| Postoperative Pain is an Under Appreciated, Under Treated Problem in ...
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when both inadequate and overly aggressive pain management after surgery are commonplace in the United States, the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) has issued a 10-step action plan to address the factors that may lead to inappropriate medication use and potential adverse events for patients. ASPAN is the professional organization representing more than 55,000 nurses practicing in all phases of preanesthesia and postanesthesia. The report -- The State of Postoperative Pain Management: A Need For Improvement -- states that only by elevating postoperative pain management as a priority concern among health care institutions, providers and policymakers, will the significant costs of inadequate care be reduced in the United States.
GSK Receives Approval for HYCAMTIN(R) (topotecan) Capsules for the ...
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for oral HYCAMTIN(R) (topotecan) capsules for the treatment of relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Specifically, HYCAMTIN capsules are indicated for patients who had a complete or partial response to first-line chemotherapy and who are at least 45 days from the end of that treatment. HYCAMTIN capsules are the only oral single-agent chemotherapy approved for the treatment of SCLC after failure of first-line therapy. The product will be available in 2008. "The approval of HYCAMTIN capsules is particularly important for patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer as they now have an effective treatment option that has been shown to provide a survival benefit and can be conveniently taken at home," said Debasish Roychowdhury, M.D., Vice President, Global Clinical Development, Oncology Medicine Development Center, GSK.
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It is, however, also the genesis of the verbose title of this blog. Unfortunately, food is not the subject, nor is this (supposed to be) an outlet for angry, cynical diatribes directed toward any number of things that I might find depressing, embarrassing, excruciating, or all of the above in this Austin music scene that we all know and love.
Several incarnations followed, and the axiom was eventually whittled down to Shut up; Im listening. But the simpler the better, right? And sometimes Ill admit it I get tired of listening and just want everyone and every machine to be quiet for one minute, just to reflect on whatever might have aurally (or mentally) transpired, be it sound, scream, whisper, or riff. Dont take it the wrong way. Shut Up is not meant in malice. Its intention is not to instigate or shred.
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