News tagged with pain patients
Researchers block morphine's itchy side effect
Itching is one of the most prevalent side effects of powerful, pain-killing drugs like morphine, oxycodone and other opioids. The opiate-associated itch is so common that even women who get epidurals for labor ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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C. difficile increases risk of death 6-fold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Patients admitted to hospital with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a sixfold greater risk of death if they become infected with Clostridium difficile, a new study has found. The researchers say IBD patients should be scr ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Better think positive: Pessimism can block therapy
Spine surgeon Anders Cohen puts a lot of stock in patients' expectations of pain relief. He prefers to operate only on those who "grab you by the collar and say, `I can't take it anymore.'"
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Study finds celiac patients can eat hydrolyzed wheat flour
Baked goods made from hydrolyzed wheat flour are not toxic to celiac disease patients, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Associ ...
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Jan 19, 2011 |
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Smoking may worsen pain for cancer patients
The relationship between smoking and cancer is well established. In a study published in the January 2011 issue of Pain, researchers report evidence to suggest that cancer patients who continue to smoke despite their diagno ...
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Early physical therapy for low back pain associated with less subsequent health care utilization
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is pointing to a new study on low back pain in Medicare patients in its efforts to encourage the newly established Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to promptly launch ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Pain is common in the last two years of life, study finds
In the first study to look at the prevalence of pain experienced among older people during the last two years of life, researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center found that 46 percent of study participants suffered ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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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 ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Disparities in heart attack treatment may begin in the emergency room
The well-documented disparities in cardiac care may begin almost as soon as patients arrive at hospital emergency rooms. In a study published in Academic Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers report ...
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Surgery to repair torn shoulder muscles in the elderly can reduce pain and improve function
Repairing torn shoulder muscles in elderly patients is often discouraged because of fears of complications. But a new study conducted at Rush University Medical Center has shown that minimally invasive, or arthroscopic, ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Study describes birthing differences in Somali, Sudanese and U.S women
(PhysOrg.com) -- Traditions surrounding childbirth are an intrinsic part of a culture, and when people emigrate and cultures intersect, fundamental beliefs surrounding labor and delivery can collide.
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Black patients, women miss out on strongest medications for chronic pain
Black patients are prescribed fewer pain medications than whites and few women receive medications strong enough to manage their chronic pain, according to a study in the August issue of Journal of Pain.
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Aug 17, 2010 |
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Help is on the phone: Reducing pain and depression of cancer
Pain and depression associated with cancer - symptoms often unrecognized and undertreated - can be significantly reduced through centralized telephone-based care management coupled with automated symptom monitoring, according ...
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Overtreated: Surgery too often fails for back pain
(AP) -- "Why did they cut you?" The shocking question came from a respected spine surgeon tracked down by Keith Swenson, who was still in severe pain after an earlier back operation.
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Inadequate access to opioid-based pain relief is a human rights issue for cancer patients
Many cancer patients in Europe are being denied access to adequate pain relief because of over-zealous regulations restricting the availability and accessibility of opioid-based drugs such as morphine.
Feb 22, 2010 |
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