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Pain Relief News, Articles on Chronic Pain Management. Medication for Pain Relief.
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Aug 20th, 2009
Faustina Forbes, a 39-year-old dietary patient service assistant who works on the orthopedic unit at Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe, hears from patients daily about the pain associated with a knee injury. Now, she's the patient and can relate all too well.
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Aug 19th, 2009
A new study in the in Annals of Emergency Medicine. has shown that ibuprofen reduced pain from arm fractures in children as well as Tylenol 3 (a combination of acetaminophen and codeine).
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Jul 17th, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Onsolis, medication intended for certain patients with cancer to help manage breakthrough pain – severe flares of pain that break through regular pain medication.
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Jul 16th, 2009
According to reports surfacing on the internet today the painkiller addiction to Michael Jackson came from a place that no one could possible expect. CNN and WSJ report that Michael Jackson developed his addiction to painkillers after the 1995 accident when during the filming of the Pepsi commercial the fire effect when wrong and put his hair one fire.
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Jul 10th, 2009
Popular over-the-counter creams, heat gels and other rub-on or spray-on remedies for sports injuries, muscle pain and arthritis aches are unproven and a waste of money.
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Jul 1st, 2009
One of the most commonly used painkillers in the US, acetaminophen, can and has caused harm. Liver damage can occur in individuals thought to be genetically susceptible to the harmful effect of acetaminophen, present in many over the counter cold, sinus, and pain medications, and even narcotic pain medications, the most popular of which is Tylenol.
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Jun 27th, 2009
Oxycontin, a prescription pain killer, is rumored to have been used daily by Michael Jackson for pain control. According to an ABC report, a senior law enforcement official reported that oxycontin was a part of Michael Jackson’s daily medical regimen in addition to the pain killer Demerol.
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Jun 26th, 2009
Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest may have been the result of using Demerol, a powerful synthetic narcotic drug. Reportedly Michael received an injection of the painkiller before his breathing slowed and he suffered cardiac arrest.
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Jun 10th, 2009
Before presenting on the impact of the individual pain experience, Ms. Pasquale suggested a brief exercise based on mindful meditation, a practice which has been integrated by many doctors into western medicine.
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May 18th, 2009
The first long-term study following a large number of chest pain patients who are screened with coronary computerized tomographic angiography (CTA) confirms that the test is a safe, effective way to rule out serious cardiovascular disease in patients who come to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain.
