Alleviate Chronic Pain

Cancer doctors score low on pain management: study

2011-11-14T19:30:23Z

(Reuters) - Many U.S. cancer doctors say they are good at managing their patients' pain, but most failed to choose the right treatment options in a test and say that figuring out the level of pain patients have is still a major barrier to care, a survey said.

The findings, published in the Reuters Health) - In new survey of cancer doctors in the U.S., many oncologists said they were good at managing their patients' pain -- but most failed to choose the right treatment option in a test, and said that figuring out how much pain patients have is still a major barrier to providing appropriate care.

The study is a follow-up to a similar survey that found a la...

Phone therapy and exercise can ease chronic pain

2011-11-14T13:30:13Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Patients with chronic and widespread pain who got a course of a talking treatment called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the phone reported feeling "better" or "very much better" after 6 months, the results of study showed Monday.

Researchers from Britain's universities of Reuters Health) - People over age 75 who visit the emergency department with complaints of pain are about 20 percent less likely to have their pain treated than middle-aged patients, according to a new study.

Even among patients with severe pain, those aged 35 to 54 were 12 percent more likely to receive a pain killer than patients over 75.

"The data from the study don't tell...

Painkiller overdose 'epidemic' strikes US

2011-11-07T09:32:09Z

The United States is facing an epidemic of lethal overdoses from prescription painkillers, which have tripled in the past decade and now account for more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined.

The quantity of painkillers on the market is so high that it would be enough for every American to swallow a standard dose of Vicodin every four h...

Pacira's pain drug gets FDA approval

2011-10-31T04:00:14Z

(Reuters) - Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc said U.S. health regulators approved its drug to relieve post-surgical pain, a move that may limit the use of opioids in post-operative setting.

Opioids -- which include morphine, fentanyl and oxycodone, and are widely used as painkillers -- are powerful n...

Male nurse accused of sex assaults at Florida hospital

2011-10-13T12:00:47Z

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A 49-year-old male nurse sexually assaulted two patients at the same Florida hospital emergency room where a teenager allegedly obtained an employee badge and treated patients recently, police said on Thursday.

The nurse, Shean Galvin, was arrested Wednesday at the Reuters) - Scientists have found a molecule in the body which controls sensitivity to pain from UVB irradiation, or sunburn, and say it may help them develop new drugs to treat pain in other common conditions such as arthritis.

The CXCL5 molecule is part of a family of proteins called chemokines which recruit inflammatory immune cells to injured tissue, triggering pain and tenderness...

Chronic pain costs U.S. up to $635 billion a year

2011-06-29T08:30:19Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Addressing chronic pain, a hard-to-treat yet highly common condition, costs the United States as much as $635 billion a year and requires a much more comprehensive strategy for curbing lost productivity and healthcare expenses, according to a new government report.

At least 116 million U.S. adults -...

Endo recalls two lots of pain drug

2011-06-24T15:00:12Z

(Reuters) - Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc said it recalled two lots of its pain drug Endocet as it may contain incorrect tablets that have a higher dose of widely used analgesic, acetaminophen.

The compa...

Immersion in virtual reality eases pain

2011-06-13T19:30:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - An aspirin or a video game?

Distracting patients by immersing them in a virtual world, sometimes by using a video game, appears to help reduce pain -- even in elderly patients who aren't used to such exposure, according to a U.S. study.

"I was surprised to see the level of analgesic response that the elderly patients demonstrated, because these s...

High pain med prescriptions raise risk of overdose

2011-04-05T14:30:28Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients prescribed higher doses of powerful painkillers are more likely to die of an accidental overdose on those drugs, according to a new study.

The finding is the latest addition to the debate in the medical community over how to balance the needs of patients in severe pain against the high potential for misuse and abuse of opioid drugs, which include

Children's pain in hospital undertreated: study

2011-04-04T12:30:23Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A look at Canadian children's hospitals finds that doctors aren't documenting pain relief for the majority of painful or uncomfortable procedures kids experience in the hospital.

For seven out of every 10 procedures - things like blood sampling and inserting or removing intravenous lines and catheters - children received no pain treatment specific to that procedur...

Pfizer recalls pain drug acquired in King deal

2011-03-16T17:30:08Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just weeks after completing its $3.6 billion purchase of King Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc has recalled an opioid painkiller obtained in the deal and said it could remain unavailable for many months because of formulation problems....

UN drugs board decries poor access to pain relief

2011-03-02T12:30:36Z

LONDON (Reuters) - More than 80 percent of the world's people have insufficient or no access to pain relief drugs and are suffering unnecessarily because of it, the United Nations global drugs watchdog said on Wednesday.

The I...

U.N. drugs board decries poor access to pain relief

2011-03-02T02:30:09Z

The Inte...

Which painkillers are safest for the elderly?

2010-12-15T16:01:48Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A type of pain medicine long believed to be relatively safe for older adults appears to come with more risks than other, supposedly riskier, painkillers, new study findings report.

The authors found that people on opioids, a class of pain drugs that includes morphine and codeine, had a higher risk of fractures, cardiovascular problems such as heart attack or strok...

Experts find brain enzyme that makes pain last

2010-12-02T11:30:59Z

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers working on mice have found an enzyme in the brain that appears to make pain last after nerve injury and they hope to use it as a new target to treat chronic pain in people.

In a paper published in Science magazine Friday, the scientists in Canada and Reuters) - The company that makes the narcotic painkiller Darvon, popular in the 1970s, has pulled the drug from the market because it can cause fatal heart rhythms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.

The FDA said it a...

Darvon, Darvocet pulled from market due to potentially fatal heart problems

2010-11-29T14:34:31Z

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How to Formulate Nursing Care Plans

2010-11-29T14:37:15Z

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Chronic Pain Trips Up Seniors

2010-11-29T14:46:00Z

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Three-Fourths of Cancer Patients Have Severe Flares of Pain

2010-11-29T14:46:00Z

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Scientists Discover Substance That Causes Pain

2010-11-29T14:46:00Z

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Women Experience More Chronic Pain Than Men, Research Finds

2010-11-29T14:46:00Z

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OTC Analgesics Up Risk of Congenital Cryptorchidism

2010-11-29T14:46:39Z

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MCL Gr II Rehabilitation Protocol

2010-11-29T14:36:50Z

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Lactobacillus GG Linked to Benefits in Childhood IBS

2010-11-29T14:46:39Z

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Florida Pain Clinic Society Applauds New Pain Clinic Rules

2010-11-29T14:45:02Z

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Court won't get involved in patient advocate case

2010-11-15T07:30:35Z

Supreme Court won't quash subpoenas in secret case over advocate for chonic pain patients

The Supreme Court will not stop subpoenas issued to an advocate for chronic pain patients who is under investigation for obstruction of justice.

Siobhan Reynolds and her organization, the Pain Relief Network, are being investigated because of her involvement with a doctor and wife who illegally prescribed painkillers to dozens of patients who later died.