Archive for April, 2007



In Retrial, Prominent Pain Doc Convicted on 16 Counts (Join Together Online)

Monday 30 April 2007 @ 12:47 pm
Well-known pain doctor William E. Hurwitz was found guilty of 16 counts of drug trafficking by federal jurors, the Washington Post reported April 28.



Painkillers don’t prevent Alzheimer’s: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Monday 30 April 2007 @ 12:43 pm
Study results suggest that the use of naproxen or celecoxib (Celebrex) does not stave off Alzheimer's disease, although the authors acknowledge that longer follow-up is needed to completely rule out a benefit.



Painkillers don’t prevent Alzheimer’s: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Monday 30 April 2007 @ 12:43 pm
Study results suggest that the use of naproxen or celecoxib (Celebrex) does not stave off Alzheimer's disease, although the authors acknowledge that longer follow-up is needed to completely rule out a benefit.



Green Tea May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis (HealthCentral.com)

Monday 30 April 2007 @ 10:20 am
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Green tea, already touted for its cardiovascular and anticancer benefits, may also help ease the inflammation and pain of rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.



Children in Ninth Avenue fire face a painful road to recovery (The Oshkosh Northwestern)

Monday 30 April 2007 @ 9:46 am
From the moment her mom walks in the room and begins taking the bloody bandages off, Ariel Stussy screams. She hits, kicks and flails her arms, trying to make her make her mom stop. Stop Youre hurting me, she screams. While Tena Riste is inflicting pain on her 6-year-old daughter, its a necessary pain. Ariel Stussy is undergoing burn care, a treatment aimed at helping heal the wounds she suffered ...



Green Tea May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Monday 30 April 2007 @ 9:02 am
MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Green tea, already touted for its cardiovascular and anticancer benefits, may also help ease the inflammation and pain of rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.



Around town (The Marietta Times)

Monday 30 April 2007 @ 8:52 am
Barbara MacHaffie, an educator in the fields of religion and history, is the next presenter in the new Marietta Lyceum speaker series at Marietta College. The event, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, is free and open to the public at the Alma McDonough Auditorium.



Life not such a pain (Rapid City Journal)

Monday 30 April 2007 @ 1:40 am
Kim Morris suffered her first migraine headache when she was 11 years old.



Depression among retired professional football players (News-Medical-Net)

Sunday 29 April 2007 @ 10:29 pm
A new study from the University of Michigan Health System highlights the issues faced at the other end of the career spectrum, after players retire.



This Week’s IPOs Part II: Interactive Brokers Group, NeurogesX Inc., Qiao Xing Mobile Communication (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Sunday 29 April 2007 @ 2:08 pm
Abbi Adest submits: The rest of the IPOs on deck for this week are: Interactive Brokers , an automated global market maker that trades securities, futures and forex instruments; NeurogesX Inc. , a company that develops new pain management medications based on known chemical entities; and Qiao Xing Mobile Communication , a manufacturer of mobile [... ]



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