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MRI might not be useful before lumbar steroid injections

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MRI might not be useful before lumbar steroid injections
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients have chronic low back pain or sciatica, getting an MRI before giving an epidural steroid injection does not improve outcomes and only minimally affects treatment decisions, a multicenter randomized trial has shown. “For straightforward cases, an MRI won’t...

Rizatriptan safe, effective for migraine along with topiramate prophylaxis

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Rizatriptan safe, effective for migraine along with topiramate prophylaxis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rizatriptan is effective for acute migraine in patients taking topiramate for migraine prophylaxis, and few experience adverse effects, according to a report in Headache online November 11. “These results are comparable with those from clinical trials in patients not using...

Buprenorphine/naloxone helpful in prescription opioid dependence

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Buprenorphine/naloxone helpful in prescription opioid dependence
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone, Reckitt-Benckiser) helps curb prescription opioid dependence, but counseling does little to boost success rates, according to results of a randomized controlled trial published online today in Archives of General Psychiatry. The study found...

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