As anyone with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (formerly called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or causalgia) knows, it's very difficult to find any kind of treatment that is effective in relieving the intense pain. However, a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine may have unlocked a key to reducing the pain of CRPS and possibly... Read more
Yes, there was a real research study done to determine which type of flea jumped higher. Not only that, the study is recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine. You're probably wondering why I'm telling you about flea research. I came across this little tidbit when I was looking for a title for this post about three recent... Read more
In early October, the news came out that the XMRV retrovirus had been linked to ME/CFS (aka chronic fatigue syndrome). While most patients found the news exciting and hopeful, a few – along with some medical professionals – were understandably skeptical. And so the debate began.Then the debate took a nasty turn following... Read more
Last April, the FDA ordered pharmaceutical manufacturers to stop making unapproved painkillers. These were drugs that were developed long before FDA approval was required and included morphine sulfate immediate release tablets and oral solutions, hydromorphone and oxycodone. You can read more about that here: FDA Orders Halt to... Read more
A new review supports what those of us who have worked in the area of chronic pain have long known – people who take opioids for real chronic pain problems rarely become addicted to them. Meredith Noble, a senior research analyst at ECRI Institute, one of 14 evidence-based Practice Centers in the country under the U.S. Agency for... Read more
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