Psychology & Psychiatry
Depressed girls suffer the most
Seven out of 10 adolescents with mental health problems also suffer from chronic physical pain. Depressed girls suffer the most.
Feb 12, 2014
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Neuroscience
Understanding pain: Can the brain provide all the answers?
We now know that there's much more to pain than simply what is happening in the painful body part, and attention has turned to the role of the brain. But not even this mysterious organ can tell us everything we need to know ...
Jan 7, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Many women suffer persistent pain after mastectomy
(HealthDay)—Although breast cancer treatments have dramatically improved outcomes for women with the disease, ongoing pain continues to trouble many survivors long after they undergo a mastectomy, a new study finds.
Nov 14, 2013
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Medications
Chronic pain and emotional distress often treated with risky medications
People suffering from chronic non-cancer pain and severe emotional distress, such as depression, anxiety and substance use, are likely to receive long-term opioid therapy despite a lack of evidence that this treatment helps, ...
Nov 13, 2013
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Health
Musicians suffering for their art
Most of Australia's finest musicians are suffering for their art, according to new University of Sydney research.
Oct 2, 2013
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Diet and exercise for knee osteoarthritis produces greater improvement in knee pain, function
Among overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, combining intensive diet and exercise led to less knee pain and better function after 18 months than diet-alone and exercise-alone, according to a study in the September ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Health
The most painful days of your life: School desks and chronic back pain
Undersize school chairs, low desks and overweight backpacks are contributing to chronic back pain in adolescents, according to a study from researchers in Portugal to be published in the International Journal of Human Factors ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cognitive, physical impairment mar driving in chronic whiplash
(HealthDay)—Cognitive and physical impairments have an independent effect on self-reported driving difficulty in individuals with chronic whiplash-associated disorder, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Medications
Abuse of painkillers raises risk of heroin use, study finds
(HealthDay)—Illegal use of prescription pain drugs increases a person's risk of becoming a heroin user, a U.S. government report suggests.
Aug 22, 2013
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Lateral wedge insoles not associated with improvement of knee pain in osteoarthritis
Although a pooling of data from 12 studies showed a statistically significant association between use of lateral wedge insoles and lower pain in medial knee osteoarthritis, among trials comparing wedge insoles with neutral ...
Aug 20, 2013
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