Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify hormone that drives fatigue after cancer radiation therapy
Fatigue is a common and potentially debilitating side effect of cancer radiation therapy.
Dec 20, 2022
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News tagged with opiates
Medical research
People can raise their pain threshold by altering brain chemistry, arthritis study shows
Scientists at The University of Manchester have shown for the first time that the numbers of opiate receptors in the brain increases to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers.
Oct 23, 2015
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Medical research
Opiates' side effects rooted in patients' genetics, study shows
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 ...
Jun 20, 2012
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Medical research
New research finds cause of morphine side effects
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 ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Medications
Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains
The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine. Addiction and pain medicine specialist ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Addiction
New study finds medicinal plant extract to prevent morphine addiction
The extract of the plant Corydalis yanhusuo prevents morphine tolerance and dependence while also reversing opiate addiction, according to a recent study led by the University of California, Irvine. The findings were published ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Medications
Research calls for new measures to treat mental illness and opioid use
Opioid use among psychiatric hospital patients needs to be addressed through an integrated approach to managing mental illness, pain and substance use, a study by researchers at the University of Waterloo has found.
Dec 13, 2019
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Surgery
App helps improve pain control and reduce opiate use after surgery
Patients who underwent total knee replacement and used a smartphone app (PainCoach) at home after surgery consistently reduced opiate painkiller use and improved pain control, according to new research being presented at ...
Jun 2, 2019
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Medications
Why Australians are using painkillers for social and emotional suffering
George (Kev) Dertadian has always been interested in challenging the stigmatisation of drug users.
Apr 11, 2019
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Medications
Toxicology tests don't tell the whole story of the opioid epidemic
"Drug overdoses killed more Tennesseans than ever last year, fentanyl deaths up 70 percent," a recent headline from my hometown newspaper, The Tennessean, proclaimed.
Oct 15, 2018
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