Pain Management

This native American plant med can treat pain and diarrhea

In a new study from the University of California, Irvine, researchers found how plants with a long history of use by Native Americans worked...

This diet may strongly reduce chronic migraine headaches

In a new study from Stony Brook University, researchers found it may be worth adopting a plant-based diet, rich in dark green leafy vegetables,...

Exercise can boost your body’s own ‘cannabis’ and reduce chronic inflammation

In a new study from the University of Nottingham, researchers found exercise increases the body's own cannabis-like substances. This in turn helps reduce inflammation and...

This diet may reduce neuropathy pain in diabetes

In a recent study presented at the American Neurological Association Annual Meeting, researchers found replacing saturated fats with monosaturated fats in the diet may...

Scientists find a safe and effective new pain reliever

In a new study from the University of Arizona, researchers are closer to developing a safe and effective non-opioid pain reliever. They showed that a...

Why inflammatory arthritis always recurs in certain joints

When joints flare-up in people with rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases, the joints involved are often the same as those affected before. For example, if...

Over-the-counter pain relievers may harm your blood pressure

In a new study from the American Heart Association, researchers found while nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure (HBP), only 29%...

This old Samoan medicine can lower inflammation like ibuprofen

In a new study from Samoa, New Zealand and the U.S., researchers found that the leaves of the Samoan tree, matalafi, are as good...

New guidelines help doctors diagnose chest pain – but only if you act

Chest pain is about more than pain in the chest. But when it comes on suddenly, experts behind new guidelines on evaluating and diagnosing it...

Burning and tingling in your feet? You may have this neuropathy disease

In a new study, researchers found the number of people experiencing numbness, tingling and pain in their feet with no known cause has been...