I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. In the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2012, published online by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the overall cancer death rates for men and women of all major racial and ethnic populations decreased by 1.5% per […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 AUTHORS: Xu, Jing-Yuan MD et al BACKGROUND: Whether early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) improves outcome in severe sepsis and septic shock remains unclear. We performed a meta-analysis of existing clinical trials to examine whether EGDT improved outcome in the resuscitation of adult sepsis patients compared with control care. METHODS: We searched […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 AUTHORS: Muffly, Matthew K. MD et al BACKGROUND: There is no comprehensive database of pediatric anesthesiologists, their demographic characteristics, or geographic location in the United States. METHODS: We endeavored to create a comprehensive database of pediatric anesthesiologists by merging individuals identified as US pediatric anesthesiologists by the American Board of […]
Read MoreFor at least some groups of young adults, sleep problems are a predictor of chronic pain and worsening pain severity over time, according to a study published in the journal Pain. In contrast, the presence of pain generally doesn’t predict worsening sleep problems during the transition between adolescence and young adulthood, according to Irma J. […]
Read MoreIn patients with knee osteoarthritis, a single injection of the investigation drug FX006 led to greater pain relief than placebo, and persisted for about 2 months for the 20-mg dose and about 3 months for the 40-mg dose, according to results from a phase 2b trial presented at the 2016 Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) […]
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