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Month: October 2015

Herbal Cannabis Product Found Safe for Pain Control; Longer Follow-Up Needed

Ware MA, Wang T, Shapiro S, Collet JP; COMPASS study team. J Pain. 2015 Sep 16. pii: S1526-5900(15)00837-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.07.014. [Epub ahead of print] Is medical cannabis generally safe to…

Gender Gap in Pain Treatment? Women With Chronic Pain May Get Less Relief from Opioids

LeResche L, Saunders K, Dublin S, Thielke S, Merrill JO, Shortreed SM, Campbell C, Von Korff MR. Sex and Age Differences in Global Pain Status Among Patients Using Opioids Long…

Intravesical Therapy Offers Promising New Approaches for Treatment of IC/BPS

Tyagi P, Kashyap M, Hensley H, Yoshimura N. Advances in intravesical therapy for urinary tract disorders. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2015 Oct 19:1-14. [Epub ahead of print] Intravesical therapy refers…

Pelvic Pain May Induce Microscopic Changes in the Brain Over Time

Woodworth D, Mayer E, Leu K, Ashe-McNalley C, Naliboff BD, Labus JS, Tillisch K, Kutch JJ, Farmer MA, Apkarian AV, Johnson KA, Mackey SC, Ness TJ, Landis JR, Deutsch G,…

Stem Cells From Tooth Pulp: A Promising Future Treatment for IC/BPS?

Hirose Y, Yamamoto T, Misako N, Funahashi Y, Matsukawa Y, Yamaguchi M, Kawabata S, Gotoh M. Injection of Dental Pulp Stem Cells Promotes Healing of Damaged Bladder Tissue in a…

Microorganisms in the Urinary Tract Linked to Flares

Nickel JC, Stephens A, Landis JR, Mullins C, van Bokhoven A, Lucia MS, Ehrlich GD; MAPP Research Network. Assessment of the Lower Urinary Tract Microbiota during Symptom Flare in Women…

Do Contraceptives Contribute to Bladder Pain?

Champaneria R, D’Andrea RM, Latthe PM. Hormonal contraception and pelvic floor function: a systematic review. Int Urogynecol J. 2015 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print] The use of hormonal contraceptives…

Could Fish Oil Help Reduce Inflammation Related to IC/BPS?

Tamma SM, Shorter B, Toh KL, Moldwin R, Gordon B. Influence of polyunsaturated fatty acids on urologic inflammation. Int Urol Nephrol. 2015 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print] This comprehensive…

ICA Participates in Patient and Health Advocacy Summit

On October 7 and 8, ICA joined other patient advocacy groups, healthcare provider organizations, academia, government, and biotechnology industry representatives at the fourth annual Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Patient and…

Online Community

With almost 2000 members, ICA’s Online Support Community is a great place of peace, hope, advice, and comfort for patients, family members, friends, and healthcare professionals looking for ways to…