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Category: Pain
Ending the opioid epidemic
… 500,000 persons in the United States died from drug overdoses. These casualty figures not only reflect a national health emergency, but are emblematic of a war on the American people. By comparison, approximately the same number of Americans lost …
3 Myths About Marijuana Stocks
What do Hercules, Thor, centaurs, and marijuana stocks have in common? They’re all the subjects of myths. Most myths have at least a little bit of truth interspersed with a lot that is false.
Statins may help prevent Alzheimer’s
The use of cholesterol lowering drugs called statins has been the source of controversy since lovastatin was given approval by the Food and Drug Administration to become the first commercial statin in September 1987.
Rural New Mexico exports mentoring model for physicians
… opioids, while many prescription addicts have transitioned to cheaper heroin. Under the ECHO Act, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department – which oversees Medicare and Medicaid – will review the mentoring programs and look at ways they could …
Opioid epidemic affects older adults, too
John Evard participates in a group therapy session during his stay at the Las Vegas Recovery Center. “I was a rule-follower,” said Evard.
The University Pain Medicine Center Accepting Patients Interested in Endoscopic Disc Compression
The pain clinic serving Old Bridge Township, NJ and surrounding towns, the University Pain Medicine Center, is pleased to announce that they offer endoscopic disc compression treatments to reduce or eliminate lumbar pain. Patients throughout New Jersey often turn to the practice for their ability to provide effective treatments using cutting-edge technology and methodologies.
Tampa Bay Massage School Graduate Wins Top Prize In International Research Contest
Alta Schwab was announced as the Gold Award winner in the annual Massage Therapy Foundation international Student Case Report Contest on 12/27/2016. …I got to look back at the whole process and try to make sense of what took place and why.
Government Has Share in Blame
… consumed for legitimate medical reasons, and the drug wholesalers knew it. Companies such as McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen Drug Co. understood full well they were flooding the Mountain State with poison, but they hid behind …
OxyContin’s global drive: ‘We’re only just getting started’
… that has claimed more than 200,000 lives, the U.S. medical establishment is turning away from painkillers. Top health officials are discouraging primary-care doctors from prescribing them for chronic pain, saying there is no proof that they work …
Research for post-craniotomy analgesia uneven in quality
Studies reporting pharmacological and adjuvant analgesic modalities for post-craniotomy pain control have significant divergence in their research methods, according to a review published online Dec. 20 in Pain Practice . Georgia G. Tsaousi, M.D., Ph.D., from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and colleagues conducted a systematic review of the literature to report current clinical evidence relating to pharmacological and adjuvant analgesic modalities for post-craniotomy pain control.
How to cure a hangover in 7 easy steps 1
Too late to line the stomach, or drink the pint of water the barmen left for you. And you’re feeling generally like death warmed-up.
Ankylosing Spondylitis Treatment Market is Expected to Gain Popularity Across the Globe
The exact cause of ankylosing spondylitis is still unknown; however, a genetic link has been observed in some cases. People suffering from ankylosing spondylitis carry a gene called HLA-B27.
OTC medical device receives CE Mark approval to treat pain linked to fibromyalgia
… approximately 15 to 9 (11 is used for clinical assessment). Study details are published on the National Institutes of Health – ClinicalTrials.gov website.
Home buyer plan short-term gain for long-term pain
Premier Christy Clark’s home-buyers plan is short-term gain for the B.C. Liberal Party and long-term pain for both those who borrow money from the government, taxpayers and the entire B.C. housing market . But for Clark this is all about getting re-elected next May. Who cares if some first-time home buyers can’t make their mortgage payments and lose their houses down the road? What’s it to her if housing prices go up for everyone because the B.C. government plan will reduce already limited supply? As flimflams go, this one is impressively slippery and a lucrative Christmas present to the B.C. Liberals’ biggest donors the real estate industry .
DRGT’s novel Celecoxib composition – opportunity for low dose,…
DRGT, a specialty pharmaceutical company announced today the Phase I clinical results of its DRGT-46 and DRGT-47 programs, new compositions of Celecoxib – a COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug . There are many treatment options for pain.
Longtime opioid users motivated by fear of withdrawal
John Lenec remembers the song “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” going through his head moments after he slipped off a detox centre bed and began convulsing on the floor. It had been six hours since his last hit of heroin.
Duterte painkiller use draws concern in Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him Sunday to undergo a medical examination and disclose the results. Duterte on Monday revealed that he used to take fentanyl, often prescribed for cancer pain and other chronic ailments, because of a spinal injury from previous motorcycle accidents.