Back pain without radiculitis as an initial manifestation of Lyme disease: two cases

  Presse Med. 2007 Jan;36(1 Pt 1):61-3. Epub 2006 Dec 11. Related Articles, Links  [Back pain without radiculitis as an initial manifestation of Lyme disease: two cases] [Article in French] Chanier S, Lauxerois M, Rieu V. Service de Medecine, Centre Hospitalier, Thiers. sevchanier@voila.fr INTRODUCTION: The most frequent neurological expression of Lyme disease (borreliosis) during its […]

It pays to be nice: employer-worker relationships and the management of back pain claims.

  J Occup Environ Med. 2007 Feb;49(2):214-25. Related Articles, Links  It pays to be nice: employer-worker relationships and the management of back pain claims. Butler RJ, Johnson WG, Cote P. Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA. richard_butler@byu.edu OBJECTIVE: To quantify the influence that workers’ satisfaction with the firm’s treatment of their […]

Levodopa modifies pain thresholds in Parkinson's disease patients

  Rev Neurol (Paris). 2007 Jan;163(1):66-71. Related Articles, Links  [Levodopa modifies pain thresholds in Parkinson’s disease patients] [Article in French] Slaoui T, Mas-Gerdelat A, Ory-Magne F, Rascol O, Brefel-Courbon C. Service de Neurologie, CHU, Toulouse. tarikslaoui@yahoo.com OBJECTIVE: To assess levodopa dose effect on pain thresholds in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients using an experimental nociceptive thermal […]

Protection of endogenous enkephalin catabolism as natural approach to novel analgesic and antidepressant drugs.

  Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2007 Feb;11(2):145-59. Related Articles, Links  Protection of endogenous enkephalin catabolism as natural approach to novel analgesic and antidepressant drugs. Noble F, Roques BP. CNRS UMR 7157, Paris F-75006, France. The most efficient drugs to alleviate severe pain are opioid compounds. However, their chronic use could be associated with serious drawbacks, […]

Low-dose naltrexone therapy improves active Crohn's disease.

  Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Apr;102(4):820-8. Epub 2007 Jan 11. Related Articles, Links  Low-dose naltrexone therapy improves active Crohn’s disease. Smith JP, Stock H, Bingaman S, Mauger D, Rogosnitzky M, Zagon IS. Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA. OBJECTIVES: Endogenous opioids and opioid antagonists have been shown to […]

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