Pain

After a child recovers from surgery or illness, their leftover prescription pain medications should be properly disposed of – the keyword being “should.â€

Buprenorphine made treatment for addiction to opioids available in a daily pill. Trial results to be presented in Atlanta, GA show an implanted form of the drug could make treatment even more convenient.

Stroke and cardiovascular risks have been associated with the most common and effective classes of drugs to treat migraines, but new research shows that these concerns could be unjustified.

When a patient is dying, it can be difficult to know what to say to them. Here are a few tips and approaches that I have gathered from experts that I hope will help you get through those hard conversations while continuing to provide the best possible care to your patient.

Being a good doctor is hard work, especially considering the current state of our health care system. Some doctors, however, are simply bad news. And because most doctors today have comparable education and credentials, bad doctors don’t exactly stick out like sore thumbs.

How do I loathe EHRs? Let me count the ways...

The main ingredient in Tylenol can kill a person’s empathy for others, according to a new study from Ohio State.

Researchers reported that reawakened astrocytes appear to be a key trigger for S1 cortex (the remote region of the brain that is not directly affected by spinal cord injury) circuit rewiring and may contribute to sustained neuropathic mechanical allodynia.

Researchers have called into question patterns of brain activity that have been widely accepted to show pain responses after the team found these patterns in patients who were born without a sense of pain.

Research indicates that spinal cord stimulation appears to reduce the affective component of pain, resulting in optimal pain relief.

Men diagnosed with multiple sclerosis often have higher blood pressure than women, in addition to higher levels of diabetes, epilepsy, depression, and anxiety.

Compounds in the body may help reduce inflammation and prevent damage to healthy tissues for arthritis patients and patients with other inflammatory diseases.

Researchers warn that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are more dangerous than previously thought, and should be prescribed with great care among patients with heart disease.

In their search for alternatives to opioid painkillers like Oxycontin and Vicodin, addicts are turning to the over-the-counter anti-diarrhea drug Imodium to get their fix.

As officials continue to investigate the death of Prince Rogers Nelson at the age of 57, talk of a prescription drug addiction has been in the forefront.

Previous research has red-flagged migraines as being associated with silent brain infarcts and white matter hyperintensities (WMH). However, a team of doctors in Denmark found zero evidence to back that up.

Sometimes things we enjoy cause harm, and our career can be one of those things....how do you make sense of that?

Another month has come and gone, and April’s best health stories are right up there with the ones from February and March. Check out the top selections made by the editors at MD Magazine.

It turns out that your social network has more to do with just the likelihood of having plans on a Friday night. People with fewer friends have a lower pain tolerance, according to new research from Oxford University in England.

An oxycodone (Xtampza) extended-release (ER) product is the newest opioid soon to be on the market for chronic pain.

As more states across the country legalize marijuana in a variety of forms the usefulness of cannabinoids as a treatment method for people with neuropathic pain remains a question that many studies have explored.

Overdoses of acetaminophen can cause liver failure. In promising animal studies, a Bronx team believes it has a potential way to mediate that toxicity.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients may undergo structural changes to their brains, including the areas that cause breathlessness, fear, and sensitivity to pain.

An analysis of health records indicates that smoking is not associated with joint damage in psoriatic arthritis patients.

Using aspirin for long periods of time was linked to lower risk for gastrointestinal tract cancers in a retrospective, longitudinal study published in JAMA Oncology.

More than 1,000 people are treated in the emergency room for misusing prescription drugs every day, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). But a low-cost approach to preventing the misuse from turning into an overdose appears effective in a new study.

Researchers report that mindfulness meditation—unlike other cognitive-based approaches to reduce pain, such as hypnosis, acupuncture, distraction, and even the placebo effect—does not appear to utilize the endogenous opioid system to reduce pain.

New research suggests that sleep problems may be a target for treatment of "emerging adults" with musculoskeletal pain complaints. Sleep issues in this patient group predicted chronic pain and worsening pain severity over time.

An analysis of records from the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort concluded that baseline characteristics can help predict which patients will and will not develop erosions.

It’s been reiterated time and time again but the evidence holds true – smoking leads to worse health outcomes. However, smoking increases the risk of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.