January 29, 2009 (Honolulu, Hawaii) — Intrathecal therapies can relieve pain and improve long-term function, report specialists, but there are risks that should be taken into consideration. Speakers ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Pain is one of the most common problems for cancer patients. They often struggle to find relief or with side effects from the powerful narcotics often used for pain. There's an ...

Intrathecal drug delivery involves administering analgesic medications directly into the cerebrospinal fluid, thereby achieving targeted pain relief while minimising systemic side effects. This method ...

March 25, 2008 — A class 1 recall has been announced for Medtronic Neuromodulation's implantable infusion pumps, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on March 21. The action was based ...

Fixed dose-rate gemcitabine infusion as first-line treatment for advanced-stage carcinoma of the pancreas and biliary tree: series of 106 consecutive patients No significant financial relationships to ...

Credit: Getty Images. Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the impact of an implantable pump on opioid consumption in patients with chronic noncancer pain. Use of an ...

Panelists discuss how emerging intrathecal gene therapy for older patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) shows modest efficacy with fewer systemic adverse effects than intravenous administration, ...

Mount Olive, New Jersey-based Flowonix Medical Inc. said Wednesday that the United States Food and Drug Administration granted approval to market the Prometra II Programmable Pump System for use with ...

Baylor Medicine has long been a pioneer in functional neurosurgery, using targeted therapies to improve quality of life. Our multidisciplinary team provides personalized therapy for the treatment of ...