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Medical cannabis legalization outpacing evidence
SAN FRANCISCO – Sparse evidence on cannabis is based on observational studies – not RCTs, said Dr. Kevin P. Hill.
From the Journals
Opioid use curbed with patient education and lower prescription quantities
Postsurgery patients given education on opioids and prescribed fewer tablets took less medication.
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Sexual assault in military linked to sexual pain
Comorbid depression and PTSD also was likely in these female veterans.
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Medical cannabis laws appear no longer tied to drop in opioid overdose mortality
"Cannabinoids have demonstrated therapeutic benefits, but reducing population-level opioid overdose mortality does not appear to be among them,"...
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction reduces migraine frequency
SAN ANTONIO – The intervention also led to reductions in anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms and an increase in gray matter volume.
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association...
News from the FDA/CDC
Stewart Tepper: Emgality approval ‘very exciting’
The treatment binds to calcitonin gene-related peptide and is the first therapy to reduce the frequency of episodic cluster headache attacks.
Conference Coverage
Slow breathing: An effective, pragmatic analgesic technique?
MILWAUKEE – The significant pain reductions with this technique came as a surprise to researchers.
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Methotrexate significantly reduced knee OA pain
TORONTO – “I think there is a signal in this study.” – Dr. Philip G. Conaghan
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Questions remain as marijuana enters clinic use
SAN FRANCISCO – It’s best to ask people what they’re using, and to counsel new users – especially the elderly – to start low and go slow, Dr....
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Pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are common in the year after MS diagnosis
SEATTLE – In a novel study, about half of patients with multiple sclerosis reported clinically significant symptoms of depression or pain, and...