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Diets high in fat, sugar may reduce cognitive functioning by altering gut bacteria

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

Researchers from Oregon State University found that mice fed diets high in fat or sugar experienced gut bacteria changes associated with reduced cognitive functioning.

Study: Scant evidence that medical pot helps many illnesses

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

CHICAGO (AP) — Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits.

Medical marijuana: good evidence for some diseases, weak for others

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Moderate- or high-quality evidence supports the use of marijuana for some medical conditions, but not for others, according to a fresh review of past research. After reviewing 80 randomized trials that included nearly 6,500 people, researchers found moderate support for using marijuana to treat chronic pain and muscle spasms and involuntary movements. The evidence wasn’t as strong to support marijuana’s use for nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy, sleep disorders, HIV-related weight loss and Tourette syndrome.

Resistance exercise improves muscle strength, health status and pain intensity in fibromyalgia—a randomized controlled trial

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

Arthritis Research & Therapy

Symptoms of depression are associated with opioid use regardless of pain severity and physical functioning among treatment-seeking chronic pain patients

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

The Journal of Pain

Systematic review on intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment of children with chronic pain

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

Pediatrics

Association between varus thrust and pain and stiffness and activities of daily living in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

Physical Therapy

Clinical events and patient-reported chest pain in all-comers treated with resolute integrity and promus element stents 2-year follow-up of the Dutch peers (durable polymer-based stent challenge of promus element versus resolute integrity) randomized trial (TWENTE II)

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

JACC Cardiovascular Interventions

A supplemental report to a randomized cluster trial of a 20-week sun-style tai chi for osteoarthritic knee pain in elders with cognitive impairment

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Randomized double-blind controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of lumbar transforaminal epidural injections of particulate and nonparticulate corticosteroids for lumbosacral radicular pain

Published June 23, 2015 | By tony w

Pain Medicine