surgery as the clinical outcome, a small study shows. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 22, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Injection Eases Opioid-Induced Constipation (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Subcutaneous injections of methylnaltrexone (Relistor) can relieve constipation caused by opioid treatment for noncancer pain, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 12, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Trial Fails to Settle Questions About Acupuncture for Low Back Pain (CME/CE, with video)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- Acupuncture was more effective than conventional treatment for relieving lower back pain in a randomized trial, but performed no better than poking patients gently with toothpicks. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 11, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Arthritis Patients Cite Computer Problems (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- About three-quarters of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia reported some discomfort while using a computer, a survey revealed. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 8, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Arthritis Patients Cite Computer ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- About three-quarters of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia reported some discomfort while using a computer, a survey revealed. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 8, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

AAN: Glutamate Receptor Inhibitors May Help MigraineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SEATTLE (MedPage Today) -- Inhibition of glutamate receptors may play a role in migraine treatment, researchers here said. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - April 30, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

AAN: Preventive Drugs Reduce Severity of Menstrual MigraineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SEATTLE (MedPage Today) -- Preventive eletriptan (Relpax) and sumatriptan (Imitrex) may reduce the severity and duration of menstrual migraine, researchers here said. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - April 29, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Teens Use Pot to Treat Health ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Almost a third of teens who regularly smoke marijuana may use it as a medication rather than a means of getting high. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - April 23, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Heavy NSAID Use Linked to Higher Dementia RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Healthy older adults who were heavy users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were more likely to develop dementia than those who didn't take NSAIDS, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - April 22, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Acupuncture Relieves 'Dry Mouth' Discomfort in Cancer PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Even though it didn't significantly increase saliva flow, acupuncture improved quality of life for head-and-neck cancer patients suffering from dry mouth. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - April 22, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Prescription Pain Medicine Spending by Outpatients Soars Over 10 YearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) -- Outpatient spending on prescription painkillers more than tripled in a decade, rising to $13.2 billion in 2006 from $4.2 billion in 1996, researchers here reported. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 13, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA to Step Up Regulation of Extended-Release OpioidsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has begun a "massive new program" to stem abuse of opioid painkillers, putting the onus on manufacturers to develop new misuse-prevention programs. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 9, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

AAPM: Low-Dose Carisoprodol Safe Option for Acute Back PainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HONOLULU (MedPage Today) -- A low-dose formulation of carisoprodol (Soma) may revive interest in this old-line muscle relaxant for treating acute back pain, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 2, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

AAPM: Study Challenges High Estimate of Opioid-Tolerant PopulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HONOLULU (MedPage Today) -- The number of Americans taking maximal doses of opioid painkillers may be much smaller than previously estimated, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 2, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

FDA Panel Calls for Propoxyfene WithdrawalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- By a narrow margin, the FDA's advisory committee on pain medications recommended banning products containing propoxyphene (Darvon) from the U.S. market. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - February 2, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Migraine May Be Associated with Reduced Breast Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SEATTLE (MedPage Today) -- The same hormonal fluctuations that trigger migraine for many women may protect them against breast cancer, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - November 6, 2008 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

So-Called Placebo Therapy Found Commonly EmployedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) -- Sham medical interventions purely to achieve a beneficial placebo effect for unsuspecting patients appears to be widespread and ethically accepted by many clinicians, according to a national survey of internists and rheumatologists. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 24, 2008 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Blacks With Chronic Pain May Be UndertreatedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (MedPage Today) -- Black chronic pain patients may not receive the same quality of care that their white counterparts get, researchers here suggested. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 16, 2008 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Persistent Cardiovascular Risk Confirmed for RofecoxibEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HANOVER, N.H. (MedPage Today) -- Four years after rofecoxib (Vioxx) was pulled from the market, long-term data from the APPROVe study confirmed that the drug's cardiovascular risk lasts for a full year after treatment stops, researchers here said. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 14, 2008 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news