Bone
03 Jun 2007
Daily Steroids Help Boys With Muscular Dystrophy Walk Longer
Boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy were able to walk on their own for a longer period of time and reduce their risk of scoliosis as a result of receiving daily steroid treatments for several years, according to a study published in the Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy…
Bone
02 Jun 2007
Prevent Basketball Injury: Don’t “Court” Disaster
Basketball will be on the minds of millions of Americans as they watch the NBA finals, but Loyola University Health System advises that before fans go out and play the game themselves, they need to take steps to reduce their injury risk. More than 1.4 million injuries related to basketball…
Bone
02 Jun 2007
Evidence Of Early Onset Of Poor Bone Mineralization Revealed In Children With Cystic Fibrosis
In a study of children with cystic fibrosis, French researchers found evidence of very early onset defective bone mineralization in the lumbar spine that was not caused by either nutritional status or lung disease. The lumbar spine is that part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis. The…
Bone
02 Jun 2007
Researchers Discover First Gene Associated With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Researchers at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC), one of the nation’s leading pediatric centers for research and the treatment of orthopaedic conditions, have identified the first gene — CHD7 — associated with idiopathic scoliosis (I.S.), the most common spinal deformity in children. With no known cause or cure,…
Anatomy
06 May 2007
Pain: An introduction
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.
Bone
02 May 2007
NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) like ibuprofin are used to treat pain and inflammation and reduce temperature in fever.
Bone
26 Apr 2007
Zoledronic Acid Recieves Approval As A Highly Effective Treatment For Patients With Paget’s Disease Of The Bone
Zoledronic acid has received US regulatory approval as the first new treatment in nearly a decade for patients with a bone condition known as Paget’s disease, estimated to affect about one million people in the US alone. Zoledronic acid is the first approved treatment for Paget’s disease patients to be…
Bone
26 Apr 2007
New Method Predicts Hip Joint Decay From Chemotherapy
Investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital say they have found the best way for predicting when patients will need future surgery to repair hip joints that have deteriorated because of paediatric leukaemia or lymphoma treatment. The investigators found that if more than 30 percent of the head of the…
Bone
06 Apr 2007
Dental pain
Dental pain or toothache is acute or chronic pain related to the teeth and surrounding structures, varying in severity from mild to excruciating.
