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Study Finds Some People in Pain Unlikely to Seek Treatment
• Pain • Feb 13 06
A Rochester-based study has found more than 20 percent of people with chronic pain did not seek physician help for their pain. The study…
Women more sensitive to pain during periods of low estrogen
• Pain • Feb 08 06
Several recent studies have found that women are more sensitive to pain during periods of low estrogen.
Now researchers are going one step further…
Nalbuphine safe, effective for severe chronic pain
• Pain • Jan 24 06
Nalbuphine (Nubain) effectively reduces long-standing debilitating pain from a variety of causes and conditions without inducing any observable withdrawal symptoms, according to a report…
Chronic pain sufferers may be able to reduce pain levels by studying their own live brain images
• Pain • Dec 15 05
Chronic pain sufferers may be able to reduce pain levels by studying their own live brain images, researchers at the Stanford…
Painkiller pushing up liver failure rate in US
• Pain • Dec 06 05
The percentage of cases of acute liver failure caused by an overdose of acetaminophen increased considerably from 1998 to 2003, with unintentional overdose accounting…
Fatigue, pain often accompany chronic Lyme disease
• Pain • Oct 31 05
Because Lyme disease is difficult to diagnose in the absence of the characteristic “bull’s eye rash,” the illness can become entrenched and difficult…
Patients with Chronic Pain Don’t Have to Suffer in Silence
• Pain • Oct 24 05
An estimated 50 million Americans live with persistent pain caused by disease, chronic health conditions, or accidents. Unfortunately, common misperceptions about pain and the…
Exercise may prevent pain in older adults
• Pain • Sep 28 05
Running and other forms of vigorous exercise may prevent some of the aches and pains that come with age, a new study suggests.
Researchers…
Olive oil may have pain-relieving powers
• Pain • Aug 31 05
Have a headache? No Aspirin or Ibuprofen handy? Try some olive oil - actually, freshly pressed extra-virgin olive oil would be best, according to…
Parkinson’s drug may ease fibromyalgia symptoms
• Pain • Aug 10 05
Some patients with severe fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder, respond to a drug usually used to treat Parkinson’s disease with…
Acupuncture may do little for fibromyalgia
• Pain • Aug 08 05
Acupuncture appears to relieve the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia no better than sham acupuncture procedures, according to new…
Video games have therapeutic potential
• Pain • Jul 17 05
Parents take note - video games are not all bad.
In young children and adolescents they can lead to excessive use and aggressive behavior…
Morphine fails to control pain in preterm infants
• Pain • Jun 08 05
Morphine is no better than inactive placebo in preventing pain during procedures performed on preterm infants, according to new study findings.
This issue is…
Morphine for chest pain worsens death risk - study
• Pain • May 05 05
High-risk Heart attack patients given morphine for their Chest pain have almost a 50 percent higher risk of dying, U.S.…
High blood pressure staves off muscle pain
• Pain • Apr 27 05
High blood pressure may help protect against chronic Muscle pain in the back and elsewhere, according to a report…
Pain course helps cancer patients and partners
• Pain • Apr 23 05
Involving both patients with end-stage cancer and their caregivers in a pain control program has benefits for both, results of a pilot study…
Anti-epilepsy drug may reduce nerve pain
• Pain • Apr 21 05
A new study indicates, that the drug Gabitril (tiagabine) is effective in easing a disorder termed complex regional pain syndrome, which involves diffuse pain…
Combination therapy effective for neurological pain
• Pain • Mar 31 05
Combined treatment with morphine and gabapentin is more effective at lower doses than either agent alone at controlling neurological pain, according to a report…
Labor pain ‘catastrophizing’ predicts the blues
• Pain • Mar 23 05
Women who catastrophize labor pain - that is, they have an exaggerated negative orientation to pain - are likely to adjust less readily to…
Virtual reality eases pain in kids with burns
• Pain • Mar 08 05
Playing virtual reality interactive games can significantly reduce the pain that children experience while undergoing treatment for burns, according to a new report.
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Exercise Tolerance is Good Screening Test for Chest Pain Patients
• Pain • Mar 01 05
Mayo Clinic researchers studying patients in the emergency department with acute chest pain report in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings that exercise…
Once-a-day morphine helps with cancer pain
• Pain • Feb 23 05
A new once-a-day morphine formulation appears to provide better control of cancer pain than an earlier twice-daily version of the agent, according to Canadian…
New Procedure Eases Spinal Cord Fracture Pain
• Pain • Feb 21 05
A new treatment is offering quick relief to people with osteoporosis and fractures of the spinal cord. The new procedure is called kyphoplasty, it’s…
Your Knee Pain: Is it Chondromalacia?
• Pain • Feb 20 05
Chondromalacia, technically termed chondromalacia patellae, is the most common cause of chronic knee pain. The condition is also called the patellofemoral syndrome.
Softening of…
Scientist sees risk in high Celebrex doses
• Pain • Feb 17 05
Pfizer Inc.‘s pain drug Celebrex has a “probable increased risk” of heart attacks in higher doses but “no apparent effect” in 200 milligram doses…