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Although not everyone with cancer develops pain, many do. Sadly, it’s often not treated properly. This problem could be due to the patient or the family (unwillingness to be “doped up” or become dependent upon the medications) or the healthcare staff who don’t know how to properly control cancer pain.
I found this interesting article over […]
As part of my blogging and writing about pain for this blog and pregnancy for Womb Within, I get to review books and products that I can recommend (if I like them) and sometimes offer as give aways to my readers.
I have a book here called The Art of Body Maintenance: Winner’s Guide to […]
Ok, just after we learn that medicinal marijuana is *not* good for acute pain (Study Finds Oral Cannabis (Marijuana) Ineffective In Treating Acute Pain…), we learn that it may be good for treating neuropathic - nerve - pain (Marijuana May Be Effective For Neuropathic Pain). I’m going to need some of this to stop […]
DURECT Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Bupivacaine for Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Durect Corporation announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted to Durect orphan drug designation for bupivacaine for relief of persistent pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). Bupivacaine is the active […]
Breakthrough cancer pain can be very tough to treat. This is the pain that is felt when the regular pain medications don’t hold you as well as they should for as long as they should. So, if you are feeling pain, you can have a separate medication, or more of the original, on top of […]
While still in the early stages (only at Phase II, one more phase is needed), a combination of rizatriptan (Maxalt), a migraine medication already in use, and acetaminophen, commonly sold as Tylenol.
The study’s results were published in the July issue of the journal Headache. There were four groups of patients: those who were randomized […]
If you have chronic pain, yoga may not have crossed your mind as a tool for managing your pain. There have been studies that look at the impact of relaxation and yoga techniques and their effects on pain.
Have you ever tried yoga? If so, has it helped? If not, why not?
Here is a video […]
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According to an article on CTV.ca, people in Canada with arthritis are not taking their medications: Arthritis patients don’t take medicine, survey says.
In fact, almost 90% of patients aren’t taking the medications as prescribed. It doesn’t make […]
Cymbalta Reduces Pain and Improves Functioning in Fibromyalgia Patients
INDIANAPOLIS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine HCl) for the management of fibromyalgia, a chronic widespread pain disorder, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today. Cymbalta is the first serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor with proven efficacy for reducing […]
Ok folks, another study on the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and DMARDs (disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs); what are we going to make of it?
According to a press release issued by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), “At least 50% of recent onset rheumatoid arthritis patients achieve remission (a state free of signs and symptoms) […]
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