Pain Meter Assesses Whiplash Injury
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NEW YORK  - A computerized pain assessment  system may make it possible to establish a standardized way to  quantify neck pain resulting from whiplash injuries,  researchers in Germany report.
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A hospital device used to measure carbon dioxide levels in patient tissues is being recalled after investigations revealed that the device probably caused life-threatening infections among 11 children at a Dallas hospital, the US Food and Drug
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CHAPEL HILL, NC -- It&#39;s possible that people who have migraine headaches are simply more sensitive to pain than others. That&#39;s according to a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Scientists believe they are close to a significant breakthrough in the treatment of spinal injuries.
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With the stunning recall of a popular pain medication last week and the impact it had on patients, the stock market and its manufacturer, it may be worthwhile to review how drugs get to market and how safety data are gathered.
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Thomasville - If you&#39;ve ever been rear ended in a car wreck, you may of had some of these symptoms: &quot;You end up with tight muscles, sore neck, dizziness, headache,&quot; says Chiropractor Dr.
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After testing dozens of seats to see how well they protected an average-size male dummy, the Institute for Highway Safety concluded that more than half of the seats did a poor job of preventing whiplash.
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Winston Moss was still wearing his pads when he went in for the CT scan. The Seattle Seahawks linebacker suffered a neck fracture during a road game in Baltimore in 1997, and the Ravens medical staff's emergency protocol ensured that that he quickly received the proper treatment.
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Chiropractic correction of trauma-induced injury to the upper spine may halt or reverse the progression of both multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease symptoms, according to a Colorado practitioner.
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WASHINGTON - The seats and head restraints in many cars fail to offer good protection against neck injuries in rear-end accidents, recent crash test results suggest.
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Acupuncture for low back pain is cost-effective and works, say medical researchers.
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Patients with chronic pain disorders, such as fibromyalgia, appear to have abnormalities in the self-monitoring mechanism that allows the discrimination of internally produced versus externally produced stimuli, new research shows.
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Katy Folven never leaves home without her insulin pen, but the busy Boston social worker sometimes forgets to track her daily doses. When that happens, she must prick one of her already-calloused fingertips to measure blood sugar. That can mean as many as 10 punctures in a day.
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People with a history of migraines and other headaches lasting at least four hours are more likely to report suffering from the chest pain doctors call angina than people who do not experience such headaches, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel
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Early tests are raising hopes that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal cord.
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In order to prevent neck injury during a rear-end collision, a vehicleâs seat and head restaint have to work in tandem to keep the neck from being whipped forward.
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The trauma center's radio crackles an alert: A 34-year-old woman injured in an auto wreck is being brought in by helicopter. Parts of her scalp have been torn back, exposing her skull. Broken bones may be sticking out through the skin of her left leg. Her injuries may help save the lives of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.