http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are common in patients recovering from acute lung injury (ALI), according to a study published online March 5 in Psychological Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-common-lung.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:10:02 EST news281804384 (AP)—U.S. government health experts overwhelmingly voted against a stronger version of hydrocodone on Friday, questioning the need for a new form of one of most widely abused prescription painkillers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-panel-opposes-pure-hydrocodone-painkiller.html Medications Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:00:01 EST news274244638 The treatment of inflammatory pain can be improved by endogenous opioid peptides acting directly in injured tissue. Scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Université Paris Descartes showed that pain can be successfully treated by targeting immune and nerve cells outside the brain or spinal cord. The study is published in the current issue of the FASEB Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-approach-therapy-pain.html Medical research Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:50:01 EST news273832436 Long-term methadone treatment can cause changes in the brain, according to recent studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The results show that treatment may affect the nerve cells in the brain. The studies follow on from previous studies where methadone was seen to affect cognitive functioning, such as learning and memory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-long-term-methadone-treatment-affect-nerve.html Medications Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:20:01 EST news264247633 Genetics play a significant role in determining which patients will suffer the most from the disturbing side effects of opiates, commonly prescribed painkillers for severe to moderate pain, according to a new Stanford University School of Medicine study, which pinpoints nausea, slowed breathing and potential for addiction as heritable traits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-opiates-side-effects-rooted-patients.html Medical research Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:46:31 EST news259400592 A University of Colorado Boulder-led research team has discovered that two protein receptors in the central nervous system team up to respond to morphine and cause unwanted neuroinflammation, a finding with implications for improving the efficacy of the widely used painkiller while decreasing its abuse potential. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-morphine-side-effects.html Medical research Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:00:12 EST news252585704 (Medical Xpress) -- A new Australian drug study published today in The Lancet has found that cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug globally, while opioid use is a major cause of death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-latest-global-snapshot-drug-related.html Health Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:08:59 EST news245059730 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 opiates-only treatment. The findings, from a small-scale study, also suggest that a combined therapy could result in reduced opiate dosages. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-medical-marijuana-patients-pain-opiates.html Medical research Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:46:06 EST news242401545