Filorexant Relieves Insomnia, but Not Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

Posted on July 25, 2017

Results from a recent phase 2 clinical trial have come up short in the search for a compound that ameliorates pain through improvements in sleep. The study investigated the efficacy of...

How Good is ACL Surgery? Not that Effective for Preventing Re-injuries

Posted on July 21, 2017

Hope for Rare, Fatal Genetic Disorder, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Posted on July 20, 2017

An international clinical trial published in the Lancet focuses on preserving muscle function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare but fatal genetic disorder. Caused by...

Resolving the Pill Crisis: Prescription Opioids and Chronic Pain

Posted on July 17, 2017

A new consensus report released last week by a panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine urges a broad-based rethinking of our approach to chronic pain management, which would require...

Alternatives and Guidance: Overcoming Barriers to Palliative Care

Posted on July 17, 2017

In a recent article, "Getting It Right at the End of Life," author Dina Keller Moss, lead researcher for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, relates a personal experience on the value of palliative care as a route to...

Antibiotics Used in Late Pregnancy and Risk for IBD in Offspring

Posted on July 16, 2017

Researchers from University of Chicago School of Medicine report evidence from a study in mice that antibiotics administered in late pregnancy and early nursing can increase the risk for...