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Yesterday | The Miami Herald

Implantable pain disk may help those with cancer

An estimated 3.5 million cancer patients around the globe are in severe pain from their disease, but many get no relief.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Monday | The Fanatic Cook

Foods With Opioid Effects

I've read that certain foods contain either out-and-out opiates, or have molecules that exert opioid effects.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Medication, Biochemistry, Biology, Science

Monday | Ledger-Enquirer.com

Survivors reflect on battle with necrotizing fasciitis

" asked me to rate the scale of pain. I said, 'It's 100, it's 1,000. It's gone,'" recalls Brenda Walker, an Alpharetta, Ga., woman whose left calf was ravaged by necrotizing fasciitis, commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria, six years ago.

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Related Topix: Health, Pain, Flesh Eating Bacteria, Medication, University of Georgia West Georgia State

Monday | Examiner.com

Fibromyalgia and Opiates for pain: Helpful or hindering?

There has been a study published in the Journal of Pain from Australian that might suggest opiates may cause increased sensitivity in some types of pain.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Fibromyalgia, Methadone, Medication

Sun May 27, 2012

Bloomberg

Soothe Cancer Agony by Easing Morphine Controls

Based on an estimate of the morphine it would need in 2009, Burkina Faso ordered 153 grams of the drug, enough to treat the pain of eight terminal cancer patients.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Drugs, Health, Pain

Sat May 26, 2012

Daily Kos

My Experience at the Pain Clinic

Where has the last 6 years of my life gone? The worst part of it all started in May, 2006 shortly after I was referred to a pain clinic for some of my MS and other related aches and pains.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone (generic), Medication, Drugs, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Duragesic, Fentanyl (generic)

Fri May 25, 2012

Roanoke Times

Pain doctor from Dublin indicted on 173 counts

Last year, the Virginia Board of Medicine suspended the medical licence of Cheek, who earlier was convicted of Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

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Related Topix: Dublin, VA, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicine, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Methadone, Medication, Drug Enforcement Administration

WSTC-AM Norwalk

Va pain doctor faces illegal drug charges

The indictment alleges that the 63-year-old Cheek distributed oxycodone, methadone, morphine and hydrocodone without holding a valid Drug Enforcement Administration certificate.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medication, Methadone

The State

German central bank head: Reform only crisis fix

The head of Germany's central bank says there is no quick fix for Europe's problems, calling appeals for more support from the European Central Bank and plans for investment in infrastructure a distraction from the hard work of reform.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain, Social Software

The Macon Telegraph

Implantable pain disk may help those with cancer

An estimated 3.5 million cancer patients around the globe are in severe pain from their disease, but many get no relief.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Reuters

Buba chief dismisses French-led euro bond push

German central bank chief Jens Weidmann dismissed French-backed calls for use of euro bonds to boost economic growth in Europe, saying in an interview in French newspaper Le Monde that "this debate irritates me a bit". Bundesbank chief Weidmann, who is also part of the governing council of the European Central Bank, also said financial aid for ... (more)

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, European Central Bank, Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain

Thu May 24, 2012

Medical News

Alpha-2 agonists decrease postoperative consumption of opioid drugs

A study from researchers at Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, provides evidence that use of alpha-2 agonists alongside opioids in surgical patients decreased opioid use by 25-30 percent.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Anesthesiology, Medication

Foster's Daily Democrat

Planners to review methadone clinic proposal

A proposal for a methadone clinic in Sanford to treat people addicted to heroin and other opiates will be reviewed by town planning officials next week.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Methadone, Medication, Drugs, Recreational Vehicle, Security, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Health, Pain

Wed May 23, 2012

Newswise

June Anesthesiology Studies Show Promise for Alpha-2 Agonists to...

June Anesthesiology Studies Show Promise for Alpha-2 Agonists to Reduce Opioid Use, Challenge Effectiveness of Simulator Manikins for Airway Training Newswise - CHICAGO - May 23, 2012 - A study from researchers at Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, provides evidence that use of alpha-2 agonists alongside opioids in surgical patients ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Anesthesiology, Health, Pain, Medication

Freshnews

QRxPharma Granted Additional US Patent on MoxDuoA

SYDNEY and BEDMINSTER, N.J., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- QRxPharma Limited announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the Company U.S. Patent No.

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Related Topix: Patent / Trademark Law, Law, USPTO, Medicine, Health, Pain, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medication

Alamogordo Daily News

Painkiller use on rise in N.M.

A recent report released by the New Mexico Department of Health indicates oxycodone sales led with more than 1,074 pounds sold in 2010 while hydrocodone was second with 441 pounds, followed by morphine with 396 pounds sold.

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Related Topix: Medicine, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medication, Drugs, Methadone, Otero County, NM

Tue May 22, 2012

Congleton Guardian

New advice on opium-based drugsUpdated 5:00am Wednesday 23rd May...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is issuing new guidance to ensure 'safe and consistent' prescription of opioids People suffering long-term illnesses with a high level of pain are not receiving the relief they need from doctors unsure when to prescribe strong drugs, a medical body said.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Health, Pain, Medication

BBC News

Chronic pain under-treated - NICE

Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, new guidance from the health watchdog says.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Duragesic, Fentanyl (generic)

CiteULike

Structure of the I -opioid receptor bound to naltrindole

They belong to the G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily, and are excellent therapeutic targets for pain control.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain

US Pharmacist

Chronic Tumor-Related Pain

Tran H. Tran, PharmD, BCPS Assistant Clinical Professor St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Queens, New York Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Internal Medicine New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Hospital New York, New York Cancer pain affects one in three patients and significantly impacts quality of life.1 The incidence ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Cancer

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