Where pain lives: Managing chronic pain tougher in poor neighborhoods
A study led by University of Michigan pain medicine specialist Dr. Carmen R. Green shows young adults who live in poor neighborhoods have tougher time managing chronic pain.
A study led by University of Michigan pain medicine specialist Dr. Carmen R. Green shows young adults who live in poor neighborhoods have tougher time managing chronic pain.
Lower back pain due to Modic changes can be hard to treat and the currently recommended therapy of exercise and staying active often does not help alleviate the… read more.
Study suggests erasing neuronal memories may help control persistent pain.
Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, so three researchers in Australia analysed existing study data to see whether two different classes of drugs… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that opioid-dependent patients treated with escitalopram achieved meaningful reductions in pain severity and pain interference during the first three months of therapy.
First study of its kind to focus on children. Crowding in hospital emergency departments has led to a decrease in the timely and effective use of pain medication… read more.
Up to one-third of cancer patients experience moderate to severe pain.
The Asthma Society today launched the Great Open Airways Run campaign to help make up the staggering 30% cut in funding for the organisation’s vital work.
Patients with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza who developed respiratory failure and were treated with a system that adds oxygen to the patient’s blood had a lower rate of… read more.
The Irish Lung Health Alliance, which comprises the Alpha One Foundation, the Irish Thoracic Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association, Ben Bulben… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Computed tomography (CT) scanning for lung cancer of men who are current or former heavy smokers also identified a significant proportion with chronic obstructive… read more.
Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients with respiratory muscle weakness,
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