A couple of months back I wrote a post discussing the concerns I and many others have regarding the return of severe gastrointestinal side effects as a result of the increasing use of the so-called traditional anti-inflammatories. This is of course to be expected due to the fears so many patients have now of the sole COX-2 inhibitor remaining... Read more
The target continues to be central neurotransmission when it comes to improving the pain of fibromyalgia. This is of course based on the working hypothesis that the perception of pain is altered in those suffering from fibromyalgia. By now, many are familiar with Lyrica, particularly with the television commercials featuring that... Read more
Recently, President Bush and his Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt aggressively argued against the proposed renewal of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). They were concerned that the bill was too expensive and threatened the private insurance market. Democrats failed to override a presidential veto;... Read more
The American College of Physicians (ACP) in the last few weeks has proposed that a superior health care system in the United States cannot be without universal health insurance coverage. The ACP analyzed health care in twelve industrialized countries; and the full report appears in the January 01, 2008 edition of the "Annals of... Read more
It is well known that breakthrough pain (BTP) remains the scourge of those who suffer from chronic pain. It seems these patients cannot experience any sort of reasonable prolonged relief. Fentanyl buccal tablets (FBT) have been used for quite a long time for cancer-related BTP, and in fact is FDA-approved for this indication. But... Read more
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