FDA approves first nasal spray to curb anaphylaxis, an alternative to injections
Folks nervous about administering a rescue shot for anaphylaxis finally have a new alternative in a nasal spray.
Aug 10, 2024
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Folks nervous about administering a rescue shot for anaphylaxis finally have a new alternative in a nasal spray.
Aug 10, 2024
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The Paris 2024 Olympics have inspired you to take up running again this year. Your shoes are all laced up, your headphones plugged in, and you're off. 15 kilometers later, with no cramps or stitches to report, you're home. ...
Aug 10, 2024
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Plenty of women know that having an IUD inserted in their uterus can be an excruciating experience, but new government guidance issued Thursday may soon make the experience less painful for many.
Aug 8, 2024
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes irritation, inflammation, and ulcers in the tissues lining the large intestine. Known to be a long-term condition, UC can result in significant discomfort, ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to what lines the uterus grows outside of it. The disease, which affects 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide, causes severe pain and often infertility. Many of the ...
Aug 14, 2024
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People suffering from cirrhosis may find some symptom relief from two accessible activities: stretching and meditation.
Aug 12, 2024
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A person's fitness levels could provide greater insight into the progression of atrial fibrillation, according to a new study by University of Adelaide researchers.
Aug 8, 2024
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Endometriosis is a condition that affects women and girls. It occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus ends up in other areas of the body. These areas include the ovaries, bladder, bowel and digestive tract.
Aug 13, 2024
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The recent Olympics are inspiring another generation of young athletes.
Aug 12, 2024
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A new anti-osteoporosis drug has just been approved for use in the UK. The drug, called abaloparatide, is licensed for post-menopausal women with osteoporosis and a very high risk of fractures. Abaloparatide's approval could ...
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Pain, in the sense of physical pain, is a typical sensory experience that may be described as the unpleasant awareness of a noxious stimulus or bodily harm. Individuals experience pain by various daily hurts and aches, and sometimes through more serious injuries or illnesses. For scientific and clinical purposes, pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage".
In medicine, pain is considered as highly subjective. A definition that is widely used in nursing was first given as early as 1968 by Margo McCaffery: "Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does". Pain of any type is the most common reason for physician consultation in the United States, prompting half of all Americans to seek medical care annually. It is a major symptom in many medical conditions, significantly interfering with a person's quality of life and general functioning. Diagnosis is based on characterizing pain in various ways, according to duration, intensity, type (dull, burning, throbbing or stabbing), source, or location in body. Usually pain stops without treatment or responds to simple measures such as resting or taking an analgesic, and it is then called ‘acute’ pain. But it may also become intractable and develop into a condition called chronic pain, in which pain is no longer considered a symptom but an illness by itself. The study of pain has in recent years attracted many different fields such as pharmacology, neurobiology, nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, and psychology. Pain medicine is a separate subspecialty figuring under some medical specialties like anesthesiology, physiatry, neurology, and psychiatry.
Pain is part of the body's defense system, triggering a reflex reaction to retract from a painful stimulus, and helps adjust behavior to increase avoidance of that particular harmful situation in the future. Given its significance, physical pain is also linked to various cultural, religious, philosophical, or social issues.
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