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Henke PK, Blackburn SA, Wainess RW, et al. Osteomyelitis of the foot and toe in adults is a surgical disease: Conservative management worsens lower extremity salvage.Ann Surg. 2005;241(6):885-894.

Maurer MS, Burcham J, Cheng H. Diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of falls in elderly residents of a long-term care facility. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005; Sep;60(9):1157-6.

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Expert & Community Posts

My Neuropathy

By David Mendosa , Health Expert

A few days ago when I finally was able to see a neurologist for the headaches that started four... Read more »

Taxol Toes: Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy

By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert

When my hands and feet started hurting about a year after I finished chemo, my oncologist said I... Read more »

Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

My last post looked into the benefit of some drugs with an anti-depressant effect in the... Read more »

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Health Guide

The Risk of Neuropathy for Diabetics

Also referred to as peripheral neuropathy or peripheral neuritis, neuropathy occurs when illness, injury, inflammation, medication, or other factors disrupt the ability of nerves outside the spinal... Read more »

Type 1 Diabetes

Long-Term ComplicationsType 1 diabetes reduces the normal life span by an average of 5 to 8 years. However, survival rates are improving in all ethnic groups and both genders. Longer survival rates... Read more »

Diabetes and Anemia

What is anemia?Anemia is a medical condition in your blood when either your hemoglobin or hemocrit are below normal. Hemoglobin is a complex molecule in your red blood cells that carries the oxygen... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes

Long-Term ComplicationsPatients with diabetes have higher mortality rates than nondiabetics regardless of sex, age, or other factors. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in these... Read more »

Can Blood Pressure Be Too Low?

Let’s first take a look at what drives your blood pressure.Unlike a river, which flows continuously downstream, blood flow is pulsatile, with ebb and flow driven by pumping heart muscle. This cycle... Read more »

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Medications

Cymbalta Oral Uses and How to Use

Duloxetine is used to treat major depression and anxiety. In addition, duloxetine is used to... Read more »

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Related News

Clinical trial: Lyrica for peripheral neuropathy

October 02, 2008

This is a study to determine if Lyrica is safe and effective for diabetic peripheral neuropathy if given twice a day. This national study is... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Tapentadol for diabetic peripheral neuropathy

October 03, 2008

This is a study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Tapentadol compared to placebo in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This... Read summary »

Patients with shingles, diabetic neuropathy should consider Lyrica

October 02, 2008

A patient taking Neurontin for shingles pain wants to know if there are better treatment options. According to Dr. Peter Gott, patients with chronic... Read summary »

Cymbalta reduces night diabetic pain

October 02, 2008

According to a recent study, patients with diabetic nerve pain or peripheral neuropathy were able to sleep better after taking Cymbalta. Researchers... Read summary »

Q&A: Could numbness and tingling in the extremities be caused by statins?

October 02, 2008

A reader asks People's Pharmacy writers Joe and Terry Graedon about leg numbness that neurologists could not explain. The Graedons respond that the... Read summary »

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