Pain
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Posttraumatic headache may be associated with reduced pain thresholds
PHILADELPHIA – Symptoms of photophobia and allodynia are more severe in patients with posttraumatic headache,...
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Is it time to taper that opioid? (And how best to do it)
This guide will help you to determine when to start an opioid taper and how to do so while maintaining pain control and minimizing the risk that...
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Depression, anxiety among elderly breast cancer survivors linked to increased opioid use, death
Among 10,452 breast cancer survivors prescribed adjuvant endocrine therapy, those with mental health comorbidities were 33% more likely to use...
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Pharmacist stigma a barrier to rural buprenorphine access
SAN ANTONIO – The role of pharmacists in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder has been neglected but remains an...
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Medication overuse prevalent among U.S. migraine patients
PHILADELPHIA – Results from a U.S. survey showed an 18% prevalence of medication overuse among people with self-reported migraine symptoms.
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Gynecologic surgeries linked with persistent opioid use
Nearly 7% of women received new opioid prescriptions months after common – and even minimally invasive – gynecologic procedures.
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Nearly 20% of migraineurs use opioids for migraine
PHILADELPHIA – People with 4 or more migraine headache days per month are more likely to use opioids, compared with people with fewer migraine...
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Can mindfulness-based cognitive therapy treat migraine?
PHILADELPHIA – Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine may reduce migraine-related disability, even as the number of headache days and...
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Opioid exposure leads to poor perinatal and postnatal outcomes
Data from women at increased risk for opioid abuse show need for long-term support for mothers and children.
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Parent education improves quick disposal of children’s unused prescription opioids
SAN ANTONIO – Parents were significantly more likely to dispose of their children’s leftover prescription opioids if they had received both...