chronic pain

Treating chronic pain, migraine through inhibition of neurotransmitter glutamate

harminka — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:16:05 -0500

A Webinar hosted by TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPTX) at 11 a.m. EDT on June 25 will bring together industry experts to discuss the opportunity of treating chronic pain, migraine and muscle spasticity through the inhibition of the neurotransmitter glutamate.

How best to treat chronic pain?

harminka — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:41:46 -0500

How best to alleviate chronic pain, a leading cause of disability and employee absenteeism, continues to perplex both patients and their doctors.

How best to treat chronic pain? The jury is still out

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:28:16 -0500

How best to alleviate chronic pain, a leading cause of disability and employee absenteeism, continues to perplex both patients and their doctors.

Risks for painkiller abuse do not outweigh benefits in chronic pain

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:26:23 -0500

As controversy swirls about proper clinical use of opioids and other potent pain medications, research reported at the American Pain Society annual meeting shows that, contrary to widespread beliefs, less than 3 percent of patients with no history of drug abuse who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain will show signs of possible drug abuse or dependence.

Cone snails, plants used to develop oral drug for pain

harminka — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:18:27 -0500

Molecules from cone snail venom and African plants are being used by Queensland researchers as a blueprint to develop an oral drug to treat chronic pain.

Study finds biological link between pain and fatigue

harminka — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:18:51 -0500

A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are diagnosed with chronic pain and fatigue conditions like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Chronic pain should be considered a disease

harminka — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:25:21 -0600

The concept that chronic pain is a disease in its own right is leading to new specific treatments aimed at physical, psychological, and environmental components of this major disease, including genetic predisposition, according to a world renowned pain medicine expert.

Double-jointed teenagers in new chronic pain research

seher — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:26:08 -0600

Teenagers in Bristol are to take part in a major new research project aimed at finding out if children who are double-jointed are at increased risk of developing joint and muscle pain during adolescence.

Chronic pain harms the brain

harminka — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:28:18 -0600

People with unrelenting pain don't only suffer from the non-stop sensation of throbbing pain. They also have trouble sleeping, are often depressed, anxious and even have difficulty making simple decisions.

Gene therapy may be future prescription for patients

harminka — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:14:28 -0600

Researchers in the Department of Medicine and Department of Neurosciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that chronic pain can be successfully treated with novel targeted gene therapy.

Pain treatment in the field

harminka — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:34:49 -0600

Noncombat-related acute and recurrent chronic pain are the leading causes of soldier attrition in modern war, with the return-to-duty rate as low as 2 percent when these soldiers are treated outside the theaters of operation.

Acupuncture reduces pain, need for opioids after surgery

harminka — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:06:20 -0500

Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials.