Restless sleep cause pain in elderly?
Researchers in the U.K. report that non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50.
Researchers in the U.K. report that non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50.
Effects evaluated in new study published in PAIN. Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioural instability… read more.
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A recent pharmacokinetic study with buprenorphine transdermal patches showed similar systemic exposures of buprenorphine in subjects aged 75 and 50–60 years. The current prospective, open-label study aimed to… read more.
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by Bruce Sylvester – Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients with low vitamin D can reduce pain by taking supplements, and possibly lower the costs of other drug and non-drug… read more.
Findings also show that patients report pain relief even when they know they are receiving a placebo.
by Bruce Sylvester – Prophylactic use of the breast cancer drug anastrozole for five years reduced by 53% the development of breast cancer in post-menopausal women at high… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Gabapentin, a treatment for epilepsy and neuropathic pain, appears to be safe and effective for treating alcohol dependence, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine on… read more.
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