Reactivation of genital herpes is linked in some cases with the emergence of widespread chronic neuropathic pain , according to a Finnish study reported in The Journal of Pain .
In the clinic at the University of Helsinki, 17 patients were examined who presented widespread chronic pain with no visible lesions in brain magnetic imaging. Because [...]

HBNS.org - For premenopausal women, the decision of whether to undergo a hysterectomy - removal of the uterus - is a challenging one. To make things more complex, added pressure to decide whether to remove the ovaries can arise - a decision that researchers say relies more on the preferences of the woman or her [...]

UMaryland.edu - Consumers are facing a growing risk of getting counterfeit drugs because of rising Internet sales of medical drugs, projected to reach upwards of $75 billion by 2010, according to a report from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Even more alarming is the infiltration of these counterfeit drugs into retail American pharmacies [...]

AHA - Post-menopausal women who regularly sleep more than nine hours a night seem to have an increased risk of ischemic stroke, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association .
Compared to women sleeping seven hours, the risk of ischemic stroke was 60 to 70 percent higher for those sleeping nine hours or [...]

HBNS.org - Many experts now consider colon cancer a largely preventable disease, but a new study finds that primary care doctors might not always inform patients about one important step they can take to reduce their risk: becoming more physically active, or getting more exercise.
When researchers analyzed survey data from 1,932 adults who answered questions [...]

MUSC.edu - Individuals with alcohol dependence are offered hope through a recent study of Topamax (topiramate ) by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina.
In a landmark study, MUSC researchers working with investigators at the University of Virginia Health System and elsewhere have found that topiramate, an FDA-approved medication, not only decreases heavy drinking, [...]