People taking long-term painkillers may produce antibodies against the drugs
In a new study, researchers have discovered that a majority of back-pain patients they tested who were taking opioid painkillers produced anti-opioid antibodies.
These antibodies...
This study shows the best non-drug treatment for inflammation
People automatically go to medication first to reduce chronic inflammation, but medications can be expensive and sometimes have adverse side effects.
In a recent review...
Scientists discover new way to strongly reduce pain and inflammation in arthritis
Arthritis affects almost 2% of the world's population or some 150 million people, and currently, there is no completely effective treatment for this chronic...
How diabetes and obesity affect the brain
With more than 30 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes, and another 87 million diagnosed with obesity, both conditions have become national epidemics.
The two diseases...
How to manage chronic health problems in COVID-19 pandemic
Coping with emergencies is challenging in the best of situations. During the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are just trying to get by each...
Scientists find a new cause of migraine headache
In a new study, researchers found a new mechanism responsible for familial migraine.
They show that a genetic dysfunction in specific brain cells of the...
Scientists develop a much less addictive painkiller to reduce pain
In a new study, researchers found a potential new opioid medication may have the ability to slow the progression of osteoarthritis while being less...
Cocoa may reduce pain in this common artery disease
In a new study, researchers found that consumption of cocoa may improve walking performance for patients with peripheral artery disease.
In the study of 44...
What can you do about the opioid crisis? Get a free naloxone kit and...
Who needs a free naloxone kit?
Just about anyone who might come across an opioid overdose, according to a range of University of Alberta experts.
Alberta...
Scientists find new way to treat inflammation pain
In a new study, researchers found that delta opioid receptors have a built-in mechanism for pain relief and can be precisely targeted with drug-delivering...