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Vegetarian Neanderthals? Extinct human relatives hid a mouthful of surprises
A dental calculus deposit can be seen on the rear molar of this Neanderthal upper jaw from El Sidron cave. This individual was eating poplar, a source of aspirin, and had also consumed moldy vegetation that included a natural antibiotic.
Here’s Why Trevena Dropped 11.8% Today
The pre-revenue company didn’t announce any surprises one way or the other. However, investors appear to be considering the near-term consequences of swelling expenses that won’t be offset by product sales anytime soon.
Green light makes rats more tolerant of discomfort, study finds
Green has long been the color of nature and envy, even if more recently it’s been associated with money and traffic lights. Now, however, some researchers think there may be another use for it – as a potential pain reliever .
Looking for relief, pregnant women turn to marijuana despite medical advice
That’s triggered a concern among health professionals about the use of marijuana by pregnant women. Along with the broader availability of marijuana comes the perception that it is a harmless substance, health professionals say.
APR Applied Pharma Research and DKSH Bring Innovative Migraine and Pain Treatment to Asian Patients
APR Applied Pharma Research s.a. , the Swiss, independent developer of science driven, patent protected healthcare products, is today proud to announce the business partnership with DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. The partnership involves marketing, sales, distribution and logistics for APR’s patented Diclofenac 50 mg powder oral solution for acute migraine treatment and other pain areas, in Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Vietnam under the DKSH subsidiary Favorex.
Federal Ban Is Barring Access To Medical Marijuana For Veterans
… insight into the medical properties and uses of marijuana, a field with a small but growing body of research . Many health professionals in states that recently legalized marijuana are excited about the possibilities weed offers patients, …
Pain pill alternative is being abused
Pain pill alternative is being abused A non-narcotic pain pill that led the state in prescriptions in December is becoming more widely abused. Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://ohne.ws/2lmsV55 This week, the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network issued an alert that abuse of gabapentin, more commonly known by the brand name Neurontin, has been on the rise over the past six months, especially by those with a history of abuse to heroin and prescription pain pills.
Ugly Lies the Bone review: This new play immerses the audience in a virtual reality wor…
In the opening scene of Ugly Lies the Bone, war veteran Jess is alone on stage with a walking aid. A disembodied voice instructs her to “open your eyes” and guides her into a virtual reality world that aims to alleviate her crippling pain.
An opioid minus major side effects
When given to rats, a new opioid relieves their pain but doesn’t cause the negative side effects typically associated with this class of analgesic, such as addiction, respiratory depression, and constipation . “These things are big problems when we treat patients for long periods of time with opioids,” says Christoph Stein, a professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Free University of Berlin, who led the research.
Recro Pharma to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
MALVERN, Pa., March 02, 2017 — Recro Pharma, Inc. , a revenue generating specialty pharmaceutical company focused on products for hospital and ambulatory care settings, currently developing non-opioid products for the treatment of serious acute pain, today announced that Gerri Henwood, the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the following upcoming investor conferences: The Cowen and Company 37th Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 11:20 am ET at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. The 29th Annual ROTH Conference on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 2:30 pm PT at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point.
People using pet painkiller prescriptions to fuel opioid abuse
So after surgery, or if they’re in pain, some owners opt to help with a pet prescription painkiller called “tramadol.” “I got called by a pharmacist about eight o’clock one night and said, ‘This is the third prescription I’ve filled for these guys this month.’
Doctors tweak aid-in-dying drugs to prevent prolonged deaths
Two years after an abrupt price hike for a lethal drug used by terminally ill patients to end their lives, doctors are once again rethinking aid-in-dying medications – this time because they’re taking too long to work. The concerned physicians say they’ve come up with yet another alternative to Seconal, the powerful sedative that was the drug of choice under Death with Dignity laws until prices charged by a Canadian company doubled to more than $3,000 per dose.
Publicly funding dental care could help ease the fentanyl crisis, and more
… the ER with toothaches. “Because dental care is one of these things that we have not included in our publicly funded health care system…these patients end up in the emergency room, because they say ‘I don’t know where else to go, I don’t know what …
Handful of expensive conditions dominate health care costs
… will have respiratory infections, back strains and similar mundane problems. The diseases dominating our nation’s health care costs are surprisingly few. The Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, of the University of Washington, recently …
A randomized trial of epidural glucocorticoid injections for spinal stenosis.
Epidural glucocorticoid injections are widely used to treat symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis, a common cause of pain and disability in older adults. However, rigorous data are lacking regarding the effectiveness and safety of these injections.
Are recreational marijuana and opioid addiction linked?
… overdose in 2015 alone. Recently, the opioid epidemic has become as much of a political issue as it is a public health one – and experts tend to see recreational marijuana use and the opioid crisis as two separate issues. “You have both sides of the …
New Low Back Pain Treatment Guidelines Recommend Drug-Free Therapies First
Chronic pain expert Cindy Perlin says these guidelines are long overdue but they won’t help pain patients unless health insurers are required to reimburse for alternative pain treatments. Too many pain patients have been harmed by poorly vetted medications while safer, more effective treatments have been ignored,’ says Perlin.
Here’s Why Trevena Shares Dropped as Much as 36% Tuesday Morning
The move may be confusing considering that the drug met its primary endpoints in all dosing regimens compared to morphine. The company even plans to file a New Drug Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on the top-line data.
