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A patient's expectation of a drug's effect influences the drug's efficacy and the pain-related brain pathways that are activated during treatment, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.

Weight-loss surgery centers can expect an increase in surgeries, following a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of Lap-Band, a common stomach-restricting device, according to a Nashville Business Journal report.

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has filed a civil action lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline for wrongfully and illegally marketing, pricing, promoting and selling its diabetes medication, according to a news release from the office of the AG. Rosiglitazone maleate,…

Rey N. Bello, a former neurologist who practiced in West New York and Paramus, N.J., has agreed to permanently surrender his medical license and pay restitution fees to patients’ insurance companies for unnecessary testing and other charges, according to a…

Metallic copper surfaces kill microbes on contact, literally in minutes, by causing massive membrane damage after about a minute's exposure, according to a paper published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Eldor Brish, MD, a pain management specialist and anesthesiologist, has joined the medical staff at East Texas Medical Center Jacksonville (Texas), according to a news report from The Cherokeean.

The market for pain management products and services has surged to $19.6 billion, according to a market analysis.

A rinsing technique with betadine that costs just a little over one dollar per patient may significantly reduce the infection rate following total knee and hip joint replacement surgery, according to a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center.

A new Wi-Fi hand hygiene monitoring solution combines Ekahau location-enabled staff badges and Ekahau beacons that are embedded into GOJO's SmartLink Series Dispensers to automatically monitor hand hygiene of healthcare employees and prevent the spread of infection, according to a…

Rick Scott's skills building Columbia/HCA into a healthcare juggernaut in the 1990s will be put to good use in his new job as the new Republican governor of Florida, says a good friend who has known him for 36 years.