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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 ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientists find genetic clues about pain insensitivity

A baby who rarely cries is many parents' idea of a "happy" baby. Ashlyn Blocker was that kind of baby.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Killer catfish? Venomous species surprisingly common, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Name all the venomous animals you can think of and you probably come up with snakes, spiders, bees, wasps and perhaps poisonous frogs. But catfish?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

'Mini' transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease

Results of a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins show that "mini" stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Active ingredients in marijuana found to spread and prolong pain

Imagine that you're working on your back porch, hammering in a nail. Suddenly you slip and hit your thumb instead — hard. The pain is incredibly intense, but it only lasts a moment. After a few seconds (and a few unprintable ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (25) | comments 24

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

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers find new target to improve pain management

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered a major mechanism underlying the development of tolerance to chronic morphine treatment. The discovery may help researchers find new therapies to treat chronic ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with sickle cell disease have high rate of acute care usage and rehospitalization

Patients with sickle cell disease average about 2.5 hospital visits per year, with 18- to 30-year old patients more likely to require acute care or rehospitalization, according to a study in the April 7 issue of JAMA.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Zapping fibroids with heat in hunt for new options

(AP) -- They're a bane of that decade or two before menopause, growths in the uterus called fibroids that cause bleeding, pain or other problems in nearly a third of women - and they're the No. 1 cause of hysterectomies.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Too many ways to say 'it hurts'

There are at least 100 ways to say, "It hurts!" And that is the problem.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effective pain treatment for cancer patients?

Cancer patients often suffer from severe pain that cannot be effectively treated with conventional medication. Researchers at the Pharmacology Institute of the University of Heidelberg have found the possible ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oh, my aching back: Give me a shot of ozone

A minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment—that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks—will become standard in the United States in the next few years, predict researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Flowering plants speed post-surgery recovery

Contact with nature has long been suspected to increase positive feelings, reduce stress, and provide distraction from the pain associated with recovery from surgery. Now, research has confirmed the beneficial ...

Biology /

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0