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Yoga Classes Help Relieve chronic back pain (CME/CE)
Yoga classes helped people with chronic lower back pain improve their mood and ability to function and eased their pain more than did conventional treatment alone, a new study found.

No Benefit from Nerve Ablation for Pelvic Pain (CME/CE)
Laparoscopic nerve ablation failed to improve any parameter of chronic pelvic pain compared with laparoscopy alone, British investigators reported.

FDA Cracks Down on Ibuprofen Skin Creams
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Makers of topical ibuprofen products received a stern warning from the FDA: Stop marketing an unapproved drug.

Ibuprofen Bests Acetaminophen/Codeine for Kids’ Broken Arms (CME/CE)
Children treated for arm fractures reported that ibuprofen killed the pain as effectively as a combination of codeine and acetaminophen (Tylenol 3), with fewer adverse effects in a randomized trial.

Program Improves Quality of Life for Cancer Patients (CME/CE)
A palliative care program improved quality of life and mood of patients with advanced cancer, but did not lessen symptom severity or the number of days they spent in the hospital, researchers found.

Pain Affects Head and Neck Cancer Prognosis (CME/CE, with audio)
High levels of pain in the first year after treatment for head and neck cancer may predict poor outcomes, according to a prospective study.

Cognitive Therapy Reduces Insomnia, Arthritis Pain (CME/CE)
Older adults who suffered from osteoarthritis and sleeplessness experienced relief of insomnia and pain after cognitive behavioral therapy, a new study found.

FDA Approves Morphine-Naltrexone Combo
In an effort to keep patients from trying to get a quick high by chewing or crushing the capsule, the FDA has approved a morphine sulfate capsule containing a core of the opioid antagonist naltrexone.

Urine Test May Predict Drug Responses (CME/CE)
A simple urine sample can be used to tell how people will respond to the common analgesic acetaminophen, researchers said, and the same idea might one day be used to predict response to a range of other drugs.

Anesthetic Injection Reduces Pain of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (CME/CE)
Sentinel lymph node mapping that includes the anesthetic lidocaine with radioisotope injection significantly cuts down on pain without compromising efficacy, according to results of a randomized controlled trial.