Information as important as medication in migraine pain
Findings also show that patients report pain relief even when they know they are receiving a placebo.
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.
Israeli soldiers captured during the 1973 Yom Kippur War were subjected to brutal torture in Egypt and Syria. Held alone in tiny, filthy spaces for weeks or months,… read more.
New research indicates that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to increased pain sensitivity, known as hyperalgesia, in fibromyalgia patients.
Study suggests role for brain imaging to create personalized treatment of chronic pain
Faced with inevitable pain, most people choose to “get it out of the way” as soon as possible, according to research published this week in PLOS Computational Biology. In… read more.
A ground-breaking international collaborative survey, published today in Annals of Oncology, shows that more than half of the world’s population live in countries where regulations that aim to… read more.
How do you measure the pain of a patient who can’t communicate? A Rhode Island Hospital researcher studied an observational pain scale in cardiac surgery patients, and found… read more.
Understanding the science behind pain, from a simple “ouch” to the chronic and excruciating, has been an elusive goal for centuries. But now, researchers are reporting a promising… read more.
A study by Dr. Jennifer Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (pictured), shows exercise can reduce drug-related joint pain in breast cancer patients.
by Bruce Sylvester – A new analysis of over 1 million hospital admissions in US hospitals revealed that over half of all nonsurgical patients were prescribed opioids during… read more.