Tag Archives: chronic pain

Friday, June 24th, 2016

Study Indicates Opioids Worsen Pain Over Time

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado, shows that prescription painkillers do very little in terms of helping with chronic or acute pain. Instead, the...
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Doctors Focus on Reducing Painkiller Use in Chronic Pain Patients

A recent study of patients taking prescription narcotics for chronic pain conditions focused on reducing the amount of drugs they were using. The research team, headed by Dr. Beth...
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Friday, November 21st, 2014

U.S. Pledges More Than $20 Million to Study Ways to Ease Soldiers’ Pain

The United States Government recently announced that it will launch research efforts focused on finding alternative ways for members of the military to manage their chronic pain. Thirteen projects...
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Monday, October 27th, 2014

Prescription Narcotics Shown to be Ineffective for Long-Term Pain Relief

Painkillers were originally manufactured and prescribed to handle chronic pain. For patients who did not have illnesses such as cancer but did have chronic back pain or other joint...
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Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

Treating Chronic Pain and Addiction Among Veterans

A recent article from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) urges better cooperation between states and Veterans Affairs (VA) health centers regarding prescription drug monitoring among Veterans, especially for opioids...
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