Combined online self-management for pain, associated anxiety and depression works
Online self-management helps; for some the online system plus nurse telecare helps moreCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Pain is the ...
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Prescribed opioids associated with overdose risk for family members without prescriptions
Case control study finds nearly threefold increase in overdose rates for those on same health insurance plan as person with ...
Surgery before pregnancy linked to higher risk of opioid withdrawal in babies
Use of opioids to control post-op pain can lead to dependency Babies whose mothers underwent surgery before pregnancy have an ...
Taking opioids for pain may make it harder to find primary care, study finds
'Secret shopper' study reveals 40% of primary care clinics won't take a new patient who takes opioid painkillers on an ...
Thwack! Insects feel chronic pain after injury
First genetic evidence that insects experience chronic painCredit: Viroreanu Laurentiu: Pixabay Scientists have known insects experience something like pain since ...
Does autograft choice in ACL reconstruction affect recurrent ACL revision rates
Young athletes who have anterior cruciate ligament surgery are more likely to need an additional surgery if they received a ...
Prescribing opioids for a sprained ankle?
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - While ankle sprain injuries are common, a new report from Michigan Medicine suggests ...
Cincinnati researchers say early puberty in girls may be ‘big bang theory’ for migraine
CINCINNATI--Adolescent girls who reach puberty at an earlier age may also have a greater chance of developing migraine headaches, according ...
NIH scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain
Small study suggests botulinum toxin may be potential treatment Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis often becomes chronic and can persist ...
Endometriosis: Immune cell discovery could provide relief for women with ‘hidden’ pain disorder
A key cause for the pelvic pain experienced by women with endometriosis has been uncovered, potentially opening new opportunities for ...
Caught in the middle: Family physicians discuss their role in the opioid crisis
Family physician perceptions of their role in managing the opioid crisis Family physicians prescribe the greatest volume of opioids (22.9%) ...
Redesign of opioid medication management shows impact in rural clinics
Team-based clinic redesign of opioid medication management in primary care: Effect on opioid prescribing In rural practice, a system redesign ...
UM researchers land NIH contract to develop opioid addiction vaccine
Credit: University of Montana file photo MISSOULA - The University of Montana has received a $3.3 million contract from the ...
Light therapy could replace opioids as main treatment for cancer treatment side effect
Worldwide research coalition offers new guidelines for healing oral mucositis in head, neck cancer patients BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A worldwide ...
A concussion can cost your job — especially if you are young and well educated
Credit: Joachim Rode A hard tackle on the football-field, a crash on your bike or a fall from a ladder ...
Cancer study to ease plight of people at advanced stages of illness
Patients with advanced cancer are to test a therapy aimed at reducing their symptoms and improving quality of life Patients ...
Herbal supplement used to treat addiction and pain found unsafe by researchers
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York. BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The herb kratom is increasingly being used to manage ...
More money, more gabapentin
Where pharma spends, docs prescribe more gabapentin, a potential drug of abuse Pharmaceutical companies' payments to doctors may be influencing ...
Are you sure it's burning mouth syndrome?
New research urges more rigorous standards when diagnosing Not all burning mouths are the result of a medical condition known ...
Taking to the treadmill can ease period pain
New research shows exercise regime can improve quality of life A treadmill exercise regime can reduce period pain and improve ...