Medications
In search of: Researchers explore the ocean for alternatives to opioids
What does a marine snail's ability to kill prey with two shots of venom have to do with the opioid epidemic ravaging the United States?
Nov 28, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Acupressure reduces lasting symptoms in breast cancer survivors
(HealthDay)—Acupressure is associated with improvements in co-occurring symptoms in breast cancer survivors with fatigue, according to a study recently published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.
Mar 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is pain in your body or mind? How the answer can help guide your treatment
People often use the phrase "mind over matter" to describe situations where aches and pains in the body are overridden using the mind. A gardener comes in from gardening and is surprised to discover a nasty cut on her hand, ...
Feb 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can virtual reality therapy help alleviate chronic pain?
Chronic pain due to disease or injury is common, and even prescription pain medications cannot provide acceptable pain relief for many individuals. Virtual reality as a means of distraction, inducing positive emotions, or ...
Jun 5, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Coactivator stokes continuing fire of endometriosis
(Medical Xpress) -- Endometriosis, which can cause severe pain and even infertility in the estimated 8.5 million U.S. women it affects, is driven by one of the cell's master regulators steroid receptor coactivator ...
Jun 4, 2012
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Addiction
Opioid poisoning on the rise in Switzerland
Researchers at ETH have shown that cases of opioid poisoning and the prescription of opioids have increased sharply in Switzerland over the past 20 years. Although the situation is not as serious as in North America, the ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug-induced lupus seen with adalimumab treatment
(HealthDay)—In a case report published online Feb. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE) is described in a patient taking adalimumab for psoriasis.
Feb 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Poor and less educated suffer the most from chronic pain
Poorer and less-educated older Americans are more like to suffer from chronic pain than those with greater wealth and more education, but the disparity between the two groups is much greater than previously thought, climbing ...
Feb 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Many suffer chronic pain after breast cancer surgery, study finds
(HealthDay)—About one-quarter of women who've had breast cancer surgery have significant and persistent breast pain six months after the procedure, a new study finds.
Jan 22, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Nerve growth factors elevated in pancreatic cancer model
Severe pain is a major symptom of pancreatic cancer. The results of a new study show that four different factors involved in the growth and maintenance of nerves are elevated in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer. This is ...
Jun 19, 2012
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