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Chronic back pain causes: Can our genes explain our pain?
In a recent study published in PLOS Genetics, researchers sought to identify potential genetic links behind chronic back pain causes.Chronic back pain is the...
Mothers’ cannabis use may cause children to try drug earlier
A recent study determined whether cannabis use among mothers may impact the age at which their children begin to use the drug.Cannabis, marijuana, weed...
Unconventional drug for pregnancy pain relief may reduce need of an epidural
Researchers compared the effectiveness of traditional pethidine to remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia for pregnancy pain relief and the need of an epidural.During childbirth, women have...
Can botulinum toxin be used as a chronic pain treatment?
Chronic pain is very difficult to treat. A recent experiment in mice showed that a synthetic botulinum toxin can silence the neurons that transmit...
International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31
Today, August 31st, 2018, is International Overdose Awareness Day. This day is about raising awareness to prevent overdose, reduce the stigma associated with overdose,...
Can acupuncture for lower back pain prevent surgery?
Researchers from Korea compared the need for surgery in patients who had received acupuncture for lower back pain with those that had not.Up to...
Are FDA labels on prescription drugs reliable for clinical use?
A recent study has quantified the wide disparity between the FDA-approved labelling of prescription drugs and real-world clinical practice.When new prescription drugs are approved...
What influences our decisions to choose branded or generic drugs?
Patient perceptions of different generic products may influence the rates of switchbacks to branded drugs.
A recent study published in the BMJ analyzed which type...
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