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Biophosphonates, which is included in such medications as Actonel and Zometa, are often prescribed to prevent and treat osteoporosis, but new research shows that it could be associated with an increased risk of a rare femoral shaft fracture, according to…

Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® inhibits inflammation and thermal hyperalgesia, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Florida's Wellington Village Council has approved an extension of a pain clinic moratorium, according to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel report.

The City Council of Milton, Ga., has approved a one-year moratorium on issuing business licenses to new pain management clinics, according to an Alpharetta-Milton Patch report.

A long term study of BioSeed-C treatment for degenerative cartilage defects of the knee shows that graft implantations are good after four years, but there is a persisting strength deficit, according to a study published in The American Journal of…

Here are four ways you can position yourself to treat professional athletes in your community and potentially become a team physician.

Deland, Fla., leaders are developing operating restrictions for pain management clinics, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.

A Tennessee Senate bill that requires physician supervision for nurses and physician assistants administering interventional pain management has passed the General Welfare, Health and Human Resource Committee, according to a news release by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Englewood (N.J.) Hospital and Medical Center offers a pain relief system, ON-Q® PainBuster and C-bloc, which directly infuses an anesthetic in a patient to reduce postoperative pain, according to a Paramus Post report.

Uma Rani Gullapalli, MD, a physiatrist from Victoria, Texas, has been suspended by the Texas Medical Board following an investigation that revealed her pain management clinics were not actually owned by her, according to a Texas Medical Board news release.