Pain Management

This pain reliever linked to hip fracture in old people

In a recent study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, researchers found that the use of the pain medication tramadol was...

What works best to reduce migraine headaches?

In a new study from the Mayo Clinic, researchers found  more pain-relieving options for people with migraine headaches. They found that several drug classes showed...

This study finds an important cause of arthritic pain

In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers found that antibodies existing in the joints before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis...

Opioid use can trigger deafness, study finds

In a new study from Rutgers, researchers found that opioid use, particularly in high doses, can cause deafness. The study reviewed records from the New...

This study confirms pain relieving effects of CBD in marijuana

It's been hailed as a wonder drug and it's certainly creating wonder profits. By some estimates, the Cannabidiol (or CBD) market could be worth...

Scientists confirm a major cause of opioid crisis

In a new study from the University of Dundee, researchers found that targets to eliminate pain after surgery are a major cause of the...

Many surgery patients get opioid prescriptions they don’t need

In a new study from Michigan Medicine, researchers found that surgeons can ease their patients’ pain from common operations without prescribing opioids, and avoid...

This common health problem may increase death risk in women

In a recent study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers found a higher mortality risk for women with back pain when...

This vitamin deficiency may increase your risk of opioid addiction

In a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers found that vitamin D deficiency strongly exaggerates the craving for and effects of opioids, potentially...

This flower may advance the treatment of chronic pain

In a new study from the Luxembourg Institute of Health, researchers found that conolidine, a natural painkiller derived from the pinwheel flower and traditionally...