What Is Peripheral Neuropathy
Clinical trial: Tapentadol for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
October 03, 2008
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My Neuropathy
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertA 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 ExpertWhen my hands and feet started hurting about a year after I finished chemo, my oncologist said I... Read more »
Mirrors for Our Feet
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertWe have been using mirrors for at least 8,000 years to check our appearance and to admire our... Read more »
Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health ExpertMy last post looked into the benefit of some drugs with an anti-depressant effect in the... Read more »
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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 »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 »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 »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis
A diagnosis of restless legs syndrome or nocturnal leg cramps often relies solely on the patient's description of symptoms. In general, the recommended approach is first to take a sleep and... 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 »Images
Medications
Duloxetine is used to treat major depression and anxiety. In addition, duloxetine is used to... Read more »
Related News
Clinical trial: Lyrica for peripheral neuropathy
October 02, 2008This 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 »
What drugs help treat diabetic foot pain?
October 02, 2008A patient with diabetic neuropathy wants to know why it occurs and what drugs can treat the pain. Newspaper columnist Nurse Patti explains that the... Read summary »
Cymbalta reduces night diabetic pain
October 02, 2008According 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, 2008A 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 »
New studies begin on peripheral neuropathy cream
October 02, 2008Drugmaker EpiCept is beginning Phase IIb clinical trials on EpiCept NP-1, a topical pain-relieving cream for peripheral neuropathic pain. The new... Read summary »
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