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27 Sep
Using Marijuana and Tobacco for Chronic Pain Relief May Backfire
A new study out of Duke University finds many patients with chronic pain are co-using pot and tobacco, and the combination may actually amplify pain in the long run.
12 Aug
Are Women Being Taken Less Seriously than Men When It Comes to Pain?
A new study finds women are less likely to receive pain medication prescriptions compared to male patients with the same complaints.
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Mindfulness Meditation Could Have Direct Effect in Reducing Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 4, 2024
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Many people turn to mindfulness meditation to help them manage their chronic pain, a practice that’s been used for centuries.
However, it’s been an open question whether meditation is simply functioning as a placebo, rather than actually quelling pain.
...
Online Yoga Classes Can Ease Lower Back Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2024
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Yoga can help ease chronic low back pain, even if the classes are conducted online, a new study shows.
Guidelines recommend using physical therapy or yoga<...
Ozempic, Wegovy Could Help Ease Knee Arthritis Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2024
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The GLP-1 drug semaglutide can help obese people manage debilitating knee arthritis, a new trial has found.
People who received weekly injections of semaglutide -- the active agent in the diabetes drug Ozempic and the weight-loss medication Wegovy -- had a nearly 14% dec...
Will Injury Pain Become Chronic? Brain Scans Might Tell
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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Brain scans can provide early warning of who will develop chronic pain following a whiplash injury, a new study finds.
Higher levels of “cross...
Folks With Chronic Pain & Their Doctors Often Differ on Medical Marijuana
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2024
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If you're in chronic pain and believe medical marijuana to be the solution, there's a good chance your doctor might not agree.
In a new survey of people living in states where medical cannabis is legal, 71% of people with chronic
Sitting Less Helps Prevent Back Pain From Getting Worse
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2024
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Avoiding couches and chairs might be a good way of keeping your back pain from getting worse, new research suggests.
Finnish researchers found that when people with back pain sat even a little less each day, their pain was less like to progress over the next six months.<...
FDA Says Drug Makers Will Stop Producing Fentanyl 'Lollipops'
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2024
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Controversial fentanyl lollipops and similar products will no longer be made by drug makers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced.
Known as TIRF medications, these products contain fentanyl and are used to manage breakthrough pain in cancer patients who ha...
Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors' Pain?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2024
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Doctors sometimes turn to antidepressants as a means of easing older people's physical pain, but a new expert review finds there's little evidence to support the practice.
Antidepressants may even come with hazards for seniors who don't need them, said researchers from t...
Arthritis Can Flare Up in Colder Weather: Tips to Easing the Pan
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2024
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An arthritis sufferer’s joints start to get ornery when the weather turns colder, getting stiff and achy as the mercury drops.
Cold weather doesn’t cause arthritis, but it can make it worse, experts say.
"Our joints operate best in temperate weather," s...
'Mindful Breathing' Might Ease Cancer-Related Pain, Anxiety
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 21, 2024
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A meditation technique called mindful breathing can help cancer patients manage their pain and anxiety, a new study finds.
Cancer patients who engaged...
Women Get Worse Pain Management, From Both Male and Female Health Workers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 13, 2024
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Female patients are consistently less likely to receive painkillers than men with similar complaints, a new study finds.
An analysis of more than 21,000 patient records revealed that women across every age group are less likely than men to be prescribed pain meds, even i...
Many Doctors Underestimate the Pain of IUD Insertion for Women. The CDC Wants to Change That
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2024
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Plenty of women know that having an IUD inserted in their uterus can be an excruciating experience, but new government guidance issued Thursday may soon make the experience less painful for many.
Painkiller Misuse Common Among People Battling Chronic Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2024
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Nearly 1 in every 10 chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioids winds up addicted to the painkillers at some point, a new review finds.
COVID-19 Won't Raise Odds for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2024
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COVID-19 doesn’t raise a person’s risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome more than any other infectious disease, a new study finds.
The rate of chronic fatigue syndrome following a brief illness was roughly the same between people who caught
Sex Differences in Knee Arthritis Emerge as Early as Childhood
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2024
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The knee develops differently in men and women, with sex-specific distinctions in the joint appearing as early as childhood, a new study finds.
Taking these differences into account among girls could help prevent knee arthritis for women later in life, researchers say.
Women in Military More Likely to Suffer Chronic Pain During Wartime
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 8, 2024
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Wartime appears to increase the risk of chronic pain for military women, a new study suggests.
Active-duty servicewomen who served between 2006 and 2013"a period of heightened combat deployments"had a significantly increased risk of chronic pain compared to women serving...
Tips to Safely Helping Your Baby Through Teething Pain
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 29, 2024
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Tending to a teething baby is tough: Parents want to help, but might not be sure how.
