Abuse of opioid drugs linked to mood and anxiety disorders
Mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic disorder and major depressive disorder appear to be highly associated with non-medical prescription opioid use.
Mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic disorder and major depressive disorder appear to be highly associated with non-medical prescription opioid use.
by Bruce Sylvester – Women with breast pain who undergo extra-routine mammograms, MRIs or ultrasounds as part of breast pain evaluation derive no diagnostic or therapeutic benefit, researchers… read more.
Paper presented on 5th June at ASCO – by Bruce Sylvester – The antidepressant duloxetine (Cymbalta ®), relieves neuropathic pain caused by chemotherapy in 59 percent of patients,… read more.
Pictured: Dr. Yael P. Mosse is a pediatric oncologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researcher leads trial of ALK inhibitor in neuroblastoma, lymphoma. … read more.
Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and shortness of breath found that opioids provided relief and improved their quality of life,
Skin cell target for pain discovered using novel translational research platform.
A nurse’s tender loving care really does ease the pain of a medical procedure, and grandma’s cookies really do taste better, if we perceive them to be made… read more.
New ‘barcode’ tool lets doctors evaluate chronic pain quickly and objectively.
Gene that encodes crucial pain receptor may be key to individualizing therapy for major health problem.
UCSF scientists aim to use embryonic stem cells for treatment.
Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in preterm infants and long-term changes in their… read more.
Tel Aviv University develops BL-7050 to ease the neuropathic pain of millions of sufferers.
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