http://goldbamboo.com/ Occipital Neuralgia News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a215477.html Grünenthal announced today that it has been granted a UK licence for its new product Versatis(R) (5% lidocaine medicated plaster). Versatis is licensed for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with previous herpes zoster (shingles) infection, also known as post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN)1. [click link for full article] Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a214119.html DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced that we have started Phase II dosing in the U.S. under an FDA-accepted Investigational New Drug (IND) application for TRANSDUR(TM)-Bupivacaine (DUR-843), a transdermal pain patch for patients suffering from Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (post-shingles pain or PHN). [click link for full article] Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a200732.html Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a new treatment for migraine headaches: occipital nerve stimulation, a surgical procedure in which an implanted neurostimulator delivers electrical impulses to nerves under the skin at the base of the head at the back of the neck. [click link for full article] Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a200650.html Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a new treatment for migraine headaches: occipital nerve stimulation, a surgical procedure in which an implanted neurostimulator delivers electrical impulses to nerves under the skin at the base of the head at the back of the neck. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a196207.html Preterm infants with smaller occipital brain volumes are more likely to experience impaired visual function in early childhood, according to a study published in the August 2006 issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:00 EST