Mum shares heartbreaking photo of son in nappy
Drake’s mother knows people will question her decision to share the powerful picture of her 10-year-old son in a nappy. Picture: Facebook FOR many people, their first reaction when looking at this gut-wrenching photo would be: “Why would on earth any parent in their right mind share this image to the world?” The powerful picture, as featured on Kidspot , shows Drake, 10, in the bathroom wearing a pull-up nappy.
Study: Parents Not Securing Opioids, Causing Children to Overdose
Almost 70 percent of the opioid medications kept in homes where children are present do not keep the drugs secured, contributing to the rise in opioid overdose, according to a new study. The study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is published in the March edition of the journal Pediatrics, WBAL radio reports.
Actress says her GP grandfather ‘bumped off’ terminally ill patients
She told the Daily Mirror that Dr Noel Forsyth “bumped off probably loads of people with doses of morphine” when they “were having a horrific death from cancer or something, in terrible pain” where he practised in Malton, North Yorkshire. “He would just up the morphine and then they died.
Prescription-drug monitoring cuts doctor-shopping for painkillers
… strategy to address the opioid epidemic,” Ryan Mutter, one of the study authors, said in a phone interview. He is a health economist at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration in Rockville, Maryland. Mutter and other researchers …
DEA calls China’s fentanyl ban a ‘game-changer’ for opioid epidemic: report
China has announced a ban on the legal manufacture of four varieties of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, CNN reports. The sale and manufacture of four variations of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl will be banned in China starting March 1, a move the Drug Enforcement Administration hailed as a potential “game-changer” in the fight against the opioid epidemic, CNN reports .
Armenia’s new strategy to help those in pain: Human Rights Watch
… treatment is no longer effective, patients with advanced cancer in Armenia are simply sent home. Abandoned by the health care system at arguably the most vulnerable time of their lives, people with life-limiting illnesses face pain, fear, and …
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In Mobile ‘pill mill’ trial, both accused doctors face questioning
The trial of Drs. John Patrick Couch and Xiulu Ruan continues in federal court in Mobile.
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Caring for Elders: Tips for Managing Pain
… to their doctors. “Untreated chronic pain puts a great deal of stress on the body and on the individual’s emotional health as well,” she says. “It can lead to depression, anxiety, reduced mobility and strength, and loss of appetite and sleep.” …
COLUMN: Fighting the fight of your life
I think there were two of them in the hole and one pushed the other out and said ”Ha, that will fool them.” My week started with a wham, I got all my stuff ready for the flea market Sunday and the truck would not start, not a good sign.
Musculoskeletal Pains Market – Detailed Study Analysis and Forecast by 2025
Musculoskeletal pains refers to the acute or chronic pains of soft tissues or organs, which can be caused due to an injury, falls, jerking movements, falls, sprains, fractures, dislocations, and overuse of the organ. For instance, lower back pain is a common work related musculoskeletal pain that is caused due to prolonged immobilization or poor posture.
10 Proven Health Benefits of Cherries You Need to Know
Cherries are especially useful for treating gout. Gout is a kind of arthritis linked to an unusually high amount of uric acid in the bloodstream.
Pain Therapeutics – Drugs, Markets & Companies – Analyzed for the…
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech’s new report “Pain Therapeutics – Drugs, Markets and Companies” to their offering. This report describes the latest concepts of pathomechanisms of pain as a basis for management and development of new pharmacotherapies for pain.
Yoga Eases Low Back Pain
… ibuprofen (Advil) are commonly used to cope with back pain, but a recent study from The George Institute for Global Health found they offer little benefit but can cause side effects. Researchers analyzed the results of 35 trials and found that only …
Acupuncture: Ancient Chinese Healing Art Finds New Role In Modern Medicine
… extremely thin a as thin as hair.” The Johnson City-based acupuncture specialist was the guest speaker Wednesday at a health talk sponsored by Takoma Regional Hospital’s breast cancer support group. During her talk, Ha explained that acupuncture is …
Opioids create dilemma for doctors, insurers
The steady march away from opioid prescribing in workers compensation will continue into 2017, according to industry experts who call this ongoing shift in treating pain for injured workers a necessary, but complicated journey for all parties involved. And for comp insurers, it means covering alternative pain therapies, which some have been reluctant to pay for in the past.
Square advice on your new hip
When a friend of mine went to China a couple of years ago, he experienced difficulty navigating the Great Wall because of osteoarthritis of his hip. When he got back home and had to crawl up the steps to his bedroom, he realized it was time to have his hip replaced.
Taking pain killers during flu may up heart attack risk: study18 min ago
… of acute respiratory infections. In an observational study, researchers analysed claims from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Programme over a seven-year period (2005-2011), including data from nearly 10,000 patients who were hospitalised for a …
Advil, Tylenol, Even Opiods Don’t Help Back Pain: 3 Ways To Cope Instead
… natural ways to relieve lower back pain without anti-inflammatory drugs. The following information is from Everyday Health and Health . If your back pain is from inflammation, try applying cold via an icepack. But, if it’s tension, cramping, or …
10,000 U.S. seniors die within week of er discharge every year: Study
Each year, about 10,000 generally healthy U.S. Medicare patients die within seven days of discharge from a hospital emergency department, a new study contends. “We know that hospitals vary a lot in how often they admit patients to the hospital from the ED [emergency department], but we don’t know whether this matters for patient outcomes,” said lead researcher Dr. Ziad Obermeyer.