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Medical Marijuana Could Help Patients Reduce Pain With Opiates
December 6, 2011 — A UCSF study suggests patients with chronic pain may experience greater relief if their doctors add cannabinoids – the main ingredient in cannabis or medical marijuana – to an ... > full story -
The Leading Edge of Stress: New Genomic, Optogenetic and Epigenetic Findings
November 15, 2011 — New research uses the latest genetic tools to explore how stress alters brain function, leading to anxiety, depression, and other stress-related mood ... > full story -
Elderly Emergency Patients Less Likely to Receive Pain Medication Than Middle-Aged Patients
November 11, 2011 — A new study finds that people 75 years old or older are less likely to receive any pain medication in hospital emergency departments than people between 35 and 54 years ... > full story -
Researchers Block Morphine's Itchy Side Effect
October 13, 2011 — Itching is one of the most prevalent side effects of powerful, pain-killing drugs like morphine, oxycodone and other opioids. Now in mice, researchers have shown they can control opioid-induced ... > full story -
Opioids Linked to Higher Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults
September 22, 2011 — Opioids -- a class of medicines commonly given for pain -- were associated with a higher risk of pneumonia in a study of 3,061 adults, aged 65 to 94. The study also found that benzodiazepines, which ... > full story -
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Mother’s Postpartum Oxycodone Use: No Safer for Breastfed Infants Than Codeine, Study Suggests
September 6, 2011 — Doctors have been prescribing codeine for postpartum pain management for many years, and, until recently, it was considered safe to breastfeed while taking the opioid. But the death of an infant ... > full story -
Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN): Tricking the Body to Heal Itself
September 2, 2011 — Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a low dose of the opioid antagonist naltrexone (LDN) can suppress cell proliferative-related disorders such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. LDN ... > full story -
Deaths from Strong Prescription Painkillers Are on the Increase, Experts Say
August 23, 2011 — Action is needed to tackle the increasing number of deaths in the United States and Canada from prescription painkillers known as opioids, say ... > full story -
Dissimilar Interaction of Opioid Receptors May Explain Why Men and Women Experience Pain Differently
August 18, 2011 — Women and men experience pain, particularly chronic pain, very differently. The ability of some opioids to relieve pain also differs between women and men. Now, research has revealed that the same ... > full story -
Possible Therapeutic Target for Depression and Addiction Identified
August 10, 2011 — Researchers have identified an important part of the pathway through which stress affects mood and motivation for drugs. The finding may prove useful in humans by providing new potential targets for ... > full story
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