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One-Fourth of Breast Cancer Surgery Patients Have Persistent Pain
January 16, 2013 — Some 25 percent of individuals who have had breast cancer surgery experience significant, persistent pain six months after surgery, and new research showed that women with preoperative breast pain ... > full story -
Study Assesses Mood Disorders With TMJ Pain
January 16, 2013 — There is an ongoing debate about the role of psychological disorder symptoms as risk factors for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. Previous studies have associated depression and TMJ pain but large ... > full story -
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Study Finds Poorer Outcomes for Obese Patients Treated for Lumbar Disc Herniation
January 10, 2013 — While obese patients are more likely to have surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation -- a slipped or ruptured disc -- than non-obese patients, obesity increases operative time, blood loss and ... > full story -
Dopamine Regulates the Motivation to Act, Study Shows
January 10, 2013 — The widespread belief that dopamine regulates pleasure could go down in history with the latest research results on the role of this neurotransmitter. Researchers have shown that it regulates ... > full story -
Post-Operative Intravenous Acetaminophen May Help Reduce Use of Morphine in Infants
January 8, 2013 — Among infants undergoing major surgery, postoperative use of intermittent intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) for the management of pain resulted in a lower cumulative morphine dose over 48 ... > full story -
Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Reduce Knee Pain, Cartilage Loss in Patients With Osteoarthritis
January 8, 2013 — In a two-year randomized trial, patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis who received vitamin D supplementation did not have a significant difference in knee pain or cartilage volume loss ... > full story -
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Prescription Drug Misuse Remains a Top Public Health Concern
January 8, 2013 — Prescription drug misuse is second only to marijuana as the nation’s most prevalent illicit drug problem, with approximately 22 million persons nationwide initiating nonmedical pain reliever ... > full story -
Folk Remedies Often Offered During Breastfeeding, Survey Finds
January 7, 2013 — Breastfeeding advice has been passed down for generations and many new mothers are faced with a lot of information and folk remedies to sort through. Researchers set out to determine the most common ... > full story -
The Pain Puzzle: Uncovering How Morphine Increases Pain in Some People
January 6, 2013 — For individuals with agonizing pain, it is a cruel blow when the gold-standard medication actually causes more pain. Adults and children whose pain gets worse when treated with morphine may be closer ... > full story -
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Cholesterol Medicine Affects Energy Production in Muscles
January 3, 2013 — Up to 75 percent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists have now identified a possible mechanism underlying this unfortunate side ... > full story
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