As medical use of cannabis becomes more common in the treatment of chronic pain, these researchers wanted to better understand the patient perspective of this therapy. Based on semi-structured interviews with 13 chronic pain patients at a hospital-based clinic in Ontario, Canada, patients reported reduced pain…
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Cannabis-Impaired Driving
Researchers from McGill University and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research in Montreal, Canada, took on the task of examining the ethical considerations physicians face when patients admit to cannabis-impaired driving. As of October 2018, dried forms of cannabis became legal in Canada for adults age 18 and older, and…
Metformin & Sex Differences in Neuropathic Pain
As a widely prescribed anti-diabetic drug, metformin (MTF) has been receiving novel attention for its analgesic potential. In the study of the complex etiology of neuropathic pain (NeP), male and female individuals exhibit quite different responses characterized by higher pain sensitivity and greater NeP incidence in women.
Aerobic, Resistance Exercise Shown to Fight Atherosclerosis
Carotid atherosclerosis is the leading cause of ischemic stroke. Carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT) is a validated surrogate marker of atherosclerosis that is independently associated with the risk for cardiovascular disease. It’s presence in the general population has been well documented, with one study showing that…
Imaging Strategy Enhances Lipedema Treatment
A unique collaboration between imaging science, vascular medicine, and rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is transforming the diagnosis and treatment of lipedema, a debilitating, abnormal deposition of fatty tissue that afflicts an estimated 17 million women in the United States.
100mg Aspirin Ups Risk of Serious Falls
Following on the 2018 ASPREE trial findings that the daily use of aspirin did not improve disability-free survival among aging adults, a new substudy now reports that aspirin (100mg daily) was associated with a higher risk of serious falls (incidence ratio: 1.17; P = 0.01). The researchers recruited…
Telmisartan Did Not Improve Mobility In Peripheral Arterial Disease
The blood pressure medication telmisartan did not improve walking performance in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the lower extremity, according to new research. These results challenge previous studies that found telmisartan improved running strength in mice and…
Blood Flow Restriction Exercise After ACL Reconstruction
It is well known that muscle mass is lost following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery. These researchers sought to compare muscle strength gain in the quadriceps and hamstring muscles in patients following ACLR surgery using exercises with and without blood flow restriction.
Age-related Muscle Decline Related to Lethal Childhood Disease?
Adopting some of the strategies behind successfully treating the childhood disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may enable development of therapies to curb the muscle decline that accompanies aging, new research suggests.
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