Doctors Prescribing Fewer Opioids for Pain
Nearly half of primary care physicians in the U.S. say they are less likely to prescribe opioid painkillers than they were a year ago, according…
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Researchers Create ‘Pain in a Dish’
Harvard scientists have achieved a breakthrough in pain research by converting mouse and human skin cells into pain sensing neurons that respond to acute and…
FDA Approves New Hydrocodone Painkiller
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new extended release version of hydrocodone – an opioid pain reliever that will be the first…
Studies Find Cheaper Drugs Just as Effective as Costly Meds
Millions of people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and diabetic neuropathy can get just as much pain relief from older and cheaper generic drugs than…
Pain Patients Forced to Go ‘Cold Turkey’ from Hydrocodone
One month after hydrocodone was rescheduled by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, pain patients in some parts of the country say pharmacists are refusing to…
Pain Experts Say New Opioid Has ‘Enormous’ Potential
An experimental opioid drug designed to alleviate acute pain without the risk of abuse or addiction has “enormous” potential to treat some types of chronic…
How Smoking Makes Chronic Pain Worse
A new study is adding to the growing body of evidence that smoking raises the risk of developing chronic pain. In a study published online…
The Numbers Game II: How Many Americans Have Chronic Pain?
A new study is reviving an old debate about chronic pain: How many Americans have it? A report published this week in The Journal of…