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Pain, Itself, Elicits Pain Relief, And Does So Through "Reward" Pathway
August 17, 1999 — Researchers have long known that the body can activate its own form of pain relief in response to painful stimuli. Now, UC San Francisco investigators have determined that, in rats, this long-lasting ... > full story -
Good News For "Wusses": Research Links Pain Sensitivity To Gene
July 21, 1999 — People vary greatly in their sensitivity to pain: A tetanus shot's pinprick for one person is another's misery. Now researchers at Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Drug Abuse ... > full story -
Music, Relaxation Can Complement Pain Medicine
June 23, 1999 — Patients facing surgery can expect to have less postoperative pain if they use relaxation and music with their pain medicine. A new study by a CWRU nurse researcher has found that relaxation and ... > full story -
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U.S. In The Midst Of A Heroin Epidemic, But Many Overdose Deaths Can Be Prevented
April 8, 1999 — The number of heroin overdoses is increasing across the U.S. at an alarming rate, but many of the related deaths are preventable, according to a new ... > full story -
Alcoholics' Children: Living With A Stacked Biochemical Deck
March 30, 1999 — Children of alcoholics have an altered brain chemistry that appears to make them more likely to become alcoholics themselves, according to a recent study by Johns Hopkins ... > full story -
UCSF Study In Rats Suggests Synthetic Drug Mimicking Marijuana Might Be Used To Treat Pain
September 24, 1998 — Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have shown in rats that a synthetic drug that mimics the principal active ingredient in marijuana has an effect similar to that of morphine ... > full story -
Hopkins Study Shows Languishing Addictions Drug Really Works
August 17, 1998 — A longer-acting alternative to methadone that never quite caught on following its FDA approval in 1993 may now greatly increase the number of addicts who stick with treatment, thanks to a new Johns ... > full story -
Subtle Changes In Brain Receptor Gene May Have Significant Consequences For Addiction
August 14, 1998 — Scientists have identified five slightly different versions of the mu opioid receptor gene that alter the activity of a molecule called beta-endorphin, a member of the endorphin family of proteins ... > full story -
One In Four Elderly Cancer Patients Receives No Pain Medication
June 22, 1998 — A new five-state study shows that daily pain among elderly nursing home residents with cancer is widespread and often untreated, especially among older and minority ... > full story -
Identification Of Brain Areas Could Help Eliminate Side Effects Of Pain Medication
May 13, 1998 — Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine have identified a set of neurons in the brain that may contribute to some of the undesirable side effects of pain ... > full story
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