Study: Higher opioid doses fail to lessen pain
Analysis based on more than 50,000 VA patientsCredit: Jeff Bowen Increasing chronic pain patients' opioid prescription doses does not seem ...
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Choosing common pain relievers: It’s complicated
Researchers examine benefits and risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Florida Atlantic University About 29 million Americans use over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...
More than half of US opioid prescriptions for dental procedures exceeded 3-day supply recommendations from CDC 2016 guidelines
New largescale study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found overprescription of opioids by dentists common, particularly to patients ...
New drug that could aid MS diagnoses approved for human trials by FDA
Credit: CWRU Created by Case Western Reserve University researchers, the drug will be tested with in healthy volunteers at Cleveland ...
Cell-phone-sized device that stimulates nerve in neck may prevent migraine
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University If your bank account balance looks nail-bitingly low and you won't get paid for days, ...
Bend and snap: New interventions for rib fractures
By stabilizing fractured and partially dislocated ribs, physicians can improve patient quality of life according to a new multicenter studyCredit: ...
Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?
A research team at INRS studies the effects of antidepressants on the placentaCredit: Cathy Vaillancourt laboratory (INRS) Montreal, January 8 ...
Health ranks as top concern for veterans immediately after military service
Findings based on survey of nearly 10,000 veteransCredit: USAF Airman 1st Class Ericka Woolever In the months after separating from ...
Fewer than half of California pharmacies provide correct drug disposal info
Just 11% said their pharmacy offered a drug take-back programCredit: Children's National Hospital The callers pretended to be well-meaning parents ...
Battery-powered headgear could short-circuit joint pain
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Tired of living with painful arthritic knees, 54-year-old Deborah Brown's interest was piqued when she ...
Low back pain accounts for a third of new emergency department imaging in the US
AJR research finds one in every three ED visits for back pain results in x-ray, CT, or MRI, and imaging ...
IncludeHealth gets licensing agreement from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
IncludeHealth will commercialize breakthrough technology for movement correction and rehabilitation, helping children, seniors, and athletes of all agesCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...
First US study shows strong results for procedure to treat knee pain from OA
Ari Isaacson, M.D., director of clinical research in the UNC School of Medicine's department of radiology, led a pilot study ...
Sinuses bothering you? Use those nasal sprays regularly
University of Cincinnati ear, nose and throat expert says appropriate use of nasal spray 'dramatically' lessens the need for antibiotics ...
Stroke drug boosts stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury in rats
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Four months after treating them, Yasuhiro Shiga, MD, PhD, checked on his rats. Walking ...
Running research: Heel-toe or toe-heel?
Credit: Unsplash New research from La Trobe University suggests there is no evidence that changing a runner's strike pattern will ...
Depression, anxiety may hinder healing in young patients with hip pain
Pre-operative depression, anxiety linked to worse postsurgical outcomesCredit: Matt Miller New research suggests that physicians evaluating young patients with hip ...
Study supports long-term benefits of non-drug therapies for pain
Findings based on review of more than 140,000 Veteran health recordsCredit: John Liston A new study based on Veterans Affairs ...
Study: EMC2 tools improved safe dosing of opioids but had no influence on actual use
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- A study to evaluate ...
Lyme disease claim lines increased 117% from 2007 to 2018
FAIR Health study uncovers geographic, age and gender variationCredit: @FAIRHealth NEW YORK, NY--December 10, 2019--From 2007 to 2018, claim lines ...