Teething typically begins around 4 to 7 months of age, as the 20 or so "baby teeth" that will emerge by the age of 3 begin to form.
The usual signs of teething include "mild irri...
New Form of Psychotherapy Might Help Ease Chronic Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 14, 2024
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A new form of psychotherapy appears to work even better at treating chronic pain in older adults than gold-standard cog...
Your Head Aches: What Could It Mean, and What Can Be Done About It?
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- June 9, 2024
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When there's pain, pressure and pounding in your head, you might think the worst: Is it a brain tumor?
Probably not, a Penn State physician assures.
Headache in and of itself is not a common sign of a tumor, because the brain itself doesn't feel pain, said
What Can Cause Stomach Pain in Kids?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2024
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Many kids can get an occasional upset tummy, but what if your child's stomachaches are more persistent?
Dr. David Ziring, associate director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program a...
Blood Test Might Predict Knee Osteoarthritis Years Early
- Lori Saxena HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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A blood test could help doctors spot the signs of knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before it shows up on X-rays, a new study claims.
After analyzing the blood of 200 white British women, half diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis and half without, researchers discov...
One in 3 Women With Migraines Say Attacks Occur During Periods
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 15, 2024
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Among U.S. women with migraine, a third say the attacks tend to coincide with their periods, a new survey finds.
Migraines that occur during menstruation are often frequent and severe, but only about one in five respondents said they used medications aimed at preventing...
High-Strength Lidocaine Skin Creams Can Cause Seizures, Heart Trouble, FDA Warns
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 29, 2024
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Some pain-relieving skin products contain potentially harmful doses of the numbing agent lidocaine and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
These creams, gels, sprays and soaps are marketed for topical use to relieve the pain of cosmetic proced...
Could Biofeedback Help Ease Long COVID?
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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Breathing and relaxation techniques may offer relief to some patients battling Long COVID.
In a new, small study of 20 patients, biofeedback therapy relieved both the physical and psychological symptoms of Long COVID, researchers said. Many participants had been dealing ...
Cosmetic Surgery Leaves 1 in 8 Patients With Chronic Post-Op Pain
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 13, 2024
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Norwegians are increasingly asking surgeons for a nip, tuck or implant, and many -- especially men -- have pain that lingers long after their procedure, a new survey shows.
Researchers asked 1,746 adults in Norway whether they had undergone cosmetic surgery and how it tu...
How to Deal With Endometriosis Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 9, 2024
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Endometriosis causes crippling pain in women, with some spending up to a month of every year debilitated by it.
"We're talking about pain that's beyond 'I too...
You Can Safely Avoid Addictive Long-Acting Opioids After Knee Replacement
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 8, 2024
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It's well known that long-acting opioid meds raise the odds for addiction in users -- including folks dealing with pain after an orthopedic surgery.
Now, new research suggests that patients fare just as well if doctors prescribe less risky immediate-release opioids follo...
New Insights Into the Persistent Pain of UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 4, 2024
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People with recurring urinary tract infections frequently have persistent pain, even after antibiotics have cleared the harmful bacteria from their system.
Now, researchers have figured out why this perplexing problem occurs.
It appears that an overgrowth of highly...
Grief Affects the Body, Not Just the Mind
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 26, 2024
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Of course grief can ravage your mind, but science shows it can also weaken your body, leaving you open to illness.
"As humans, we are strongly motivated to seek out social bonds that are warm, dependable, friendly and supportive,"explained
Exercise Can Be a Painkiller for Cancer Patients
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- February 12, 2024
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Being active may help ease ongoing cancer pain.
That's the key takeaway from a study of more 10,600 people with a history of cancer and over 51,000 without the disease.
Dentists' Group Issues New Pain-Control Guidelines for Teens, Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2024
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New guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA) are cracking down on the use of opioids for tooth pain.
The guidelines say that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) taken alone or alongside acetaminophen should be the first-line treatment for managing...
Experimental Pain Med Could Give Patients New Option to Opioids
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2024
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The first new kind of pain medication in over two decades could be on the horizon for patients, with promising results announced Tuesday from a company trial.
For now, the drug from Vertex Pharmaceuticals is called VX-548. But in trials of patients undergoing abdominopla...
What Factors Really Predict Migraine Onset?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 25, 2024
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Factors like sleep, energy levels and stress can predict the onset of a migraine headache, a new study finds.
Those factors differed from the morning to the afternoon and evening, however.
Poor perceived sleep quality, lower-than-usual quality of sleep and lower-th...
Good News & Bad on Recovery From Lower Back Pain
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- January 22, 2024
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Back pain is a double-edged sword.
In most cases, it disappears within about six weeks. But when it doesn't, low back pain is likely to bother you for the long haul, researchers warn.
