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Extended-release naltrexone competes with buprenorphine-naloxone combo
Anxiety, depression, and insomnia “symptoms should not preclude the choice to leave opioid agonist treatment and to start treatment with [extended...
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Opioids don’t top NSAIDs for chronic pain
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Insulin loses its starting spot
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Opioid benefit small in chronic noncancer pain
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, the reduction in chronic noncancer pain from opioids versus placebo was significant but small, and...
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Rheumatologist prescribing rates predict chronic opioid use in RA patients
CHICAGO – Higher baseline opioid prescribing rates among physicians predict chronic opioid use in RA patients.
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“FAST” indices help to identify fibromyalgia in routine rheumatology care
CHICAGO – The new tool’s indices are “very easily calculated” and are created from scales already used routinely in clinical care.
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A case of cold burn reported with whole-body cryotherapy
A 71-year-old man presented with a cold burn injury a day after a cryotherapy session for back pain and arthritis.
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Pot for chronic pain? The jury is still out
SAN DIEGO – Evidence isn’t overwhelming, pain specialist says, but cannabis beats opioids on safety.