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Common Pain Relievers Linked to Elevated Blood Pressure in Men

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

Men who regularly take commonly available and widely used pain relievers may have an increased risk of high blood pressure of 48% compared with those who do not use these medications.

New Possible Drug for Neuropathic Pain

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Preliminary results from a phase III withdrawal-design trial with lacosamide in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy show that lacosamide was statistically significant over placebo in reducing pain scores. SCHWARZ PHARMA plans for regulatory submission during the second half of 2007.

Caffeine Halves Pain After Exercise - Study

Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007

One less excuse not to exercise. Having a caffeine supplement, equivalent to about two cups of coffee, an hour before exercise may reduce muscle pain afterwards by 48 per cent, says researchers. More effective then aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen

Cannabinoid Spray (Sativex) Improves Neuropathic Pain

Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007

GW Pharmaceuticals announced preliminary results of two Phase III studies of Sativex®, its cannabinoid spray medicine, in peripheral neuropathic pain.

Scientists Discover a New Way to Reverse Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

Researchers working on a "breakthrough" discovery that identifies the role of pain nerves in the cells that produce insulin have prevented and reversed diabetes in mice.

`Mr. Diabetes®' Talks the Talk and Walks the Walk

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Walking down Commonwealth Avenue, on approximately the 7,500th mile of his perimeter walk around the United States, Andy ``Mr. Diabetes®" Mandell spotted his latest target.

``Hi, may I talk to you for a minute?" Mandell asked the young man walking toward him. ``Do you know anyone with diabetes?"

Viagra Improves Sex Life of Diabetic Women

Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

Young women with diabetes with sexual dysfunction may find that Viagra (sildenafil) improves arousal, orgasm and sexual enjoyment and decreases pain during intercourse.

Lifestyle Changes Regenerate Nerve Fibers in Prediabetics

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

In patients with diabetes, nerve fiber damage that causes diabetic neuropathy is irreversible.
Researchers have found that with weight loss and exercise in patients with impaired glucose tolerance neuropathy -- so-called prediabetes -- the affected nerve fibers can be reinervated, causing a reduction in the patients' pain

Lidocaine Patch Helps with Diabetes Pain

Posted: Monday, July 19, 2004

During a 3-week treatment period, most of the patients experienced a dramatic reduction in pain.
Patients also reported an improved quality of life with treatment, according to the team. Significant improvements were noted in sleep quality as well as in various psychologic measures, such as depression and anger.

New Lidocaine Patch Safe and Effective for Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2004

The 5% lidocaine patch significantly reduces pain, improves quality of life (QOL), and may allow tapering of concomitant analgesic therapy in patients with painful diabetic polyneuropathy (