Pain
Guidelines
Two definitions of Gulf War illness recommended
News
Group issues recommendations for genetic susceptibility testing for carbamazepine skin reactions
News
Physicians are major source for frequent opioid misusers
Major Finding: Opioid pain relievers were prescribed by a physician for 18% of people who used them only 1-29 days of the year, but that...
News
FDA: Stop prescribing combo drugs with high-dose acetaminophen
News
Drug or sham? Migraineurs responded to placebo 40% of the time
Major finding: Across labels, "placebo" labeling resulted in a typical decrease in pain score of 26.1%, "Maxalt or placebo" labeling gave a 40.1%...
News
ACP urges changes to curb prescription drug abuse
News
Opioid abuse a priority for CDC in 2014
Conference Coverage
New international fibromyalgia guidelines indicate shifting focus
Conference Coverage
Good news: ‘fibrofog’ doesn’t portend Alzheimer’s
Major finding: Fibromyalgia patients who had recent onset of the constellation of cognitive dysfunction complaints known as fibrofog did not score...
Commentary
Practice tips for opioid prescribing
Conference Coverage
Fibromyalgia patients may harbor fewer small-nerve fibers
Major finding: Skin biopsies from patients with fibromyalgia averaged 5 fibers/mm2 compared with 8 fibers/mm2 in matched control patients.Data...