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American Pain Foundation Calls On Health Care Providers, Regulators And Policy Makers To Abolish The Undertreatment Of Pain
The American Pain Foundation (APF), the nation’s largest consumer advocacy organization for people in pain, released a position statement imploring the medical community, regulators and concerned stakeholders to reaffirm their ethical commitment to the 76…
American Hospital Association Statement On Medicare Final Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule
America’s hospitals strongly disagree with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final inpatient rule. The rule cuts billions of dollars from the health care system at a time when patients are sicker, more people are losing coverage due to the economic downturn and hospitals are dealing with significant changes contained in the health reform bill…
Moving: No Pain, Much Gain – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Whether moving to a new home or packing up for the semester, the physical intensity of moving can be extreme. Packing boxes, moving heavy furniture, emptying overhead cabinets — all come with some risk for injury, especially to your back. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for Americans visit their doctors. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 21…
SGR Provision Of H.R. 4213 Supported By American College Of Physicians
The American College of Physicians (ACP), representing 129,000 internal medicine physician and medical student members, has said it strongly supports the proposed provision in the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213), to provide stable and positive Medicare payment updates to physicians…
Data Comparing NUCYNTA(R) (Tapentadol) Tablets To Oxycodone Immediate Release Tablets Presented At 2010 American Pain Society Annual Meeting
A post-hoc analysis of a Phase 3 safety study demonstrated that NUCYNTA® (tapentadol) tablets were associated with a lower incidence of nausea, vomiting and constipation when compared to oxycodone immediate release (IR) tablets in elderly patients with moderate to severe low-back or osteoarthritis pain…
High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care Initiative Announced By American College Of Physicians
Building on its existing foundation of clinical and public policies, the American College of Physicians (ACP) announced plans to provide physicians and patients with evidence-based recommendations for specific interventions for a variety of clinical problems…
African-American men with chronic pain at higher risk for depression, disability
African-American men with chronic pain were more likely to experience the downward spiral of depression, affective distress and disability than white men with chronic pain, according to new research. The study suggests the reasons for the worse outcomes among black men vary from their lower marriage rates — marriage tends to protect men against depression — to engagement in litigation related to their pain.
The American Pain Society Selects Children’s For Its Annual Award
Children’s Hospital Boston’s Pain Treatment Service has been named a “Clinical Center of Excellence” by the American Pain Society, an honor that is bestowed upon five pain centers each year. This is the first year Children’s has entered into the nomination process…
President Obama Signs Historic Health System Reform Bill For Health Of Our Nation, American Medical Association
“The president’s signature on historic health reform legislation today is a monumental moment in the health of our nation. While more still needs to be done, this bill makes real progress toward providing coverage to all Americans and improving our nation’s health care system. Physicians see firsthand the pain and heartbreak that being uninsured causes in the lives of America’s patients…
New Data From Caldolor(R) Study In Burn Patients To Be Presented At 42nd Annual Meeting Of The American Burn Association
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX) announced that data from a recent study evaluating the safety and efficacy of Caldolor® (ibuprofen) Injection in treating pain and fever in hospitalized burn patients will be presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association in Boston…
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