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Four in 10 Patients Receiving Chemo Develop Chronic Painful Neuropathy

TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – The pooled prevalence of chronic painful neuropathy is 41.22 percent among individuals with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a meta-analysis...

Chemo Causes Nerve Pain For Many Cancer Patients

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Four in every 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy develop severe peripheral nerve pain, a new evidence review suggests. These patients might experience loss of...

Micronized Amnion/Chorion Aids Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – Injected micronized amnion/chorion bilayer (AC) product significantly reduces time to symptom relief in patients with refractory interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome...

Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors' Pain?

FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – Doctors sometimes turn to antidepressants as a means of easing older people's physical pain, but a new expert review finds there's little evidence to support the practice....

Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer Neuropathy Linked to Dementia Risk

THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – Plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer disease (AD) neuropathy increase with age and are associated with known dementia risk factors, according to a study published online July 28...

Exercise May Prevent the Nerve Damage That Comes With Chemotherapy

TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – Simple exercises performed during rounds of chemotherapy can help people avoid nerve damage normally associated with the cancer-killing drugs, a new study suggests. About...

Neuropathy Nerve Damage Often Goes Undiagnosed

THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 — Though it is a widespread disorder, neuropathy often goes undiagnosed, new research shows, leaving many people at risk of falls, infection and even amputation. Neuropathy is n...

Averitas Pharma Announces FDA Approval of Qutenza for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Associated with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Feet

AACHEN, Germany and MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Grünenthal announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Averitas Pharma, Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval ...

FDA Approves Lyrica CR (pregabalin) Extended-Release Tablets for Neuropathic Pain Conditions

October 12, 2017 - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lyrica CR (pregabalin) extended-release tablets CV as once-daily...

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