Pain, chronic

How Do You Get Infectious Mononucleosis - the 'Kissing Disease'? Infectious mononucleosis (or "mono" for short) is an infection that is transmitted through the saliva. Because of this, it has been referred to as 'the kissing disease'...

After Nicotine Patch to Quit, A Marijuana Patch for Relief Those who suffer from chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting may find relief from a marijuana patch being developed at the Albany College of Pharmacy...

Gene linked to painful intercourse Vulvar vestibulitis, inflammation of small glands in the vagina, is the most common cause of painful intercourse in young women...

Male, Female Pain Experiences Differ Male and female mice experience pain differently and that could help to understand why some people feel pain to a stimulus, while others have almost no pain at all...

February is Sinus Pain Awareness Month Headache? Congestion? Drippy nose? You may have sinusitis, a condition that affects 37 million Americans...

Call to view chronic pain as a disease Chronic pain should be viewed as a disease, not just a symptom...

Physician reassurances may backfire Doctors often try to reassure patients with chronic illnesses by telling them that their disease is mild, or was caught early...

New Drugs Can Bring Relief For Ra Sufferers For the past several years, actress Kathleen Turner has been battling rheumatoid arthritis...

One in three drop out of behavioral treatment One third of people enrolled in behavioral treatment programs for managing chronic pain, headache, stress, or weight control drop out before completing the programs...

Magnet therapy may not relieve low back pain Magnets have been touted as a treatment for many ailments, including depression and chronic pain, but one type of magnet therapy has no effect on chronic low back pain...