Pain Stories
Roxro Pharma’s novel intranasal pain reliever effective, well tolerated in phase 3 study
June 6, 2007
If approved, ROX-888 would be the first non-opioid intranasal analgesic
indicated for the treatment of acute pain. Story
Nonpharmacologic management of migraines (full text/free registration required)
June 2, 2007
AHC Newsletter publishes full-text of article discussing the use of acupuncture, mind-body therapies, etc. to manage the pain of migraine headaches. Story
Not so gentle touch
June 2, 2007
Kate Hodal’s sex life had been ruined by vaginal pain, but now she’s fighting back. Story
Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management (free full-text) available online
May 30, 2007
Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development published the full text of 14 articles on pain management in its latest online issue. Articles titles range from “Efficacy of selected complementary and alternative medicine interventions for chronic pain” to “Medical residents’ beliefs and concerns about using opioids to treat chronic cancer and noncancer pain.” Story
New research into pain treatment
May 29, 2007
Millions of aging boomers and the latest generation of wounded soldiers hope the secrets of our most enduring medical foe can finally be unlocked. Story
How your tension headaches become chronic
May 29, 2007
This article explains how tight neck, shoulder and upper back muscles cause tension headaches to become a chronic condition. It's an excerpt from the author's "How to Get Permanent Relief From Chronic Tension Headaches" program. Story
Better ways to treat back pain
May 16, 2007
The new Back Pain Recognition Program aims to reduce the number of superfluous tests and procedures and increase the adoption of treatments that are proven to work. The program is sponsored by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, an organization that monitors health-care quality and accredits health plans. Story
Neurostimulation comes of age; one of medicine's fastest-growing therapies targets diseases and injuries for which drugs and surgery fail to bring relief
May 14, 2007
Millions of people worldwide live active lives, thanks to implanted pacemakers that deliver electrical impulses to restore normal function to the heart. Now, electrical therapy of another sort - neurostimulation - could improve the quality of lives for patients with conditions ranging from chronic pain and epilepsy to deafness and morbid obesity. Story
OxyContin maker to pay $600 million
May 10, 2007
The company that makes the narcotic painkiller OxyContin and three current and former executives pleaded guilty today in federal court here to criminal charges that they misled regulators, doctors and patients about the drug’s risk of addiction and its potential to be abused. Story
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