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The first study to show a safety difference between short and long-acting opioids also revealed a link between testosterone levels among men using the opioids daily to treat chronic pain, according to a Pain Medicine News report.

Pfizer announced that the Lyrica drug, used to treat fibromyalgia and chronic pain disorders, is not effective in reducing neuropathic pain caused by HIV infection or diabetes, according to American News Report.

Three orthopedic surgeons have been recognized with the Health Volunteers Overseas' 2012 Golden Apple Award, according to an AAOS Now report.

The American Hospital Association recognized Hospital for Special Surgery's Charla de Lupus program with the Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence.

James Dineen, MD, a sports medicine physician, was inducted into the Greater Wilmington (N.C.) Sports Hall of Fame, according to a WWAY News Channel report.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Public Health Counsel codified a series of Determination of Need guidelines for ambulatory surgery centers in the commonwealth earlier this month, effectively prohibiting the expansion of ambulatory surgery centers, according to a…

Gastroenterologist Magdalena Averhoff, MD, associate chief medical officer of Jackson South Community Hospital in Miami, has been appointed to the Florida Board of Medicine, according to a South Florida Hospital News report.

HCA has reported its first quarter 2012 results and reports that outpatient volumes saw an increase over the same quarter last year, according to a Market Watch report.

Shaily Jain, MD, a gastroenterologist practicing out of Digestive Health Specialists in Washington, has written a column on the importance of women receiving colon cancer screenings.

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Ill., has begun work on a new $4.3 million surgery center project, according to a Daily Record report and the hospital's website.