Pain
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Hydrocodone rescheduling takes effect Oct. 6
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FDA approves drug for opioid-induced constipation in chronic noncancer pain population
Guidelines
NHLBI expert panel issues guideline on sickle cell disease
Major finding: The two most widely available disease-modifying therapies for SCD, hydroxyurea and long-term transfusions, are underused, in large...
Conference Coverage
Head bath promising for primary headaches
Key clinical point: Reasonably effective treatment for primary headaches via placement of the back of a patient’s head in a slowly cooling water...
Conference Coverage
Emotional exposure therapy studied for fibromyalgia
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DEA moves hydrocodone combination products to schedule II
Hitting a Nerve
An overseas solution to a worsening problem
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Chikungunya vaccine safe, immunogenic in phase I trial
Key clinical point: A novel, noninfectious vaccine for chikungunya virus was highly immunogenic and caused no serious adverse effects in a phase I...
Conference Coverage
A low-fat vegan diet may lessen diabetic neuropathy pain
Key clinical point: Following a vegan diet might relieve neuropathy pain in patients with type 2 diabetes. Major finding: After 20 weeks, mean...