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New Treatment For Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury - Chronic neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is common and very difficult to treat, but a new therapeutic strategy requiring a one-time injection into the spinal column has potential to improve patient outcomes. This cutting-edge pain management strategy is described in an article published in Journal of Neurotrauma, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The article is available free online,* along with a related article on pain following spinal cord injury... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Highlighting A Rare Subset Of Diseases Involving The Lymphatic System - A clinically challenging and under-studied subset of diseases affecting the lymphatic system and grouped under the disease spectrum lymphangiomatosis and Gorham's disease is the focus of a special issue of Lymphatic Research and Biology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.. The issue is available free online.* Guest Editor, and Journal Associate Editor Francine Blei MD, MBA, St... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Exercise Benefits Advanced Cancer Patients With Reduced Muscle Mass - Many patients with advanced cancer suffer from cachexia, a condition also called body-wasting or wasting syndrome, which causes significant weight loss, extreme fatigue and reduces quality of life. New research from Concordia University and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has found that patients with severe cancer-related fatigue have less muscle mass and strength versus patients who are less impaired. Published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, the findings open the door for future interventions that may improve the lives of these patients... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Injuries In Overweight And Obese Children More Often From 'Low-Energy' Impact - Obese children are 74 percent more likely to sustain a fracture of the growth plate, the softer end of the bone where growth occurs. A new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), involved 224 children visiting a Maryland hospital with a fracture. Information was collected on each patient regarding their sex, age, height, weight, fracture location and pattern... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Does Brain Go Into Standby Mode When Metabolic Energy Is Low? - By using a computerized model to study an electroencepholagram (EEG) brain pattern called "burst suppression", researchers in the US believe they have discovered a fundamental mechanism of how the brain behaves when the metabolic energy supply to brain cells is low. It is as if burst suppression is a type of intermittent standy mode, where a period of intense activity is followed by a period of inactivity, which endures until there is enough metabolic energy for cells to become active again... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Heart Disease May Be A Risk Factor For Prostate Cancer - In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes. If confirmed that heart disease is a risk factor for prostate cancer, the malignancy might be combated in part by lifestyle changes such as weight loss, exercise and a healthy diet, which are known to prevent heart disease. "What's good for the heart may be good for the prostate," said Jean-Alfred Thomas II, M.D... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST