Pain, chronic

More opiates used to treat severe pain Opiate drugs are being used more often to treat severe, chronic pain -- but this rise has not led to wider abuse of the drugs, according to a report in the April 5th issue of The Journal of theAmerican Medical Association...

Aging Americans living with pain Almost half of Americans 65 years of age and older experience daily pain, according to a survey released yesterday by the Arthritis Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. The majority -- 88% -- of this group attributes their pain to aging...

The Pain Is In The Brain To anyone but a neurologist, Patrick Rennich's migraines would seem a curse. With perverse regularity, they strike after he plays sports like soccer or basketball...

No-fault insurance cuts whiplash claims Eliminating compensation for pain and suffering as part of a no-fault compensation system for traffic injuries results in fewer whiplash injury claims and shorter recovery times, an international team of researchers report.

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Fatty acids, antioxidants may help 'tennis elbow' A combination of essential fatty acids and antioxidants appears to be an effective treatment for the inflammatory injuries commonly known as 'tennis elbow' and 'golf elbow'...

Super-sensitive skin may shed light on migraine pain Many migraine sufferers get little relief from drugs, and Boston researchers may have discovered one reason why this is true...

Tests may miss young athletes at risk of cardiac death It happens only rarely, but the result is devastating--a young athlete experiences sudden death due to an unrecognized heart problem...

More research needed to solve prostatitis puzzle More research dollars are needed to study causes and treatments for prostatitis, a chronic but vaguely defined urinary condition that affects millions of American men, an expert said at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association...

Lower back pain? 'Back mice' may be to blame A round, rubbery swelling found deep in tissues in and around the lower back region could be the culprit in some cases of otherwise unexplained lower back pain, a report suggests...