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Health Encyclopedia: Sickle Cell Disease Complications

Complications

There is still no cure for sickle cell disease other than experimental transplantation procedures, but treatments for complications of sickle cell have prolonged the lives of many patients who are now living into adulthood.

Pain and Acute Sickle Cell Crisis

The hallmark of sickle cell disease is the sickle cell crisis (also sometimes known as a vaso-occlusive crisis), which is an episode of pain. It is the most common reason for hospitalization in sickle cell disease. The pattern may ...

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Ah the holidays -- food, family, vomit, hospital

By Ann Bartlett , Health Expert

...annoying to me! They had added a pain medication, Dilaudid. Within minutes, I had burning... Read more »

The Best Medication for Chronic Low Back Pain

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...NSAIDs. Unfortunately, Tylenol is a less effective pain medication; so, for more severe pain... Read more »

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Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Highlights

...coronary arteries.NSAIDs and COX-2 InhibitorsPeople who have previously had a heart attack should not take pain medication like ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or celecoxib (Celebrex) without first... Read more »

Headaches: Cluster: Introduction

...disturbances, loss of peripheral vision, and fatigue. Most headaches can be relieved by over-the-counter pain medications.Secondary HeadachesSecondary headaches are caused by other medical... Read more »

Osteoarthritis: Natural Remedies

...reduced pain while standing and after walking. By using ginger, patients were able to reduce their pain medications after 6 weeks. Side effects included mild digestive upset.S-adenosylmethionine... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Diagnosis

...then persistent, throbbing pain around the eye possibly spreading to the ear or neck unrelieved by pain medication (possibility of blood clot in one of the sinus veins of the brain). Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Treatment

...help reduce tension-type headache frequency, intensity, and duration as well as reduce the need for pain medication. In the 6-week program, patients performed 10-minute exercises twice a day. The... Read more »

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