"The good news is that most episodes of back pain recover, and this is the case e...
Palliative Care Works, Even When Delivered By Phone
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 19, 2024
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Folks with life-threatening chronic illnesses can receive effective support over the telephone as they manage their condition day by day, a new clinical trial finds.
Seriously ill veterans living with lung or heart disease experienced significant improvements in depressi...
Study Links Use of Acetaminophen in Pregnancy With Child Behavioral Issues
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 18, 2024
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Expecting moms who often turn to acetaminophen for their aches and pains are more likely to wind up with kids who have behavioral issues, a new study warns.
Children between the ages of 2 and 4 were more likely to have attention and behavioral problems if their mothers f...
All Pain Is Not the Same When It Comes to MS
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 11, 2024
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Pain can present itself in many forms for people battling multiple sclerosis, and one type can interfere with exercising, new research shows.
One class of pain experienced by MS patients is what the authors of the new study call nociceptive, caused by specific damage to ...
Hormonal Changes May Help Trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2024
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Women are four to five times more likely than men to develop early-onset rheumatoid arthritis, and a few hormonal factors could be why, new research suggests.
Entering menopause early (before age 45), taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and having four or more kids...
New Clues To Origins of Lower Back Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2024
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Some people might be prone to low back pain because of specific cells contained in their spinal disks, a new study suggests.
The research could explain why only certain people develop back pain due to the degeneration of their spinal discs, which are jelly-filled spacers...
Two Kinds of Talk Therapy Work Equally Well Against Fibromyalgia
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- December 28, 2023
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Two types of mental health treatment are equally effective in treating fibromyalgia patients, Swedish researchers report.
They compared traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to what is known as exposure-based CBT.
In traditional CBT, patients receive sever...
Gradual Weight Loss Using Meds Helps Folks With Arthritis Live Longer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 21, 2023
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Using a weight-loss medication to help you shed pounds gradually appears to help extend life for people with arthritis of the hips or knees, a new study finds.
However, folks with arthritis who dropped pounds very quickly showed no benefit in terms of survival, and even ...
Childhood Trauma Could Raise Odds for Adult Physical Pain
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 20, 2023
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Beyond a myriad of other consequences, childhood trauma appears to raise the specter of chronic pain in adulthood, new research shows.
Researchers pored over 75 years' worth of data involving more than 826,000 people. That included information on levels of neglect or phy...
Spinal Cord Stimulation Eases Pain, Boosts Function for People With Prosthetic Legs
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 15, 2023
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People who've lost a leg due to injury or disease are often plagued by what's known as phantom limb pain -- discomfort arising in the area, despite the absence of the limb.
Now, researchers report that people who wear a prosthetic leg after amputation may have that pain ...
You're Far Less Likely to Get an Opioid Now After Surgery
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2023
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In response to the ongoing crisis of opioid misuse, U.S. doctors had already cut the amount of opioids they gave patients after surgery by 2022 to just a third of the amount given in 2016, new research shows.
Much of the decline happened before the pandemic, however, and...
Migraine? Reach for Prescription Meds, Not Ibuprofen
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 30, 2023
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Migraine sufferers would do better to talk to their doctor about a prescription drug than reaching for a bottle of ibuprofen, a new study finds.
Drugs like triptans, ergots and anti-emetics can be two to five times more effective for treating migraines than ibuprofen, ac...
Could the Neck Be to Blame for Common Headaches?
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 29, 2023
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Your neck muscles could be giving you headaches, claims new German research that used special MRI scans to spot the connection.
"Our imaging approach provides [the] first objective evidence for the very frequent involvement of...
Many Clinics Are Selling Ketamine as Bogus 'Cure' for Illnesses
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 14, 2023
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The party drug and anesthetic ketamine is starting to show promise in trials as a treatment for depression.
But new research also suggests that hundreds of U.S. clinics may be misleading consumers, hawking off-label and unapproved ketamine to treat a variety of mental he...
Nonsurgical Treatment Works Well for Arthritic Thumbs
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2023
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Patients with osteoarthritis in their thumbs can get good long-term outcomes with orthotics and exercise therapy, and avoid surgery at the same time, new research shows.
"Our findings support nonsurgical treatment as the first treatment choice and suggest that treatment ...
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Newer Arthritis Meds
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2023
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Newer oral medications for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do work quite well in the "real world," despite some doubts that they would, according to a new study.
The study, of 622 adults with RA, found that most were doing well on medications called JAK inhibitors, a relativel...
Best Foot Forward: Tips to Keeping Feet Healthy
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 21, 2023
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Most people spend a lot of time on their feet, so it's a good idea to take care of them.
With proper care, you can minimize the stress your feet take on when holding you up and getting you around, an expert says.
"Common problems that people face include hammertoes...