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  • May 1, 2012

    Pfizer Reports Top-Line Results from Phase 3 Trial of Lyrica Capsules CV in Patients with Inadequately Treated Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

    Pfizer announced that a Phase 3 randomized withdrawal design study for Lyrica in patients with inadequately treated painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy did not meet its primary efficacy endpoint. READ MORE…
  • May 1, 2012

    Scientists Uncover Potential Treatment for Painful Side Effect of Diabetes

    Research published in Nature Medicine reveals key information around one of the most distressing side effects of diabetes. This study offers vital new insights into how abnormal glucose metabolism produces heightened pain…
  • May 1, 2012

    Yale Team Discovers Unexpected Source of Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

    Researchers from Yale and the West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center have published findings in the Journal of Neuroscience describing how changes in the structure of dendritic spines are associated…
  • May 1, 2012

    Phase 3 Data Show NUCYNTA® ER Extended-Release Tablets Provide Pain Relief Management

    Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented results at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society suggesting these extended-release tablets were significantly more effective than placebo in providing pain management…
  • Apr 3, 2012

    Frank Ward: Drawing On Your Inner Athlete

    Frank Ward had been active his whole life – hockey, football, all sports. Then, in 2008, he had to have surgery on both his knees after a devastating fall. Pushing…
  • Apr 1, 2012

    Lyme Disease Surge Predicted for Northwestern US

    Dr. Richard Ostfeld, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY,  says the northeastern US should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease this year….
  • Apr 1, 2012

    New Insight Into Pain Mechanisms

    Professor John Wood at UCL Wofson Institute for Biomedical Research has new findings the could help the development of analgesic drugs to treat nerve-related damage. Published in the journal Nature Communication his…
  • Apr 1, 2012

    Is Marijuana Medicinal?

    Read and listen to the video of Dr. Donald I. Abrams, an oncologist, and Jodie Trafton, PhD, director of the Program Evaluation and Resource Center in the Office of Mental…