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Sunlight lowers need for painkillers after surgery
• Pain • Feb 16 05
Increasing the amount of sunlight in a patient’s hospital room reduces their “perception of pain and their need for analgesic medication,” according to…
Survey finds pain common in children and teenagers
• Pain • Feb 11 05
Most children and adolescents commonly experience pain, such as headache or gastric discomfort, which often restricts activities of daily living, according to a study…
Pain disorders linked to patient’s perception
• Pain • Feb 09 05
Patients with chronic pain disorders, such as fibromyalgia, appear to have abnormalities in the self-monitoring mechanism that allows the discrimination of internally produced versus…
Painkiller combo cut post-surgery morphine need
• Pain • Jan 19 05
Women undergoing hysterectomy who are given two types of painkiller around the time of the surgery experience less postoperative pain, and this means they…
Pain meter assesses whiplash injury
• Pain • Jan 12 05
A computerized pain assessment system may make it possible to establish a standardized way to quantify neck pain resulting from whiplash injuries, researchers in…
Painkillers Damage Intestine, U.S. Expert Says
• Pain • Jan 04 05
More than 70 percent of patients who took painkillers such as ibuprofen for more than three months suffered damage to their small intestines, U.S.…
Gene variants influence sensitivity to pain
• Pain • Jan 04 05
Researchers have identified three variations of a gene called COMT that influence sensitivity to pain and the risk of developing a chronic pain condition.
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Anesthetic gel eases injection pain for kids
• Pain • Dec 24 04
Applying a topical anesthetic half an hour beforehand reduces pain for children getting a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) shot, according to a report by Canadian researchers.
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Magnets seen helpful for osteoarthritis
• Pain • Dec 16 04
Magnetic bracelets seem to provide “clinically useful” pain relief from osteoarthritis, UK investigators report.
Even after numerous studies, the effect of magnets on chronic…
Obstetric analgesia
• Pain • Dec 06 04
Non-pharmacological treatment
Non-drug options available to women in labour, include prepared childbirth training, TENS therapy and physical therapy. Women should be given a…
The Management of Pain
• Pain • Dec 05 04
The Management of Acute, Chronic and Cancer Pain
For thousands of years, doctors have been helping to relieve their patients’ pain with a variety…
Medications for managing pain
• Pain • Dec 05 04
Due to rapid advances in medicine, a wide variety of medications and treatments are available for acute, chronic and cancer pain. Patients often will…
What is Pain?
• Pain • Dec 01 04
Pain is the body’s warning system, alerting you that something is wrong. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines it as an…
Botox Eases Pain From Breast Surgery
• Pain • Nov 29 04
Pain from breast surgery can be reduced by injections of Botox, a new study by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researchers.
The botulinum…
Painful periods may be linked to stress: study
• Pain • Nov 23 04
The abdominal or low back pain that many women experience during their monthly menstrual periods may partly be due to stress, new study findings…
Estrogen helps with endometriosis pain
• Pain • Nov 16 04
The benefits of the standard drugs used to treat pain caused by endometriosis are improved when the woman is also treated with estrogen and…
Use of acetaminophen, NSAIDs, linked to hypertension
• Pain • Nov 06 04
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the School of Public Health (SPH) have shown that regular, frequent consumption of painkillers containing acetaminophen…
Georgia girl with rare disease doesn’t know pain - literally
• Pain • Nov 06 04
Ashlyn Blocker’s parents and kindergarten teachers all describe her the same way: fearless. So they nervously watch her plunge full-tilt into a childhood deprived…
Rare Disease Prevents Georgia Girl From Feeling Pain
• Pain • Nov 01 04
Ashlyn Blocker’s parents and kindergarten teachers all describe her the same way: fearless. So they nervously watch her plunge full-tilt into a childhood deprived…
Painful sweating reported after wart removal
• Pain • Oct 29 04
US researchers describe a man who experienced episodes of painful sweating in the face that occurred spontaneously or when eating certain foods.
The man’s…
Relaxation therapy may ease pain after surgery
• Pain • Oct 27 04
Relaxation therapy guided by an audio-tape may lessen the pain people feel after abdominal surgery, study findings suggest.
Researchers found that among 102…
Vioxx-type drugs may not have same risk - regulator
• Pain • Oct 21 04
Pain relievers in the same class as Vioxx may not carry the same cardiovascular risk as the blockbuster drug that was withdrawn from the…
Adjustable desks help productivity, muscle pain
• Pain • Oct 20 04
Working at electrically adjustable desks that enable people to stand for a while at a computer appears to reduce muscle pain and boost productivity,…
Lilly antidepressant effective in treating pain - study
• Pain • Oct 18 04
Eli Lilly and Co.‘s new antidepressant Cymbalta was shown in a small clinical trial to be effective in reducing pain in women suffering from…
Pain in aging and pediatric populations: special needs and concerns
• Pain • Oct 08 04
Pain is the number one complaint of older Americans, and one in five older Americans takes a painkiller regularly. In 1998, the American Geriatrics…