CHRONIC PAIN
• Knee Replacement May Ease Pain for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Knee
replacement surgery can temporarily return the joint to an earlier, better
level of function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, new research suggests.
Arthritis & Rheumatology, online
• Drinking May Ease Fibromyalgia Pain but be Wary: Moderate
to heavy drinking might cut the likelihood of disability for people with
chronic widespread pain such as that related to fibromyalgia, new Scottish
research suggests. But U.S. pain specialists say consuming alcohol is the wrong
approach to coping with disabling pain. Arthritis Care & Research
• Online
Program Helps People with Chronic Pain: People can manage chronic pain
and reduce their reliance on opioids through an Internet-based program that
teaches non-medical alternatives like increased physical activity, thinking
more positively and dealing with emotions, a new report suggests. Pain Management Nursing
• Most Chronic Pain Patients Use Alternative Therapies but Don’t Tell Doctor: More
than half of chronic pain patients in a managed care setting reported using
chiropractic care or acupuncture or both, but many of these patients didn't
discuss this care with their primary care providers. These study results
suggest that better care coordination is needed among patients and physicians.
American Journal of Managed Care.
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
• Mindfulness Therapy Might Help Ease
PTSD: Mindfulness Based
Stress Reduction (MBSR) seems to help veterans cope with
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study suggests. As mindfulness
skills increased, patients showed improvement in PTSD symptoms such as
nightmares, flashbacks of the traumatic event and avoiding things that might
remind them of the traumatic event. In addition, patients experienced
improvements in irritability, depression and quality of life. JAMA
• Regular Pot Use as Teen Not Tied to Long-Term Health Problems:
Regular marijuana use doesn't appear to put teens at increased risk for
depression, lung cancer or other physical and mental health problems later in
life, contends a new study that challenges previous research. Psychology of
Addictive Behaviors
• Tuning into Favorite Music May Boost Post Op Recovery: A review
of 72 studies, that includes nearly 7,000 patients, investigators
found that listening to music before, during or after surgery significantly
lowered patients' anxiety and pain, decreased their need for pain medicines,
and increased their satisfaction with their care. The Lancet
FDA ACTION
• Approved
Praluent injection, the first cholesterol lowering treatment approved in a new
class of drugs known as propotein convertase subtilisn kexin type 9 inhibitors.
• Wants to
strengthen sugar labeling adding ‘percent daily value’
• Approved
Odomzo, a pill for locally advanced basal cell carcinoma, the most common form
of skin cancer.
• Approved
Technivie (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir) to be used with ribavirin to
treat HCV genotype 4 infection
• Approved
Spritam, the first 3-D printed pill, to be taken with other medicines for
seizures
• Approved
OxyContin for Children as Young as 11
PREVENTION
• Exercise May Buffer Symptoms of Early Alzheimer’s: Regular exercise may be the best
medicine for seniors facing the onset of dementia, according to three new
clinical trials. Physical activity improved mood, memory and ability to think
for participants in all three studies. Alzheimer's Association International
Conference
• Moderate Exercise May Reduce Men’sHeart Failure Risk: Researchers found that those who exercised
by walking or cycling at least 20 minutes a day had a 21 percent lower risk of
heart failure. Exercising more than an hour a week decreased risk by 14
percent, the study found. The least-active group had a 69 percent higher risk
for developing heart failure, while the highest-intensity group had a 31
percent higher risk of heart failure, the study revealed. There was no
information on whether the high-intensity exercisers did marathons or other
similar activities. Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart
Failure.
• Older Smokers with Migraines and
Stroke Risk: A study of
nearly 1,300 people, average age 68, who suffered migraine headaches with and
without aura found no association between migraine and the risk of heart or
stroke in non smokers. But among smokers, migraine was associated with a
threefold increased risk of stroke. Neurology
• Stand,
Don’t Sit: A new study found that sitting appears to be linked
to increased blood sugar and cholesterol levels, which can lead to added
weight, diabetes and heart ills. But standing more helps improve all these
measures and can give you a trimmer waist to boot, the researchers said.
