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As part of its PainSAFE initiative, the American Pain Foundation released new educational material on the safe use of complementary and alternative medicine, according to a news release.

A new study found antidepressants decreased pain by 30 percent after one month of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram, according to findings by researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine and published in the journal Pain.

GHN-Online, a revenue cycle management clearinghouse solution provider, has announced the release of VisumEnterprise 7.0, according to a GHN-Online news release.

While the number of cosmetic surgeries performed in the United States dropped 17 percent from 2005-2010, cosmetic surgeries for people over 65 increased nearly 30 percent, according to a KTAR report.

LaClaro, maker of the Lighthouse revenue cycle management system for ambulatory surgery centers, has published a new case study measuring the impact Lighthouse has on ASC management software.

A new study of 4,143 hospitalized patients found that the use of antibiotics and anti-reflux drugs may increase the chance of contracting C. diff, according to a Web MD report.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society wants the government to evaluate glaucoma screening and treatment, after draft reviews by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concluded there is no evidence for or against glaucoma screenings,…

In the third quarter of 2011, medical device recalls increased slightly but affected almost twice as many units, according to a Stericycle ExpertRECALL news release.

The FDA seeks the advice of healthcare professionals on medical device labeling and has opened a 60-day comment period, according to a Mass Device report.

BioElectronics' pulsed radiofrequency energy therapy device was found to reduce postoperative pain by 50 percent, according to a clinical study published in the peer-reviewed journal Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.