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US Senate Investigates Pain Management Groups US senators have launched an investigation examining ties between pain management specialist organizations and companies that make opioid drugs.
Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2012
Sumatriptan-Naproxen Combo Effective for Adolescent Migraine In a randomized trial, more adolescents with acute migraine became pain-free within two hours if they received a combination of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium instead of placebo.
Reuters Health Information, May 17, 2012
Back Pain Tends to Improve Quickly, Not Completely Lower back pain often fades fairly quickly, but some patients are probably best off considering the problem to be a life-long condition, an author of a new meta-analysis told Reuters Health.
Reuters Health Information, May 17, 2012
High FIO2 Harms Therapeutically Cooled Neonates In neonates treated with therapeutic cooling for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, a higher fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO2) was significantly associated with adverse outcomes.
Reuters Health Information, May 17, 2012
Melanoma Agent Surprise: Brain Tumors Shrink Too
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012
SCAI Simple Risk Score Aids Carotid-Stenting Decisions
Heartwire, May 17, 2012
So Long, Plavix, What a Ride! Clopidogrel Patent Expires
Heartwire, May 17, 2012
Noncommunicable Disease Burden Rising Worldwide
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012
Head Hits During a Single Season May Affect Learning, Memory
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012
Congenital CMV Shows Low Rate of Progression After Age 2
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012
Whistleblower Suit Involving Alzheimer's Grant to Proceed
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012
APA 2012 TMS Improves Quality of Life in Drug-Resistant Depression
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012

Which Complementary and Alternative Therapies Merit Study?
Commentary, May 2012
More Patients, More Revenue, but Less Rush. How?
Article, May 2012
Four Experts, 4 Opinions in Treating MS?
Commentary, May 2012
Choosing Tests Wisely? A Challenge From the ABIM Foundation
Expert Interview, May 2012
18F-FDG PET for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Viewpoint, May 2012
Are Docs Never Not on Call? Physicians Are Talking
Commentary, May 2012
Six Years in the Making: New Episodic Migraine Guidelines
Expert Interview, May 2012
Top News From AAN 2012: Slideshow
Slideshow, May 2012
April Cartoon Caption Winners: 'Scoping' Out a Putt
Article, May 2012
The RUC's Empty Gesture
Commentary, May 2012

The 64th Annual American Academy of Neurology in 1.5 minutes!
From Neuro Notes , Posted at 21:37:21, May 13. 1 Comment
Olesoxime - a potential myelin repair drug
From Commissural Connections , Posted at 00:06:00, April 26. 12 Comments
A Neurologist on a Mission-II
From Neuro Notes , Posted at 23:55:45, March 26. 8 Comments
Cerebellar dysfunction in MS
From Commissural Connections , Posted at 01:26:49, March 19. 6 Comments

Alert FDA Issues Safety Label Changes for Fingolimod
News Alerts, May 14, 2012
Alert FDA Warns About Dangers of 'Liberation Therapy' for MS
News Alerts, May 10, 2012
Alert FDA Issues Warning on Fentanyl Patches
News Alerts, April 19, 2012
Alert PML Reported in MS Patient on Fingolimod
News Alerts, April 13, 2012
Alert Lower Citalopram Dose Needed in Older Patients, FDA Warns
News Alerts, March 28, 2012

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