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Research highlights a link between irritable bowel syndrome and mental health problems

New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine has established a link between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and mental health challenges, such as anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.

22 Feb 2023

New paper focuses on raising awareness around preventing lower limb diseases

Raising awareness around preventing lower limb diseases that can lead to pain, as well as expensive and lengthy treatment, is at the heart of a new paper from a team including experts from the University of Huddersfield.

22 Feb 2023

Analysis examines which non-opioid drugs are best for treating acute low back pain

Acute low back pain is a common cause of disability. An analysis in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research examined which non-opioid drugs are best for treating this condition.

22 Feb 2023

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade that she didn't even use her insurance to pay for it.

22 Feb 2023

New approach to pain management can reduce opioid use after urethroplasty

For men undergoing surgery to repair scarring in the urethra (urethroplasty), a new approach to pain management can reduce the need for strong opioid drugs without compromising pain control, reports a study in Urology Practice, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

21 Feb 2023

Cleanup workers got sick after deepwater horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

The oil washed ashore every day, globs of tarlike ooze blighting sugar-white sand beaches. Rodney Boblitt's job was to report it.

21 Feb 2023

A law was meant to free sick or aging inmates. Instead, some are left to die in prison.

Jimmy Dee Stout was serving time on drug charges when he got grim news early last year.

21 Feb 2023

How the human gut microbiota is shaped by diet

A new study in the journal Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology aimed to summarize the impact of specific nutrients as well as diets on the gut microbiota as well as the future perspectives of using diet as a therapeutic microbiome modulator.

20 Feb 2023

Doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial STIs among cisgender women

Researchers from the University of Washington (UW), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) announced results at CROI from a clinical trial demonstrating that doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – chlamydia or gonorrhea – among cisgender women.

20 Feb 2023

Ketamine appears to hold promise in treating cocaine-use disorders

As cocaine use continues to climb across the United States, scientists have struggled to develop an effective pharmacological approach to treat the devastating disorder.

20 Feb 2023

Spinal cord stimulation technology instantly improves arm and hand mobility in stroke patients

A neurotechnology that stimulates the spinal cord instantly improves arm and hand mobility, enabling people affected by moderate to severe stroke to conduct their normal daily activities more easily, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University today in Nature Medicine.

20 Feb 2023

Some parents may not be properly responding to elevated temperatures in children, poll suggests

For many children, winter season comes with regular exposure to circulating viruses at school or daycare. And a warm forehead is often one of the first clear signs a child has caught a bug.

20 Feb 2023

The effectiveness of respiratory interventions and case isolation measures in reducing or preventing the transmission of mpox in humans

Researchers conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of case isolation and respiratory interventions in limiting the transmission of mpox in humans.

20 Feb 2023

In-depth assessment of muscle biopsies in patients with long COVID

Researchers analyzed skeletal muscle biopsies of patients with persistent fatigue and malaise post-exertion to determine the underlying mechanisms of long COVID.

20 Feb 2023

Many patients experience persistent pain after having Clade IIb mpox

In a rapid communication published in the journal Eurosurveillance, researchers presented the interim results of a medium-term follow-up [three weeks to twenty weeks following MPOX virus infection follow-up study comprising patients attending sexual health clinics in Belgium.

19 Feb 2023

Research looks to determine prevalence of organ impairment in long-COVID patients

In a recent study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, researchers assessed the association of long coronavirus disease (COVID) with multiple organ dysfunction.

16 Feb 2023

Changing dietary fiber structure promotes healthy gut bacteria and reduces gas formation

Changing the structure of a dietary fiber commonly found in a range of food products has been found to promote healthy gut bacteria and reduce gas formation, a finding that could help people with intolerances to fiber and irritable bowel conditions.

16 Feb 2023

Non-invasive FFRCT offers greater accuracy in heart disease diagnosis than other traditional tests

As a patient with a family history of heart disease, Karen Moore has always been diligent about monitoring her heart health.

16 Feb 2023

Variations in long COVID symptoms and diagnostic experiences among racial, ethnic groups

Black and Hispanic Americans appear to experience more symptoms and health problems related to long COVID, a lay term that captures an array of symptoms and health problems, than white people, but are not as likely to be diagnosed with the condition, according to new research funded by the National Institutes of Health.

16 Feb 2023

Neuroscientists discover new way to disrupt chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis

UVA Health neuroscientists have discovered a potential way to disrupt the chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis.

16 Feb 2023

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Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Research highlights a link between irritable bowel syndrome and mental health problems

New paper focuses on raising awareness around preventing lower limb diseases

Analysis examines which non-opioid drugs are best for treating acute low back pain

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

New approach to pain management can reduce opioid use after urethroplasty

Cleanup workers got sick after deepwater horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

A law was meant to free sick or aging inmates. Instead, some are left to die in prison.

How the human gut microbiota is shaped by diet

Doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial STIs among cisgender women

Ketamine appears to hold promise in treating cocaine-use disorders

Spinal cord stimulation technology instantly improves arm and hand mobility in stroke patients

Some parents may not be properly responding to elevated temperatures in children, poll suggests

The effectiveness of respiratory interventions and case isolation measures in reducing or preventing the transmission of mpox in humans

In-depth assessment of muscle biopsies in patients with long COVID

Many patients experience persistent pain after having Clade IIb mpox

Research looks to determine prevalence of organ impairment in long-COVID patients

Changing dietary fiber structure promotes healthy gut bacteria and reduces gas formation

Non-invasive FFRCT offers greater accuracy in heart disease diagnosis than other traditional tests

Variations in long COVID symptoms and diagnostic experiences among racial, ethnic groups

Neuroscientists discover new way to disrupt chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis

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