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Experimental painkiller could outsmart opioids: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study shows a non-opioid pain reliever blocks pain at its source -- calming specific nerve signals that send pain messages to the brain. In mice, the compound SBI-810 eased pain from surgery, bone fractures, and nerve injury without causing sedation or constipation.
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Model predicts likelihood of persistent high-dose opioid use after knee su
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has identified 10 readily available clinical factors that may predict which patients will persistently use high doses of opioids in the year following knee replacement surgery.
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Opioid prescription rates for knee surgery vary, but higher strength dosag
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 26 (ANI): A new study found that opioid prescription rates for outpatient knee surgery vary widely across the country, but the strength of the average prescription in the United States is at a level that has been linked to an increased risk of overdose death.
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Patients transitioning to skilled nursing facilities at opioid risks: Stud
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 15 (ANI): Patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities often bring a high-dose painkiller prescription with them, which suggests that more attention should be paid to opioid safety for those patients, concludes a recent study focusing on the opioid-fueled publ
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Researchers study link between opioid consumption in older adults
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colorado [USA], July 11 (ANI): A team of researchers have deeply studied the relationship between opioid (medicines used for pain relief, including anaesthesia) use and driving among older adults.
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Study finds new way to reduce harmful binge drinking
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 25 (ANI): Manipulating a particular system -- stress signal -- found in a specific brain region, could act as a therapy to taper binge drinking, according to a recent study.
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Intentional use of fentanyl on rise: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Jan 25 (ANI): The use of fentanyl by the people who suffer from a drug habit has witnessed a twofold increase since the year 2015, says a latest research.
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Parents think opioids best for children's pain relief, despite risk
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 27 (ANI): Parents are still conflicted about opiods. A survey, commissioned by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) find that while more than half express concern their child may be at risk for opioid addiction, nearly two-thirds believe opioids are m
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