One woman ’s perspective: From Navy helicopter pilot to clinical pharmacy care for veterans
Diana Cowell, PharmD, MBA, leveraged her military and pharmacy experience from around the world to provide comprehensive medication management and become a specialist in pain management for veterans.   (Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News)
Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News - March 28, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

The Battle Against Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression
Rheumatoid arthritis causes joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. It also affects your mental health. But you can slow RA progression and manage symptoms. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why Walking Isn ’ t Enough When It Comes to Exercise
Walking is often thought of as a mere mode of transportation: a way to get from point A to point B. Few of us consider the fact that it’s one of the most fundamental, accessible physical activities a person can do. What’s so great about walking?  Walking might not be as impressive as holding a plank or doing mountain climbers, but “it’s considered a bodyweight exercise, because your large muscle groups are working to move the weight of your body,” says Dr. Marie Kanagie-McAleese, a pediatric hospitalist at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health and the leader of the Bel Air...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashley Mateo Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Stepdad's genius method for cutting kid's crusts has mom reeling
Eating bread crusts is not for everyone, but cutting them off every time can be a pain. After years of making sandwiches for her son, a mom was shocked to discover that her partner had the perfect method for cutting the crusts off quickly. In a hilarious clip shared on TikTok on Monday by…#tiktok #jessrosalia #scorpia #tiktokernikki #aryanes04 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stepped Collaborative Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- A stepped collaborative care intervention can improve health-related quality of life for patients with cancer and depression, pain, or fatigue, according to a study published online March 12 in The Lancet.Jennifer L.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Woman, 26, suffers organ failure from HAIR CREAM which caused her kidney to shut down
The woman, from Tunisia, also felt nauseous and suffered from vomiting, diarrhea, fever and back pain just after using treatments with glyoxylic acid. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nerve Decompression May Ease Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- For patients with lower-extremity painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), nerve decompression is associated with reduced pain, although these effects may be partly due to a placebo effect, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Shocked doctor discovers 30-YEAR build-up of smegma under the foreskin of married man who was suffering agonising pain in his penis
The patient was taking a shower when he felt pain in his genitals and bits of hardened dirt began to fall into the drain. Doctors peeled back his foreskin and saw sickly yellow-brown smegma built up (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Japanese AI helps identify causes of chronic lower back pain
Human pose estimation and abductive reasoning technologies have been used to estimate automatically the cause of pain and offer users a  suitable exercise program.   (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 28, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

The truth about 'tucking': Trans women reveal the downsides of scrunching their crotch bulges - pain, itching, rashes, and even INFERTILITY
Nearly two thirds of male-to-female transitioners who squish their privates to avoid a bulging crotch describe some kind of pain as a result, the University of Virginia's first-of-its kind study reveals. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Postendodontic Pain Using Single File System with Different Irrigation Protocols in Single-visit Root Canal Treatment: A Randomized Control Trial
Conclusion: The intensity of PEP was minimum in patients treated with EndoActivator and ultrasonic along with single rotary file systems. The incidence of analgesic intake was similar in all three groups. How to cite this article: Kathiria NV, Attur K, Bagda KM,et al. Postendodontic Pain Using Single File System with Different Irrigation Protocols in Single-visit Root Canal Treatment: A Randomized Control Trial. J Contemp Dent Pract 2024;25(2):180-185. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 27, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

How Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Progresses in Adults
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common form of genetic heart disease worldwide. Researchers have estimated that up to 1 in 200 people have the condition, which is characterized by an abnormal thickening of the walls of the heart. This thickening can make it difficult for the heart to pump blood. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be a deadly disease, and there was a time when it was largely untreatable. But the last 20 years have witnessed a sea change in the condition’s management—a change that has led to an estimated 10-fold decrease in deaths. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “...
Source: TIME: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned
For all of 2020, Alex, a 28-year-old living in New York, followed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 guidance “religiously.” Then, in 2021, something began to shift. That spring, the CDC said it was okay for vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most places. But people were clearly still getting sick—including Alex, who got COVID-19 for the first time in late 2021 and later developed Long COVID symptoms. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “There was this reckoning moment where it was like, ‘Maybe the CDC is not being totally honest with...
Source: TIME: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

FDA Warns Consumers Against Using Some Topical Analgesics FDA Warns Consumers Against Using Some Topical Analgesics
The warning applies to unapproved products illegally marketed for topical use to relieve pain before, during, or after cosmetic procedures.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news

Merck Scores Major Drug Approval, Easing Pain From Keytruda Patent Expiration
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news