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Gene Variant Predicts Medication Response In Patients With Alcohol Dependence
February 7, 2008 — Patients with a certain gene variant drank less and experienced better overall clinical outcomes than patients without the variant while taking the medication naltrexone. About 87 percent of patients ... > full story -
Managing Chronic Pain: When Does Morphine Become Less Effective?
February 3, 2008 — Opioids, such as morphine, are effective and widely used drugs for the control of pain. However, tolerance to opioids can develop with repeated administration (that is, higher and higher doses of the ... > full story -
Morphine Dependency Blocked By Single Genetic Change
January 28, 2008 — Morphine's serious side effect as a pain killer -- its potential to create dependency -- has been almost completely eliminated in research with mice by genetically modifying a single trait on the ... > full story -
Targeted Gene Therapy Provides Relief For Chronic Pain, Study Shows
January 22, 2008 — Researchers have discovered that chronic pain can be successfully treated with novel targeted gene therapy. In an effort to find a more effective treatment for chronic pain, researchers developed a ... > full story -
Should Heroin Be Prescribed To Addicts?
January 10, 2008 — Experts debate whether heroin should be prescribed to addicts who are difficult to treat. Maintenance treatment with heroin is appropriate for heroin misusers under certain circumstances, argue one ... > full story -
Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely To Get Strong Pain Drugs In Emergency Rooms
January 1, 2008 — Despite increases in the overall use of opioid drugs to relieve severe pain, black and Hispanic patients remain significantly less likely than whites to receive these pain-relievers in emergency ... > full story -
Morphine: A Comfort Measure For The Dying Or Pain Control For The Living?
December 10, 2007 — Cancer patients are suffering unnecessarily because they wrongly believe that morphine and other opioids are only used as "comfort for the dying" and as a "last resort" rather than seeing them as ... > full story -
Strong Pain-Killing Drugs Without The Addiction
November 23, 2007 — Scientists are developing new pain-killing drugs that are not addictive. They have discovered how opioid drugs such as morphine both relieve pain and also cause ... > full story -
Driving Abilities Not Impaired By Moderate, Long-Term Pain Medication Use, Study Suggests
November 23, 2007 — Opioid pain relievers, such as morphine and other narcotics, carry warning labels urging patients not to drive or operate heavy machinery during use. In addition, drivers under the influence of pain ... > full story -
'Runner's High' May Also Strengthen Hearts
November 8, 2007 — Endorphins and other morphine-like substances known as opioids, which are released during exercise, don't just make you feel good -- they may also protect you from heart ... > full story
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