Pain and Pain Management

Nerve Damage From Chemo May Affect Cancer Survivors for Years

By: Weekly MD Team

On: January 15, 2016

In: Cancer, Care Giving, Neurological, Pain and Pain Management

Symptoms associated with falls, researchers sayContinue Reading

Pain Relief Advice May Help ER Patients With Terminal Cancer

By: Weekly MD Team

On: January 15, 2016

In: Cancer, Doctors and Health Care, Healthy Living, Pain and Pain Management, Public Health

These consultations linked to better and longer quality of life, researchers sayContinue Reading

Exercise Eases Low Back Pain

By: Weekly MD Team

On: January 11, 2016

In: Back & Spine, Fitness & Exercise, Pain and Pain Management

Review of studies shows exercise, with or without education, dramatically cuts the riskContinue Reading

Painkillers Often Gateway to Heroin for U.S. Teens: Survey

By: Weekly MD Team

On: December 29, 2015

In: Kids' Health, Pain and Pain Management, Vitamins / Drugs

Heroin is cheaper, easier to obtain than narcotics like OxyContin, experts say
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Prescriptions Continue for Most Who Survive Painkiller ODs: Study

By: Weekly MD Team

On: December 28, 2015

In: General Health, Mental Health, Pain and Pain Management, Vitamins / Drugs

Often, prescribing doctors don’t even know their patients have overdosed, researchers sayContinue Reading

Health Tip: Keeping Kids in Pain Comfortable

By: Weekly MD Team

On: December 18, 2015

In: Kids' Health, Pain and Pain Management, Parenting

Suggestions that don’t involve medication
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Sickle Cell Drug Doesn’t Relieve Pain Crises: Study

By: Weekly MD Team

On: December 8, 2015

In: Blood and Blood Disorders, Health & Technology, Kids' Health, Pain and Pain Management, Vitamins / Drugs

International research finds prasugrel isn’t effective at easing sufferingContinue Reading

Sickle Cell Drug Doesn’t Relieve Pain Crises: Study

By: Weekly MD Team

On: December 8, 2015

In: Blood and Blood Disorders, Health & Technology, Kids' Health, Pain and Pain Management, Vitamins / Drugs

International research finds prasugrel isn’t effective at easing sufferingContinue Reading

Electrical Stimulation May Ease Low Back Pain for Some

By: Weekly MD Team

On: December 4, 2015

In: Back & Spine, Health & Technology, Healthy Living, Pain and Pain Management

Treatment is effective with no side effects, researcher saysContinue Reading

Minority Patients in ER Less Likely to Get Painkillers for Abdominal Pain

By: Weekly MD Team

On: November 30, 2015

In: Doctors and Health Care, Pain and Pain Management, Public Health

ER waits are also longer than for whites, study findsContinue Reading

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Nerve Damage From Chemo May Affect Cancer Survivors for Years

Pain Relief Advice May Help ER Patients With Terminal Cancer

Exercise Eases Low Back Pain

Painkillers Often Gateway to Heroin for U.S. Teens: Survey

Prescriptions Continue for Most Who Survive Painkiller ODs: Study

Health Tip: Keeping Kids in Pain Comfortable

Sickle Cell Drug Doesn’t Relieve Pain Crises: Study

Sickle Cell Drug Doesn’t Relieve Pain Crises: Study

Electrical Stimulation May Ease Low Back Pain for Some

Minority Patients in ER Less Likely to Get Painkillers for Abdominal Pain

Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases Rising as Fewer Men Are Screened, New Report Says

ESPN’s Jay Harris Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

Biden’s Prostate Cancer Likely Grew Undetected for Years, Experts Say

Syphilis in Newborns Keeps Rising, Despite Drop in Adult STI Cases

Single-Dose Penicillin Effective Against Early Syphilis

Shingles Vaccine Might Protect Against Heart Attack, Stroke

NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy

Early MS Signs Appear Years Earlier, Affect All Groups The Same

Routine Community Screening Catches Undiagnosed Asthma

Golf Cart Injuries On The Rise Among Kids

Backup Cameras Save Kids’ Lives, Study Says

Experimental Patch Provides Real-Time Feedback On Muscle Performance