Parents who suffer from migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to have babies with colic than parents who don’t have a history of migraines, according to a new study at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). More than 29 million Americans suffer chronic pain from migraines. Colic, or excessive crying, has long [...]
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Researchers say an online interactive program can help people overcome chronic pain from migraine headaches. A total of 185 participants completed a study which tested a free online program available at painACTION.com, a website designed to help people learn how to manage their pain. Compared to people in a control group, participants who used the [...]
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Canadian police, public health officials and native Indian tribes are bracing for potential problems next month when the powerful painkiller OxyContin is withdrawn from the market. Purdue Pharma Canada will stop manufacturing the drug in Canada and will replace it with a new “safer” formulation called OxyNEO on March 1st. OxyContin was developed to treat acute [...]
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Profits, not patient care, may be a driving force behind the soaring number of drug tests given to people with chronic pain, according to a pain sufferer and patient advocate. In an article published in the Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, author Mark Collen claims that widespread drug testing may be partially motivated [...]
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Chronic pain sufferers have long bemoaned the fact that people often tell them the pain is “all in your head.” New research indicates that is partially true and it may be possible to ease chronic pain by erasing memories in the brain. A team of researchers at McGill University in Montreal has found the key [...]
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Chronic pain should be recognized as a disease, not a symptom, according to a panel of experts that testified before a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday. It was the first congressional hearing ever held on chronic pain and pain management, a public health issue that’s drawing increasing attention in the medical community. An estimated 116 million [...]
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Managing chronic pain has gotten less painful – or at least easier to keep track of. Born out Damon Lynn’s own painful experience, “My Pain Diary” is an iphone app designed specifically to help people track their pain. It’s one of several apps on the market that help chronic pain sufferers document their symptoms and [...]
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say obese people are at greater risk for fibromyalgia and are more likely to suffer from severe symptoms. Fibromyalgia is a complex disorder characterized by chronic pain, muscle soreness, fatigue, moodiness and sleep disorders. “We see an association between body mass index with symptom severity and quality of life in [...]
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Marijuana advocates – who use marijuana for both recreational and medicinal purposes – have a mixed reaction to a marijuana based painkiller being marketed by a British pharmaceutical company. Sativex, a mouth spray containing cannabinoids, is already being used as a prescription painkiller in Canada, New Zealand and eight European countries. GW Pharmaceuticals has asked [...]
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A Commentary published by American News Report Editor’s Note: Linda Cheek is a family practice and alternative medicine physician in southwest Virginia. Cheek’s practice has been raided twice by federal and state agents. She has pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud, a charge she believes was linked to her treatment of patients for [...]
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