March 20, 2017 Studies shed light on opioid exposures among US children and young adults Between 2000 and 2015, poison control centers in the United States received 188,468 calls about prescription opioid exposures in children and teens, a new study finds.
March 20, 2017 How touch can shape babies' brain development For newborns, skin-to-skin contact with parents and caregivers may help shape how their brains respond to touch, a sense necessary for social and emotional connections, a new study suggests.
March 15, 2017 Risk of Endo's opioid painkiller outweigh benefits: FDA panel The benefits of Endo International Plc's long-acting opioid painkiller no longer outweigh its risks, an independent panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded on Tuesday.
March 13, 2017 Noninvasive joint surgery helps US army vet get back on his feet Neither track nor motor vehicles travel the mountains of Afghanistan, requiring soldiers to traverse them by foot while carrying the full weight of their gear.
March 10, 2017 NFL sued by 1.8K ex-players over alleged misuse of painkillers A federal lawsuit filed by more than 1,800 former NFL players against each of the league’s 32 teams alleges the trainers and physicians regularly and routinely broke regulations to dispense painkillers and other prescription-strength anti-inflammatories at rates far higher than previously acknowledged or revealed.
March 2, 2017 Mild electric shocks on the arm might help ease migraine pain When a migraine strikes, patients might one day be able to make the experience less painful by using a smartphone-controlled device to deliver mild electric shocks to their arm, a company-funded experiment suggests.
February 24, 2017 Painkillers often stored within reach of little kids Opioid pain relievers such as codeine and hydrocodone often aren't stored safely in households with children, according to a new study.
February 24, 2017 Strict limits on opioid prescribing risks the ‘inhumane treatment’ of pain patients Turning voluntary guidelines about prescribing opioids for chronic pain into strict policy will deny these medications to people who truly need them.
February 24, 2017 Is your back 'killing you'? Why you shouldn't ignore it It seems the old saying “my back is killing me” may not be an exaggeration after all.
February 24, 2017 Pregnant opioid users need treatment, not jail, pediatricians say Every 25 minutes, a drug-addicted baby is born in the U.S. To try to protect the youngest victims of the nation's opioid epidemic, Tennessee enacted a law that sent new mothers to jail for substance abuse, while other states employ existing child-abuse laws to punish prenatal drug users and remove their children.
