Pain News

Q.A friend recently told me that she used a vaginal cream as her facial moisturizer.

THIS HAPPENED AT AND THE WARNING SIGNS SHE MISSED. HEAR THE WARNING SIGNS COMING UP ON LOCAL 4. Ruth: IN "GOOD HEALTH," THE DRUG STORE AISLES ARE FILLED WITH AN ARRAY OF OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINES.

Drug store aisles are filled with a dizzying array of over-the-counter medicines.

Shares of Nektar Therapeutics advanced Wednesday after the company reported data from a clinical trial of NKTR-181, a pain drug that Nektar says may be less addictive than older medications.

Move over, morphine. As someone who has endured her fair share of muscle pain, I have turned to various treatments over the years, everything from Thai massage to electrical nerve stimulation.

The proceeds will be used to fund U.S. commercial expansion and the launch of mild in European markets.

Some people who received potentially contaminated steroid injections may benefit from a MRI to check for signs of infection, a new study suggests - even if they don't have obvious symptoms.

Magnetic resonance imaging at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable or confirmed fungal spinal or paraspinal infection, allowing early initiation of medical and surgical treatment, according to a study in the June 19 issue of ... (more)

Dear Dr. Roach: You published an article in April discussing the differences between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Nuvo Research Inc. , a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of products for the topical treatment of pain and the development of its immune modulating drug candidate WF10, and Paladin Labs Inc. , a leading specialty pharmaceutical company today announced that they have amended their loan arrangements originally agreed ... (more)

Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last year.

As if pimples, emotional outbursts, cramps, exhaustion, and feeling bloated aren't enough, the PMS demons have to throw uncomfortable back pain your way too.

Representatives of brand-name drug companies and their generic counterparts may need a pain reliever after Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Mapi Pharma Ltd. , developer of complex bulk Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients , generic and innovative intermediates, and finished dosage forms based on selected drug delivery systems, announced today that the company has been granted a US Patent number 8,410,176 B2 is titled Intermediate Compounds and Processes for the Preparation of Tapentadol ... (more)

If only wishing could make it true. Millions of Americans are battling pain, for many it will become a lifetime endeavor.

New study data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate a high prevalence of NSAID prescriptions in patients at risk of ischaemic heart disease .

Arthritis is a debilitating disorder affecting one in 10 Canadians, with pain caused by inflammation and damage to joints.

DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2008, I was treated for prostate cancer with radiation. A couple of months later, I started passing blood during bowel movements.

I took lisinopril for many years to control hypertension. Every time I complained to the doctor who prescribed it about my constant nagging cough, he just prescribed cough medicine.

That is the question. In excruciating pain, and told she would never be able to have children, Dr. Risa Kaparo decided at an early age to take matter into her own hands.