ProHealth Arthritis Research and News http://www.prohealth.com/arthritis/index.cfm All the latest ProHealth Articles en-us Copyright 2009 ProHealth, Inc. http://www.prohealth.com/feeds/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:21:57 EST ProHealth Arthritis Research and News http://www.prohealth.com/public/img/navigation/phLogo.gif http://www.prohealth.com/arthritis/index.cfm http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14427 Does valerian improve sleepiness and symptom severity in people with restless legs syndrome? - Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Mar-Apr 2009 Yes, it significantly improves sleep quality & daytime alertness/quality of life for those with the worst symptoms; perhaps by helping disordered sleep architecture. http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14427 feeds@prohealth.com (Norma G Cuellar, DSN, RN, Sarah J Ratcliffe, PhD) Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14423 Hyperalgesia [Heightened Pain Sensitivity] in Opioid-Managed Chronic Pain and Opioid-Dependent Patients - Source: Journal of Pain, Mar 2009 Opioids employed for pain & dependence therapy increase sensitivity to pain. http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14423 feeds@prohealth.com (Justin L Hay, et al.) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14422 U of Maine research study recruiting women with PTSD and/or FM, RA, or tendonitis Attempting to identify common factors/vulnerabilities that predispose women to PTSD or chronic pain or both. http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14422 feeds@prohealth.com (University of Maine) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14420 Anti-inflammatory activity of silymarin [milk thistle extract] in patients with knee osteoarthritis. A comparative study with piroxicam and meloxicam Source: Saudi Medical Journal, Jan 2009 Milk thistle extract supplement significantly reduced the markers of inflammation/pain and associated joint deterioration in knee osteoarthritis while NSAID drugs had little or no effect. http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14420 feeds@prohealth.com (SA Hussain, et al.) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14419 Fully three quarters of Americans lack the vitamin D needed for optimum health - a big change since the late '80s Increased intake of vitamin D (1,000 IU per day or more)... recommended to improve population health.<em><strong><br /> </strong></em> http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14419 feeds@prohealth.com (Archives of Internal Medicine) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14417 Naltrexone Decreases Heavy Drinking Rates in Smoking Cessation Treatment: An Exploratory Study - Source: Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, Mar 19, 2009 Drug appears to improve smoking quit rates best in heavy drinkers while reducing drinking rates as well. http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14417 feeds@prohealth.com (Andrea King, et al.) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14416 Dietary calcium and magnesium intakes and the risk of type 2 diabetes: The Shanghai Women's Health Study Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Apr 2009 More calcium & magnesium in diet associated with 20-30% lower type 2 diabetes risk - Vanderbilt stats from tracking study of 64,000 women. http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14416 feeds@prohealth.com (Raquel Villegas, et al.) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14414 Central Nervous System Measures of Pain Responses Pre- and Post-Anesthetic Ketamine in a Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - Source: Pain Medicine, Feb 25, 2009 Patient's pain went from 7-9/10 to 0-1 (and fMRI depicted widespread changes in the brain) for months after ketamine anesthesia http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14414 feeds@prohealth.com (L. Becerra, PhD, David Borsook, MD, PhD, et al.) Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14412 Osteoarthritis Patients Experience Significant Pain Relief from Tart Cherry Supplement at Baylor Baylor researchers now recruiting for second, placebo-controlled, trial. http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14412 feeds@prohealth.com (Baylor Research Institute*) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14410 American Pain Foundation Reports on 'Insurance Barriers to Fibromyalgia Care: The National Experience' Fully 48.8% said they'd had some type(s) of "difficulty with coverage for Fibromyalgia pain treatment.' http://www.prohealth.com/track_pro.cfm?id=7151&libid=14410 feeds@prohealth.com (x) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:21:57 PDT