Archive for the ‘Pain / Anesthetics’ Category
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Roche announced that the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a near unanimous (10-1) vote recommended approval of Actemra (tocilizumab), a novel interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor-inhibiting monoclonal antibody, for reducing the signs and symptoms in adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). "We are ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has been formally notified by Idea AG of its decision to withdraw its application for a centralized marketing authorisation for the medicine Diractin (ketoprofen) 22.9 mg gel. Diractin was expected to be used for the symptomatic treatment of inflammation and pain in osteoarthritis. The application ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The University of Bradford's School of Engineering, Design and Technology and Advanced Gel Technology Ltd (AGT), a University spin-out company, are developing a cartilage repair gel to improve the quality of life for people suffering with medical joint trouble such as osteoarthritis. The ￡135,000 project, funded by AGT and partly ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Mundipharma announced that Targin, an oral prolonged-release oxycodone / naloxone combination tablet, has been submitted for regulatory approval in Europe. Targin is a combination of a strong opioid receptor agonist, oxycodone, and a locally acting opioid receptor antagonist, naloxone. The oxycodone provides the analgesic effect, while the naloxone, ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
If you're one of the estimated hundred million people worldwide each year who needs surgery, chances are you may also need a general anaesthetic to knock you out while the operation is taking place. General anaesthetic drugs, which work by depressing the central nervous system, have transformed the world of ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
The Chronic Pain Policy Coalition (CPPC), established to promote better treatment for the 7.8 million who suffer from long-term chronic pain such as severe back pain or depression, is calling for a national chronic pain treatment framework for England in the light of the Darzi review into the future of ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Half of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis treated with the anti-tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (anti-TNF) infliximab plus methotrexate achieve remission, and up to one in five achieve drug-free remission, according to five-year follow-up results from the BeSt study. Patients treated initially with a combination of infliximab plus methotrexate achieved significantly ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
More than half of all people with chronic pain are smokers, and research at suggests that cigarette smoking may make chronically painful conditions worse. In a recent study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Moffitt researchers found for the first time that smokers often have greater urges to ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Troublesome sports injuries are the target of PainEaze Sport, a new roll-on and spray range launched by the company behind the already popular original pain relief formula - PainEaze. With more than 10 million recreational sports injuries occurring every year, the products have been created to aid sufferers, ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Often, a gentle hand on your shoulder when you're upset is all it takes to ease your mind and calm your nerves.Now, UC researchers are looking at a similar occurrence by pairing a complementary therapy known as Healing Touch with mild sedation to see if the technique truly calms patients ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Roche has announced the results of a pilot study evaluating the use of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in predicting the risk of cardiovascular adverse events (CV-AE) in patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs of the COX inhibitor class. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - for example, acetylsalicylic acid and ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Zogenix, Inc. ("Zogenix"), a private, specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that it will present successful results from two clinical studies of sumatriptan DosePro, a product in development for treatment of acute migraine and cluster headache, at the 50th Annual American Headache Society Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The first clinical study evaluates ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 10 million Americans suffer from fibromyalgia. Sadly, many go through months and years of pain, frustration and confusion before receiving treatment because there is no diagnostic for this chronic illness. Medical tests such as x-rays, blood tests and muscle biopsies can ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
There are some 30 million Americans who suffer from migraineheadaches.* Researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center have unveiled a new devicethat can control the pain of migraine headaches with no drugs, no injections, and no sideeffects. In fact this device is as easy as touching a button. After nearly ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Headache frustrations are set to ease, thanks to a new range of patient leaflets. Produced by Lifting The Burden, the World Health Organization's Global Campaign to Reduce the Burden of Headache Worldwide, they will help sufferers understand and manage their headache more effectively. ...
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