News tagged with pain medicine

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Nanotechnology researchers develop new strategy to deliver chemotherapy to prostate cancer cells

Honing chemotherapy delivery to cancer cells is a challenge for many researchers. Getting the cancer cells to take the chemotherapy "bait" is a greater challenge. But perhaps such a challenge has not been met with greater ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study uncovers clues to what makes anesthetics work

Physicians use inhalation anesthetics in a way that is incredibly safe for patients, but very little is known about the intricacies of how these drugs actually work in children and adults. Now, researchers have uncovered ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study: Resiniferatoxin may increase sepsis-related mortality

Pain researchers from the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Medical Center have discovered that resiniferatoxin, a drug that has shown early promise as an option for chronic, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hamstring grafts prove more effective in ACL knee reconstruction, study says

Patients receiving anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee reconstruction with a hamstring tendon graft rather than a knee tendon graft were less likely to suffer from pain and mobility issues15 years after surgery, say researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common hip disorder can cause sports hernia

Sports hernias are commonly found in individuals with a mechanical disorder of the hip and can be resolved with surgery to fix the hip disorder alone in some cases, according to a recent study. The research, conducted by ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poor sleep quality is associated with greater disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients

A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that poor sleep quality correlated with higher levels of depressive symptoms, greater pain severity, increased fatigue, and greater functional disabi ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switch off enzyme to control chronic pain, say researchers

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has developed a new drug targeted at parts of the brain and spinal cord associated with pain perception, which may more effectively control chronic pain caused by nerve injuries.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

It's a pain to take care of pain

While many studies have looked at the treatment of chronic pain from the patient's perspective, there has been little research on those who provide care for chronic pain.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Buprenorphine treatment produces improved outcome for babies born addicted

Babies born into the world addicted to drugs because of their mother's dependence on pain medication, or opioids, may be weaned off the substance more comfortably, with a shorter hospital stay and at a reduced cost, if the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The spice of life: Curry’s main ingredient has more to offer than good flavor

Mahtab Jafari's research shows curry's main ingredient has more to offer than good flavor. It extended the lifespan of fruit flies by up to 20 percent, while improving locomotion and having tumor-prevention ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (21) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New drug offers big relief for osteoarthritis pain

A phase II clinical trial of the first new type of drug for musculoskeletal pain since aspirin shows that it significantly reduces knee pain in osteoarthritis, the most common osteoarthritis pain, according to new research ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Outcomes of communication about end-of-life care appear to differ between black and white patients

While both black patients and white patients appear to benefit from end of life discussions with their physician, black patients are less likely to experience end-of-life care that accurately reflects their preferences, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychiatrists evaluate patients through video uploads

(PhysOrg.com) -- Psychiatrists can accurately assess a patient's mental health by viewing videotaped interviews that are sent to them for consultation and treatment recommendations, according to a new study by researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Consulting 'Dr. Google': Study finds much Internet-based sports medicine information is incorrect or incomplete

The quality of online information about the most common sports medicine diagnoses varies widely, according to a study published in the July 2010 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). Therefore, patients who us ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cardiac MRI in the ER cuts costs, hospital admissions for chest pain patients

A new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center indicates that chest pain may no longer have to mean a hospital stay - there is another option for diagnosing heart-related chest pain that ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0