Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: pain medication http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Breast augmentation patients report high satisfaction rates, says study Ninety-eight percent of women undergoing breast augmentation surgery say the results met or exceeded their expectations, according to a prospective outcome study published in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-breast-augmentation-patients-high-satisfaction.html Surgery Wed, 01 May 2013 12:27:29 EST news286630041 Reducing the pain of movement in intensive care Monitoring pain and providing analgesics to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) during non-surgical procedures, such as turning and washing, can not only reduce the amount of pain but also reduce the number of serious adverse events including cardiac arrest, finds new research in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pain-movement-intensive.html Other Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:00:01 EST news285436208 Experiencing existential dread? Tylenol may do the trick Thinking about death can cause us to feel a sort of existential angst that isn't attributable to a specific source. Now, new research suggests that acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain medication, may help to reduce this existential pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-experiencing-existential-dread-tylenol.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:25:57 EST news285323140 Freezing nerves knocks pain out cold Using a tiny ball of ice, a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment called cryoneurolysis safely short circuits chronic pain caused by nerve damage, according to data being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-nerves-pain-cold.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:00:04 EST news285143481 Chronic pain ranks well below drug addiction as a major health problem in new poll A new national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America shows only 18% of respondents believe chronic pain is a major health problem, even though a majority of Americans (63%) say they know someone who experienced pain so severe that they sought prescription medicines to treat it. Chronic pain conditions affect about 100 million U.S. adults at a cost of approximately $600 billion annually in direct medical treatment costs and lost productivity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-chronic-pain-drug-addiction-major.html Medications Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:27:57 EST news284725666 Men taking long-acting chronic pain meds five times more likely to have low testosterone levels Low testosterone levels occur five times more often among men who take long-acting instead of short-acting opioids for chronic pain, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in The Clinical Journal of Pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-men-long-acting-chronic-pain-meds.html Medications Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:21:57 EST news278871590 Young people driving epidemic of prescription drug abuse: Abuse of nonmedical analgesics up 40 percent A new study by the University of Colorado Denver reveals that today's adolescents are abusing prescription pain medications like vicodin, valium and oxycontin at a rate 40 percent higher than previous generations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-young-people-epidemic-prescription-drug.html Medications Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:30:07 EST news269602194 Drop in illicit drug use in cities, uptick in prescription drug abuse (HealthDay)—Illicit drug use has declined in most large U.S. cities in recent years, but prescription drug abuse has increased, a new study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-illicit-drug-cities-uptick-prescription.html Medications Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:00:01 EST news269541909 Study sheds light on pain pill abuse 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 tramadol, in research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The paper is slated to appear in an upcoming edition of the academic journal Psychopharmacology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pain-pill-abuse.html Medications Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:57:57 EST news267883048 Pregnancy still a death sentence for many Liberian women Hawa Kollie lies on her back screaming in pain, her head throbbing and body aching after the loss of first her baby, and then her uterus. Like many Liberian women, she got to the hospital too late. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-pregnancy-death-sentence-liberian-women.html Health Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:01 EST news258085873 Misuse of over-the-counter pain medication is potential health threat A significant number of adults are at risk of unintentionally overdosing on over-the-counter (OTC) pain medication, according to a new study in the US by Dr. Michael Wolf, from Northwestern University in Chicago, and his colleagues. Their work, looking at the prevalence and potential misuse of pain medication containing the active ingredient acetaminophen as well as the likelihood of overdosing, appears online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-misuse-over-the-counter-pain-medication-potential.html Medications Wed, 30 May 2012 10:09:36 EST news257591301 Inadequate pain meds in ER for patients with long-bone fractures (HealthDay) -- The majority of patients with long-bone fractures receive inadequate pain medication in the emergency department, and disparities in management exist, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-inadequate-pain-meds-er-patients.html Other Mon, 21 May 2012 05:40:02 EST news256792169 Racial differences found in care of children in ED Black children are less likely than white children to receive medication for abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED) even when they report severe pain, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-racial-differences-children-ed.html Health Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:20:01 EST news254896434 Research team finds compound that can spur cartilage growth (Medical Xpress) -- A research team from drug maker Novartis has discovered a compound that spurs cartilage growth in mice. As they describe in their paper published in the journal Science, the team has found that when a compound with molecules of kartogenin in it comes in contact with certain kinds of stem cells, chondrocytes develop, resulting in new cartilage growth, possibly paving the way perhaps, to a long sought treatment for osteoarthritis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-team-compound-spur-cartilage-growth.html Medical research Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:50:50 EST news252924623 Non-narcotic pain medication is safe and effective after sinus surgery Patients who have undergone sinus surgery can safely take an alternative pain medication that does not cause the side effects of narcotics such as fentanyl and Vicodin, a Loyola University Health System study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-non-narcotic-pain-medication-safe-effective.html Surgery Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:27:11 EST news251720814 Researchers warn adolescents seeking treatment for pain on internet (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from University of Bath's Centre for Pain Research have warned of the potential dangers to adolescents who use internet forums as a means of information and advice to treat pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-adolescents-treatment-pain-internet.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:36:05 EST news246094532 Crowded emergency departments deliver less effective pain relief Crowding in hospital emergency departments has led to a decrease in the timely and effective use of pain medication in children suffering acute long bone fractures, according to a new study by the University of Colorado School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-crowded-emergency-departments-effective-pain.html Other Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:29:16 EST news243768497 Study probes genetic link to sickle cell pain management A study that may help personalize pain medication management for sickle cell disease patients is underway at Georgia Health Sciences University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-probes-genetic-link-sickle-cell.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:03:11 EST news242578979 S. African company fights move to ban painkiller (AP) -- A South African pharmaceutical manufacturer is fighting moves toward banning a painkiller that has been removed from the shelves in the U.S. and Europe because of fears it could harm the heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-african-company-painkiller.html Medications Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:20:01 EST news240768476 Elderly emergency patients less likely to receive pain medication than middle-aged patients A new study finds that people 75 years old or older are less likely to receive any pain medication in hospital emergency departments than middle aged people – those between 35 and 54 years old. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-elderly-emergency-patients-pain-medication.html Health Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:11:05 EST news240235856 UBC-Providence Health research to examine new treatments for heroin addiction A clinical trial to test better treatment options for chronic heroin addiction is expected to begin in Vancouver at the end of this year. Led by researchers from Providence Health Care and the University of British Columbia, it's the only clinical trial of its kind in North America. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-ubc-providence-health-treatments-heroin-addiction.html Medical research Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:50:49 EST news237631842 Uninsured trauma patients are more likely to use the ED for follow-up care Providing access to an outpatient clinic isn't enough to keep some trauma patients who have been discharged from the hospital from returning to the emergency department (ED) for follow-up care, even for such minor needs as pain medication refills and dressing changes, according to new Johns Hopkins research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-uninsured-trauma-patients-ed-follow-up.html Health Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:09:43 EST news233503759 Doctors, nurses often use holistic medicine for themselves U.S. health care workers, especially doctors and nurses, use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) far more than do workers in other fields, according to a new study. CAM includes diverse therapies outside the realm of conventional medicine. Overall, 76 percent of health care workers report CAM usage, compared with 63 percent of the general working population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-doctors-nurses-holistic-medicine.html Health Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:10:01 EST news232961768 IOF urges systematic osteoporosis management after vertebral fracture augmentation A working group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued a literature review of prospective controlled studies comparing the efficacy and safety of two minimally invasive techniques for vertebral augmentation after spine fracture: vertebroplasty (VP) and balloon kyphoplasty (BKP). The review also lists important recommendations to facilitate the comparison of future studies and highlights research questions still unresolved. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-iof-urges-systematic-osteoporosis-vertebral.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:40:05 EST news231416117