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Study reveals nutrition, companionship reduce pain in mice with sickle cel
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], February 1 (ANI): A team of researchers has found that an enriched diet and companionship can reduce pain in mice with sickle cell disease by increasing serotonin. They also discovered that duloxetine, an antidepressant that boosts serotonin levels, could be an alternative t
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Cannabis may encourage use of non-medical opioid, suggests study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): A recent study examined the direction and strength of the association between cannabis and opioids among adults who used non-medical opioids in the United States.
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Cannabis use appears to encourage, not replace, non-medical opioid use
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Contrary to some claims, people in the U.S may not be substituting cannabis for opioids, according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
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Study points out opioid risks for patients transitioning to skilled nursin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): A recent study focusing on the opioid-fueled public health crisis concluded that the hospital patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities often bring a high-dose painkiller prescription with them, which suggests that more attention should be paid to
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Dental opioids study points to need for better prescribing
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): As dentists and their teams across America get back to their regular schedules after a dip in COVID-19 related cases, a new study shows a key opportunity to reduce the use of opioid painkillers by their patients.
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Life-saving medicine does not reach majority of patients, study reveals
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): A drug that can be life-saving is accessible to very few needy patients. Despite being recommended for opioids over-dose patients by physicians, less than 2 per cent really get the medication to save their lives, suggests a recent study.
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Illicit opioid users at higher mortality risk due to various causes, revea
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 26 (ANI): People hooked on to illicit opioids are not only at the risk of dying from a drug overdose but also face increased chances of death from communicable and non-communicable diseases, injuries and suicide.
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Strong opioids offer worse pain relief benefits, no quality of life benefi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers suggested that opioids contribute no measurable benefit to the quality of life or depression for patients suffering from osteoarthritis (OA).
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Construction workers most likely to use drugs: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 30 (ANI): Among all other professions, construction workers are most likely to use drugs such as opioids and cocaine, suggests a recent study.
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Research highlights alarming effects of discontinuing opioid prescriptions
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 6 (ANI): While a lot of people resort to taking opioids for pain, a new study has shed light on the alarming effects of discontinuing it.
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Surgery before pregnancy leads to increased risk of opioid withdrawal in b
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], July 15 (ANI): In a study, it has been found that babies whose mothers underwent surgery before pregnancy have an increased risk of opioid withdrawal symptoms at birth.
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Can marijuana be an effective pain killer?
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): Marijuana can effectively treat both pain and insomnia in people who want to avoid prescription and over the counter pain and sleep medications - including opioids, finds a recent study.
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