January 11, 2012
Ronald Shapiro MD, PhD, FACP
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toledo
Toxic Joint Syndrome (TJS) was defined and characterized in the first segment of this series. Certainly there are benefits to current therapeutic options; however, there are also significant disadvantages that include treatment associated morbidity and mortality, reduced quality of life, impaired performance, income loss from escalating debility, and significant moneta...
January 11, 2012
Ronald Shapiro MD, PhD, FACP
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toledo
Do you, your loved ones, your friends, or someone you know have a joint problem that interferes with what you or they want to do? Is there concern about taking medications that may become addictive, habit forming, or that may harm you? Do you know that there are new and up-to-the-minute concepts regarding the cause and course of joint problems? Are you concerne...
January 11, 2012
Drug Overdoses Kill More Americans Than Car Accidents: CDC
Almost half of drug poisonings are now from abuse of prescription painkillers, researchers note
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
TUESDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans now die from drug overdoses than in car accidents, according to a new governmen...
December 26, 2011
New powerful painkiller has abuse experts worried.
Vicodin times 10: Abuse experts worried about new, stronger form of a widely abused painkiller.
By Chris Hawley, Associated Press | AP – 12-26-2011
NEW YORK (AP) -- Drug companies are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nation's second most-abused medicine, which has addiction experts worried that it could spur a new wave of abuse.
The new pills contain the highly addictive painkiller hydrocodone, pack...
December 21, 2011
An estimated 27 million U.S. adults have clinical osteoarthritis. Read the complete article by selecting the download button.
December 21, 2011
Annals of Internal Medicine. Frequently, knee pain affects approximately 25% of adults. The conclusion of the report: The results suggest that the prevalence of knee pain has increased substantially over 20 years independent of age or BMI (Body Mass Index). Select the download button for the complete article.
December 09, 2011
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December 09, 2011
New WilloMD Pain Management Technology Holds Great Promise in Light of New Stanford Discovery Relating to the Cause of Osteoarthritis.
New Findings at Stanford University School of Medicine May Have Implications for WilloMD Technology for Safe OA Joint Pain Management.
MONROE, MI. USA – November 14, 2011 – Physician’s Technology, LLC, welcomes and supports information released yesterday relating to the discovery of a new cause of osteoarthritis. Findings by senior investigator Dr. William R...
