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Promising New Approach in Therapy of Pain
December 3, 2012 — The treatment of inflammatory pain can be improved by endogenous opioid peptides acting directly in injured tissue. Scientists have shown that pain can be successfully treated by targeting immune and ... > full story -
High-Dose Opioid Treatment Associated With Mental Health and Medical Comorbidities
November 27, 2012 — A new study shows that patients on higher doses of opioids had higher rates of psychiatric problems, co-prescriptions of sedatives and health care services ... > full story -
Fibromyalgia and the Brain: New Clues Reveal How Pain and Therapies Are Processed
November 11, 2012 — According to new research, pain experienced by people with fibromyalgia may be caused by a problem with the way pain stimuli are processed in the brain. Abnormal pain signal processing may also be ... > full story -
Is Your Memory Playing Tricks on You? Common Medications May Be to Blame
November 6, 2012 — Common medication to treat insomnia, anxiety, itching or allergies can have a negative impact on memory or concentration in the elderly, according to new research. Up to ninety percent of people over ... > full story -
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Daily Sedation Interruption for Critically Ill Patients Does Not Improve Outcomes
October 17, 2012 — For critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, daily sedation interruption did not reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation or appear to offer any benefit to patients, and may ... > full story -
Young People Driving Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse, Study Finds; Abuse of Nonmedical Analgesics Up 40 Percent
October 16, 2012 — A new study reveals that today's adolescents are abusing prescription drugs at a rate 40 percent higher than previous generations. That makes it the second most common form of illegal drug use in the ... > full story -
Mechanism of Opiate Addiction Is Completely Different from Other Drugs
October 5, 2012 — Chronic morphine exposure has the opposite effect on the brain compared to cocaine in mice, providing new insight into the basis of opiate addiction, according to researchers. They found that a ... > full story -
Nonprescription Medication Abuse Underestimated
October 4, 2012 — Nonprescription medications are just as likely a cause of poisoning as prescription drugs, according to a new ... > full story -
Governments Failing to Address 'Global Pandemic of Untreated Cancer Pain'
September 30, 2012 — Governments around the world are leaving hundreds of millions of cancer patients to suffer needlessly because of their failure to ensure adequate access to pain-relieving drugs, an unprecedented new ... > full story -
Pain Pill Abuse: Research Sheds Light on Potential Habit-Forming Properties of Tramadol
September 26, 2012 — A study by a team of University of Kentucky researchers has shed new light on the potential habit-forming properties of the popular pain medication ... > full story
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