Link Between Paracetamol Use And Asthma In European Adults Confirmed In GA²LEN Study Adults who take paracetamol weekly were nearly three times more likely to have asthma than those taking paracetamol less often, according to a study organised by GA²LEN, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network. Use of other painkillers was not significantly related to asthma. In the GA²LEN-SARI study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, researchers across Europe compared the frequency of analgesic use in over 500 adults with asthma and over 500 controls.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comJoint Commission Urges Patients To 'Speak Up' About Pain - Education Campaign Coincides With Pain Awareness Month Pain is just a part of life, right? Maybe not. Pain is actually one the main reasons that Americans seek medical treatment, and untreated pain can have serious effects - slowed recovery times, poor quality of life and higher
health care costs. The Joint Commission is launching a national campaign to help Americans work with their
health care professionals to better manage pain.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCalando Pharmaceuticals Announces Next SiRNA Therapeutic Candidate For Oncology - CALAA-02, Targeting HIF-2alpha Calando Pharmaceuticals, a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ARWR), announced that pre-clinical development of a second siRNA oncology therapeutic, CALAA-02, is underway. The intracellular target for CALAA-02 is HIF-2alpha, or Hypoxia Inducible Factor-2 alpha. HIF-2alpha is overexpressed in a number of solid tumors and is critical for many aspects of tumorigenesis, such as metastasis, angiogenesis, tumor cell proliferation, and tumor response to radiation.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAdvanced Cancer Patients Benefit From Immediate Positive Effect On Pain And Mood When Massage Therapy Used A new study from the National Institutes of
Health finds that massage therapy may have immediate benefits on pain and mood among patients with advanced cancer. The study appears in the September 16, 2008 issue of Annals of Internal
Medicine. In a randomized trial of 380 advanced cancer patients at 15 U.S. hospices, improvement in pain and mood immediately following treatment was greater with massage than with simple touch.
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