Health
Czech lower house approves medical marijuana
(AP)—The lower house of Parliament has approved legislation that makes it legal in the Czech Republic to use marijuana for medical treatment.
Dec 7, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Study uncovers simple way of predicting severe pain following breast cancer surgery
Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other painful conditions, such as arthritis, low back pain and migraine, according ...
Sep 5, 2012
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Neuroscience
New possible strategy for treating chronic pain due to burns may help sufferers including veterans
New research shows how second-degree burns cause hard-to-treat chronic pain, and this understanding may be key to treating these complications, common in war veterans This research, published in Physiological Reports, suggests ...
Jan 10, 2020
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Medications
The other opioid crisis—people in poor countries can't get the pain medication they need
There are two opioid crises in the world today. One is the epidemic of abuse and misuse, present in many countries but rising at an alarming rate in the United States. The other crisis is older and affects many more people ...
Mar 25, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Iclusig approved for rare leukemias
(HealthDay)—Iclusig (ponatinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat two rare forms of leukemia..
Dec 16, 2012
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Medications
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.
Jan 31, 2013
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Medications
How Purdue's aggressive sales of a painkiller blew up in its face
In 2002, Andrew Kolodny, a resident in psychiatry, attended a training session on pain treatment in Philadelphia.
Oct 18, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Conflicting guidance on opioid prescribing can jeopardize pain management for patients with cancer
Persistent pain and recurrent episodes of pain are common for those who are living with cancer, or for those undergoing cancer treatment. When used properly, prescription opioids have long been known to help combat pain experienced ...
May 31, 2018
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Medications
Multidisciplinary care of chronic non-cancer pain needs better support in Australia
A new study by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, has found that there is wide variation in the extent of use of non-medicine based treatments for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Health
Why it's so hard for doctors to understand your pain
We're all human beings, but we're not all alike.
Apr 25, 2018
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