Pain Management
Feb 04, 2020
Mitragyna speciosa (Kratom) has emerged as a recreational drug and a substance of medicinal intrigue. Although the drug was initially used recreationally for its sedating and euphoric effects, more re...
Feb 03, 2020
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An enhanced recovery after surgery program complemented by a preemptive pain management program is associated with a decrease in opioid prescriptions at discha...
Jan 31, 2020
Treating neuropathic pain is challenging and novel non-opioid based medicines are needed. Using unbiased receptomics, transcriptomic analyses, immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization, we found th...
Jan 31, 2020
In 2017, a total of 70,237 persons in the United States died from a drug overdose, and 67.8% of these deaths involved an opioid. Historically, the opioid overdose epidemic in the United States has bee...
Jan 31, 2020
Opioid analgesia remains the mainstay of postoperative pain management strategies despite being associated with many adverse effects. A specific opioid-free protocol was designed to limit opioid usage...
Jan 31, 2020
The suicide rate in the United States has been increasing steadily over the previous 10 years. In DC, these results are not mirrored. The suicide rate has a tendency to be lower than the rest of the c...
Jan 31, 2020
Compliance with sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone (SL-BUP/NX) is associated with higher abstinence from illicit opioid use. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) has been recommended for adherence monitor...
Jan 30, 2020
To investigate prognostic factors for physical and emotional functioning following interdisciplinary multimodal pain rehabilitation, by targeting patients' baseline characteristics and health measures...
Jan 30, 2020
Chlamydia trachomatis (C trachomatis) is one of the most frequent sexually transmitted infections and a source of deleterious effects on the reproductive health of men and women. Because this infectio...
Jan 30, 2020
Burns, whether caused by thermal, chemical, or electrical exposure, are common and often preventable. Burn injuries are most common in children. All patients with burns should undergo primary and seco...
Jan 30, 2020
The prognostic significance of hyperlactatemia in young children with liver injury suspected to be attributed to repeated supratherapeutic doses of acetaminophen remain understudied.We conducted a ret...
Jan 30, 2020
Buprenorphine is a Schedule III opioid analgesic with unique pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties that may be preferable to those of Schedule II full μ-opioid receptor agonists. The structu...
Jan 30, 2020
Methionine enkephalin (MENK), an endogenous opioid peptide, has a role in nervous system, immune system, and anticancer therapy. Inflammation, metabolism and cancer are closely intertwined with each o...
Jan 30, 2020
In the last decade, there has been a marked increase in opioid-related human deaths in the U.S. However, the effects of the growth in opioid use on vulnerable populations, such as pet dogs, are largel...
Jan 30, 2020
Intravenous misuse and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are common in patients under opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), who often misuse benzodiazepine (BZD).To explore the rate of adu...
Jan 27, 2020
Media contact: Change Healthcare Kerry Kelly External Communications 339-236-2756 kerry.kelly@changehealthcare.com Study finds audits process poses significant costs and administrati...
Jan 24, 2020
Developing effective analgesics with fewer unwanted side effects is a pressing concern. Due to a lack of effective nonopioid options currently available, an alternative approach termed opioid-sparing ...
Jan 24, 2020
The inefficiency of recording data repeatedly limits the number of studies conducted. Here we illustrate the wider use of data captured as part of the European eNewborn benchmarking programme.We extra...
Jan 24, 2020
To examine the rate of new and persistent opioid use after endocrine surgery operations SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:: A global epidemic of opioid misuse and abuse has been evolving over the past 2 deca...
Jan 24, 2020
Anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) dependence is associated with a high prevalence of intra- and interpersonal problems, hence it is central to identify cognitive factors related to the development and...