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US urges shared decisions with pain patients taking opioids
U.S. health officials again warned doctors Thursday against abandoning chronic pain patients by abruptly stopping their opioid prescriptions.
Oct 10, 2019
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A breath test for opioids
A test to detect opioid drugs in exhaled breath has been developed by engineers and physicians at the University of California, Davis. A breath test could be useful in caring for chronic pain patients as well as for checking ...
Oct 4, 2019
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In tiny doses, an addiction medication moonlights as treatment for chronic pain
Lori Pinkley, a 50-year-old from Kansas City, Mo., has struggled with puzzling chronic pain since she was 15.
Sep 30, 2019
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Nearly one in three patients with lupus use prescription opioids for pain
Although there is little evidence that opioids effectively reduce pain from rheumatic diseases, a new study finds nearly one in three patients with lupus uses prescription opioids, often lasting longer than a year.
Sep 26, 2019
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Researchers find alarming risk for people coming off chronic opioid prescriptions
With a huge push to reduce opioid prescribing, little is known about the real-world benefits or risks to patients.
Sep 6, 2019
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Finding non-opioid alternatives for cancer pain
Westey Watson spent 18 years finishing concrete, then another 19 as a contractor—all the while beating up his body to the point of endless pain. To cope, he got in the habit of taking hydrocodone, or Norco, at 10 a.m. and ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Researchers influence CDC's clarification on prescribing opioids for cancer pain
To reduce the number of people who may misuse, abuse, or overdose from opioids, multiple national agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have published guidelines to improve the way opioids ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Inappropriate pain management after surgery is a major cause of the opioid crisis
Targets to eliminate pain after surgery have driven increases in the use of opioids, and are a major cause of the opioid crisis in the USA, Canada and other countries. For the first time, a new Series of three papers, published ...
Apr 12, 2019
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Insurers' denials of opioid coverage spurs CDC to clarify guidelines
(HealthDay)—People with severe pain from cancer or sickle cell anemia should not be denied coverage for opioid painkillers, a new clarification on federal guidelines states.
Apr 9, 2019
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Study shows that patients with or without cancer use different forms of marijuana
People with and without cancer are more likely, over time, to use a more potent form of medical marijuana with increasingly higher amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a new study shows.
Mar 26, 2019
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