European Heart Journal
• Standing All Day May Take Toll on Health: Desk jobs aren't good for your health,
but working on your feet could spell trouble, too, researchers say. Standing
five hours a day contributes to significant and prolonged lower-limb muscle
fatigue, a small study concluded. This may raise your risk for long-term back
pain and musculoskeletal disorders. Human Factors
• Birth Control Pills May Cut Risk of
Uterine Cancer: Taking
birth control pills, even for just a few years, offers significant long-term
protection against uterine cancer, also known as endometrial cancer, the
British researchers said. And the longer a women takes birth control pills, the
greater her reduction in risk for the disease. The Lancet Oncology
SUPPLEMENTATION/VITAMINS/NUTRITION
• Healthy Diet May Help Shield the Aging
Brain: Older
adults with healthier diets reduced their odds of impaired "executive
function" by 35 percent. Executive function refers to a collection of
things done by the brain, including memory, reasoning, multi-tasking,
problem-solving and planning skills. Alzheimer's Association International
Conference
• High Soda Intake May Boost Diabetes Risk, Even without Obesity:
Whether you are slim or obese, if you drink lots of sugary soda or other
sweetened drinks you are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new analysis
reveals. BMJ online
• Spicing Up Meals May Extend Life: A large multi-year food analysis found
that adults who reported eating spicy foods -- such as fresh and dried chili
pepper -- as little as three days per week were less likely to die during the
study period than those who consumed such foods less than once a week. "If
you eat more spicy food, it's better for your health and lowers the risk for
mortality, especially as it relates to cancer and heart disease." BMJ
• Yo-Yo Dieting Won’t Raise Cancer Risk: This type of dieting, also
called weight cycling, features repeated episodes of weight loss followed by
weight gain. Previous research has suggested that weight cycling may trigger
biological processes that could lead to cancer. Data from more than 132,000 men
and women who were aged 50 to 74 when they enrolled in an American Cancer
Society study in 1992 found that yo-yo dieting was not associated with overall
cancer risk or increased risk. American Journal of Epidemiology
• Low Fat May Beat Low Carb Diet for Trimming Body Fat: When
it comes to slimming down, a diet low in fat seems to beat a diet low in
carbohydrates for body fat loss, new research suggests. The finding stems from
a small U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigation that tracked
each approach to weight loss among 19 obese adults. Cell Metabolism
• Diet High in Refined Carbs Could Increase Depression Risk: High-glycemic-index (GI) diets could increase the risk
of depression in postmenopausal women, according to a study published in the
August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
• Vitamin D Supplements Won’t Strengthen Older Women’s Bones: High
doses of vitamin D do not appear to protect postmenopausal women from the
dangers of osteoporosis, new research indicates. JAMA Internal Medicine
• Omega
3-Fatty Acids May Help Improve Treatment, Quality of Life for Cancer Patients: Adding
omega-3 fatty acids to anti-tumor medications may improve treatment response
and quality of life for cancer patients according to a new study. The study
examined 50 patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. American Society for
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
• Mixed Results on Testosterone Supplements: Testosterone
therapy may not be as bad for men's heart health as previously thought, but it
doesn't seem to turn back time on their sex lives either, a new trial shows.
JAMA
TREATMENT
• Deep
Brain Stimulation for Depression Fails to Demonstrated Efficacy: A large
number of relatively small open-label studies have supported the effectiveness
of various forms of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for both depression and
obsessive-compulsive disorder. In the current issue of Biological Psychiatry
researchers report the results of the first large-scale, randomized,
placebo-controlled trial of DBS treatment for treatment-resistant symptoms of
depression, which failed to find that DBS reduced depression symptoms better
than placebo.
• Cell Damage Occurs When People Have CT Scans: Cellular damage occurs when
people undergo CT scans, but whether or not this causes cancer or any other
health problems is unclear, a new study finds. Journal of the American College
of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging
OTHER
• Dementia Risk May Be Dropping With Generations: New
research suggests that people born after 1930 may have a lower risk of
developing dementia than the generation before them, adding to evidence that
the incidence of dementia may be declining in the United States and elsewhere.
That decline was not explained by age, but did seem to be related to
improvements in heart health over time, the researchers found. Alzheimer's
Association International Conference
• 1 in 5 US Adults Has a Physical, Mental Disability: More
than 50 million Americans live with a disability, health officials reported
Thursday. The most common disabilities are mobility limitations, such as having
serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs -- affecting one in eight adults
-- followed by disabilities in thinking and/or memory, independent living,
seeing and self-care, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
• 1
in 4 Senior Women in US has Osteoporosis: The weakening bones of
osteoporosis greatly raise a person's odds for dangerous fractures, and a new
report finds that one-quarter of all American women aged 65 or older suffer
from the condition. Close to 6 percent of men in this age group also have
osteoporosis, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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