Pain News

A jury has ordered the maker of the popular arthritis drug Humira to pay $2.24 million for not warning doctors about a life-threatening side effect.

Zalicus will have data in the second half of this year that will provide important insights into the potential of its lead drug candidate, Z160, to be a breakthrough new class of non-opioid analgesic for the treatment of both chronic and acute neuropathic pain.

Pharmacists are often questioned by parents whose children have fever. It is difficult to determine the best course of action in a busy community pharmacy, but there are some guidelines that may be followed.

Dr. John Torres from Premier Urgent Care answers your questions every week. If you have a medical question for Dr.

This time, the tears that fell from their cheeks were tears of joy. After months and in some cases, years, children and parents were reunited May 17 after being separated by the foster care system.

WHETHER her father collapsed because he was bitten by a dog or because of the intense pain in his ribs, Shannon Rowland will never know.

Patent-pending technology developed by Rutgers University Chemistry Professor Kathryn Uhrich, pictured here in this 2012 photo, and her colleagues has the potential to greatly diminish morphine abuse NEW BRUNSWICK - A Rutgers chemistry professor, who founded her own drug company more than a decade ago, believes she is on the verge of a breakthrough ... (more)

Working on a computer most of the day has become the norm in many companies. Though to one who does physical labor, computer work may seem easy at best, in reality the repetition of typing can be a body breaking experience when applied all day long several days in a row.

Back in the day , getting rid of unwanted hair wasn't such a science. My grandmother said she used 'ladies' razors' from the pharmacy when she was younger and my mom said her lifetime of hair removal has been pretty comparable - a bar of soap and a razor.

That's because in 2005, at the age of 44, she suffered a heart attack that very nearly claimed her life.

Some children are better at sharing toys than others, but all children are champs when it comes to sharing germs.

The Mirena intrauterine device is quickly becoming a popular form of birth control.

A brave St John Ambulance cadet from Heanor has been rewarded for putting her first aid skills into action when her dad collapsed last summer.

Some parents have been worried about giving their children pain relievers like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, based on reports that children who take the drugs are more likely to develop asthma.

The primary efficacy endpoint has been achieved in a placebo-controlled phase III trial of sublingual sufentanil .

AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental treatment for post-operative pain met its main goal in a late-stage trial of patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery, sending its shares up 15 percent.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., which just two years ago was analysts' highest-rated stock among the world's 20 biggest drugmakers, is struggling to convince investors that a key part of its strategy will revive growth.

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the commercialization of therapeutic products indicated for treatment in theraupeutic areas such as central nervous system diseases, cancer; cardiovascular disease and infectious diseases.

But the disease affects much of the population in some rural communities and, while it often goes unnoticed, it sometimes can be devastating for patients.

Inspector General Patrick Maley recommended that legislators, state officials and the medical community work together to rein in the escalating epidemic – with doctors taking the lead.