Pain
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Marijuana users less likely to adhere to opioid therapy
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Intraoperative wound anesthetic cut chronic pain after hip replacement
Major finding: Severe pain at 12 months was reduced from 8.6% with standard care to 1.4% with the addition of local anesthetic wound infiltration...
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Men have more major complications after hip, knee replacement
Major finding: Men had more acute MIs within 90 days after total knee arthroplasty than did women (1.1% vs. 0.8%), more infection within 2 years...
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FDA panel not convinced by opiate combination safety
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Chinese herbal remedy found noninferior to methotrexate in RA patients
Major Finding: The primary efficacy measure, the proportion of patients who achieved an ACR50 response, was 55.1% with TwHF alone, 46.4% with...
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VIDEO: Practice pearls for treating opiate dependence
Conference Coverage
Plasma fluoride levels tied to voriconazole-induced periostitis
Major finding: Plasma fluoride levels above 8 micromol/L are 95% sensitive (95% CI 0.76-0.99) and 100% specific (95% CI 0.59-1.0) for periostitis...
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Naloxone autoinjector approved for caregiver use in treating opioid overdoses
Guidelines
Two definitions of Gulf War illness recommended
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Physicians are major source for frequent opioid misusers
Major Finding: Opioid pain relievers were prescribed by a physician for 18% of people who used them only 1-29 days of the year, but that...