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  Impotency Drugs May Be Associated With Increased Risk Of Optic Nerve Damage

  January 18, 2006 — Viagra and Cialis, the drugs used to treat impotency, may be associated with an increased risk of optic nerve damage in men with a history of heart attack or high blood pressure, suggests a small ... > full story
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  Researchers Identify Key Protein Involved In Neuropathic Pain

  December 20, 2005 — A team of researchers led by Université Laval and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has discovered a protein that plays a major role in neuropathic ... > full story
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  Standing Up To Paraplegia With Gene Therapy

  December 18, 2005 — Elena Rugarli and colleagues from the National Neurological Institute in Milan have used gene therapy to save sensory and skeletal muscle nerve fibers from degeneration in mice with hereditary ... > full story
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  UCSF Study Finds Nerve Regeneration Is Possible In Spinal Cord Injuries

  December 7, 2005 — A team of scientists at UCSF has made a critical discovery that may help in the development of techniques to promote functional recovery after a spinal cord ... > full story
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  New Pain Research: Routine Tylenol For Nursing Home Residents With Dementia Increases Activity

  December 2, 2005 — A Saint Louis University study finds that routine doses of acetaminophen energize nursing home residents who have moderate to severe dementia and are likely to have chronic ... > full story
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  Study Reveals Reason Women Are More Sensitive To Pain Than Men

  October 25, 2005 — For centuries, it has been generally believed women are the more sensitive gender. A new study says that, when it comes to pain, women are in fact more sensitive. According to a report published in ... > full story
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  Slacker Or Sick?

  October 24, 2005 — Early nerve damage caused by repetitive strain injuries can trigger "sick worker" syndrome -- characterized by malaise, fatigue and depression, and often mistaken for poor ... > full story
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  Local Anesthetics Are Effective For Neuropathic Pain

  October 23, 2005 — Lidocaine and similar local anesthetics are effective for treating pain that emanates from damaged nerves, according to a systematic review of current ... > full story
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  Gamma Knife Effective In Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia

  October 20, 2005 — Research at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical has shown that Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery (GKRS) is an effective treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, ... > full story
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  Nerve Changes From Diabetes Begin Earlier Than Previously Known

  September 30, 2005 — Mayo Clinic researchers have found that subtle change in nerve conduction is the first reliable sign of nerve complications from diabetes and that this change can be measured long before other ... > full story

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