Pain Medication News

Pfizer announces results from Lyrica clinical studies on fibromyalgia

Administrator — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:48:16 +0000

Pfizer Inc. announced today the results of studies on Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules CV presented at the American Pain Society Annual Meeting in Honolulu.

You Know Nothing, Dr. Snow: Why Medicine Can't Be More Like Facebook

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:29:29 +0000

Medicine can never be like Facebook, despite what Matt Herper argues over at Forbes. Perhaps he was just trolling for hits on a day when everyone is thinking about the Facebook IPO, but Herper proposed, with apparently seriousness, that medicine needs to model itself on the tech world in order to match the kind of …

You Know Nothing, Dr. Snow: Why Medicine Can't Be More Like Facebook

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:09:11 +0000

Prescribed drugs can kill

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:25:17 +0000

FATAL overdoses on prescription medicine have claimed the lives of at least five people on the Border in the past 18 months.

Man Sentenced For Stealing Burial Urns, Removing Remains

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:50:26 +0000

A man convicted of stealing burial urns to recycle the metal has been sentenced.

Two major reasons to monitor medication use in older patients with chronic pain

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:22:44 +0000

Ameritox, the nation's leader in pain medication monitoring, announced today the presentation of a peer-reviewed scientific poster titled "Patterns of Drug Use in the Older Chronic Pain Population" at the American Pain Society Annual Meeting.

Pfizer Reports Results Of Studies On Lyrica Capsules CV - Quick Facts

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:22 +0000

Pfizer Reports Results Of Studies On Lyrica Capsules CV - Quick Facts

Pfizer Exploratory Study Measures Effects Of Lyrica (pregabalin) On Brain Activity In Fibromyalgia Patients

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Pfizer Inc. announced today the results of studies on Lyrica® capsules CV presented at the American Pain Society Annual Meeting in Honolulu. The studies included exploratory research designed to provide new insight into how Lyrica works in the brains of patients with fibromyalgia.

Bionest Publishes Landmark Article on Quantitative Financial Analysis of Personalized Medicine Strategies

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Bionest Partners, a premier strategy and management consulting firm for the life science industries, and a recognized leader in personalized medicine strategy consulting, anno

Dr. Scott Schissel named chief of medicine at Faulkner Hospital

Administrator — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:06:06 +0000

Dr. Scott Schissel, chief of pulmonary medicine at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, has been named chief of medicine at Faulkner Hospital. Schissel starts in the new role June 15, replacing Dr. Stephen Wright, who retired last year. Schissel will oversee the department of medicine and the education mission there, advising residents and other trainees.