November 7, 2016 Adding music to pain meds may reduce pain As a complement to traditional pain relief tools like medication, listening to music may lessen acute or chronic pain related to cancer and other conditions, according to a new review.
November 7, 2016 Senior drivers taking opioid painkillers have higher crash risk Seniors who get behind the wheel soon after starting to use narcotic pain relievers have twice the risk of getting into a serious car crash as their peers who use non-opioid painkillers, Swedish researchers say.
November 4, 2016 Safe patient handling linked to fewer worker injuries Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among healthcare workers, a small study suggests.
November 4, 2016 Chinese medicine technique may offer some relief in perimenopause A Chinese medicine technique using a smooth-edged instrument to scrape or rub certain areas of the body may relieve troublesome symptoms women experience in the years leading up to menopause, according to a new study.
November 4, 2016 Weight loss surgery may reduce risk of developing gout Obese people who have weight loss surgeries like gastric bypass are much less likely than those who don't have surgery to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a Swedish study.
November 2, 2016 Palliative care should be standard in cancer treatment: guideline For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care should start early and be an integral part of treatment, not just something added on near the end of life, according to a new practice guideline from the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
November 1, 2016 Conference highlights drug abuse epidemic's effects on kids The country's addictions epidemic has created a generation of children affected by their parents' problems, a doctor who works with infants born addicted to heroin told a gathering of experts struggling with the issue Tuesday.
November 1, 2016 Beautiful 'freak' snake may ease your pain one day Ibuprofen for your splitting headache, or venom from the "killer of killers"?
November 1, 2016 Brain-machine tech helps relieve mysterious 'phantom limb pain' A new treatment appears to help relieve the "phantom
October 31, 2016 Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth The number of children and teens hospitalized for prescription opioid poisonings has more than doubled in recent years, with both accidental overdoses and suicide attempts on the rise, a U.S. study suggests.
