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Prescription opioid overdoses targeted in new CDC program
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Optimized analgesia, exercise cut pain in severe knee OA
An 18-week protocol of analgesia followed by a program of exercise reduced pain and increased functionality among patients with severe knee...
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Pain, quality of life measures improve more in OA than RA after knee arthroplasty
RA and OA patients improved in almost all outcome measures of pain, function, and HRQoL after recovering from a TKA.
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Arthroscopic knee surgery offers no lasting pain benefit
Arthroscopic knee surgery in middle-aged or older patients with knee pain is associated with greater harm than good, according to a meta-analysis...
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ICOO: Opioids blurring criminal activity and malpractice
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Pharmacogenomics for pain meds promising but not ready
Genetic tests for pain treatment efficacy are being marketed in the United States and Australia, but one expert argues that they are not ready for...
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ICOO: Massachusetts governor takes on opioid epidemic
The governor of Massachusetts, Charles D. Baker, promises to create viable strategies aimed at addressing the prescription opioid epidemic.
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ICOO: Opioid self-dosing falls short of pain control
Cancer patients often do not pursue or do not achieve complete freedom from pain when permitted control over their opioid dose.
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APA: Honest talk about opioid dependence encouraged
Opioid addiction often starts with a legitimate medical need for painkillers.
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AAN: Facial nerve stimulator relieves cluster headaches
Key clinical point: An implantable device that stimulates the sphenopalatine ganglion nerve provided pain relief in cluster headaches. Major...
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Fatal opioid overdoses down dramatically since 2010
Key clinical point: Two changes in the pharmaceutical market dramatically reversed fatal opioid overdoses, along with opioid dispensing, in late...