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Mass. Researchers May Be On Brink Of Creating Revolutionary, Non-Addictive Painkiller
CAMBRIDGE (CBS NEWS) — Researchers in Massachusetts believe they may be on the brink of creating a revolutionary non-addictive painkiller. Developed by Blue Therapeutics, Blue-181 could be a big step forward in dealing with the growing opioid crisis. The team there said it wanted to make a drug that is a total replacement for the opioids currently on the market – something that people could safely stop using without the possible dangerous side effects.
Mark Loccisano felt a gratification from painkillers with his very first pill. They were prescribed by a doctor for a sports injury. It was the beginning of an opioi...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Cambridge Local TV opioid crisis Source Type: news
The This Week in Mentalists Awards 2013 – Meet the Judges
Nominations for the This Week in Mentalists Awards 2013 are now open. Please click on this link and leave a comment there to tell us your favourite mental health blogs and vlogs.
On November 1st, when the public nominations end, the top three nominees in each category will be passed to our judges. They’ll then have until just before Christmas to pick their favourites, after which the winners will be announced online on Saturday 21st December.
So let’s introduce the judges. Please note that they are all acting here in a personal capacity and not on behalf of their respective employers. Please also note that th...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - October 1, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Zarathustra Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. TWIM awards Source Type: blogs
CVS Caremark Kicking Habit Of Selling Tobacco Products
WOONSOCKET, RI (AP) – CVS Caremark is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide as it focuses more on providing health care.
The nation’s second-largest drugstore chain said Wednesday that it will phase out cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco by Oct. 1, a move that will cost about $2 billion in annual revenue but won’t affect its 2014 earnings forecast. CVS Caremark leaders say removing tobacco will help them grow the company’s business of working with doctors, hospitals and other care providers to improve customers’ health.
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kckatzman Tags: Business Health Local News CBS Boston CVS Caremark WBZ Source Type: news
Study: Doctors Who Prescribe More Opioids Make More Money
This study suggests that conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical industry may influence oncologists in high-stakes treatment decisions for patients with cancer,” the authors concluded.
Some studies have looked at whether the amount of money a doctor receives makes a difference. Studies by researchers at Yale University, the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health and Harvard Medical School have all found that the more money physicians are paid by pharmaceutical companies, the more likely they are to prescribe certain drugs.
Dr. Patrice Harris, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Associ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Local TV opioid crisis opioids Source Type: news
Chronic Pain Malpractice Claims on the RiseChronic Pain Malpractice Claims on the Rise
More claims are now associated with chronic pain management, especially for certain procedures, such as cervical neuraxial injections, device implantations, and opioid prescriptions. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Physician Receives Long Prison Sentence in Overdose DeathsPhysician Receives Long Prison Sentence in Overdose Deaths
In his sideline pain management practice, anesthesiologist Stan Li, MD, prescribed to as many as 100 patients a day, ignoring signs of addiction, abuse, overdoses, and drug trafficking, prosecutors said. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Stepped-Care Approach to Chronic Pain Improves FunctionStepped-Care Approach to Chronic Pain Improves Function
A two-step program combining analgesics, self-management strategies, and cognitive-behavioral therapy yields lasting improvement in chronic pain and function in a trial of US veterans. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
CDC Warns of HIV, HCV Outbreaks Among Injection Drug UsersCDC Warns of HIV, HCV Outbreaks Among Injection Drug Users
Once again, the agency urged clinicians to talk to patients about all pain-management options, and not just prescription analgesics, which can be dissolved and injected illicitly. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Racial Gap in Management of Pediatric Appendicitis PainRacial Gap in Management of Pediatric Appendicitis Pain
There are marked racial disparities in analgesia administration, and particularly opioid administration, in children with appendicitis treated in US emergency departments, a new study has suggested. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Updated AAP Guidelines Address Procedural Pain in NewbornsUpdated AAP Guidelines Address Procedural Pain in Newborns
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published an updated policy statement summarizing current evidence on the prevention, assessment, and management of pain in newborns. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
FDA Committee Supports Approval of Vantrela ERFDA Committee Supports Approval of Vantrela ER
An FDA committee supports approval of Vantrela ER, an extended-release hydrocodone product for pain management. It also recommends that the labelng for the drug reflect its abuse-deterrence properties. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Cochrane in the news: June 2016
A round-up of selected recent media coverage citing, discussing, and presenting health evidence - updated throughout the month"Health journalism has a serious evidence problem. Here’s a plan to save it." Health journalist Julia Belluz writes for Vox on the problem of "headline whiplash [in] health news" and offers suggestions on how health journalists "need help making sense of research, and in turn, [need to help] readers (who include patients, policymakers, and doctors) to do the same.""To control your weight, eat more — of the right foods": an article in the Washington Post discussing strategies for weight manage...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - June 22, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: nowens at cochrane.org Source Type: news
SPECT/CT Improves Back Pain ManagementSPECT/CT Improves Back Pain Management
Treating chronic back pain can be complex, but SPECT/CT can help clinicians clearly identify the site of pain to improve the precision of nerve block injections, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology News Source Type: news
Doctors Wrestle With Mixed Messages on Opioid PrescribingDoctors Wrestle With Mixed Messages on Opioid Prescribing
Though the CDC’s new prescribing guidelines follow a theme of less is more, another federal agency’s patient satisfaction surveys include questions about pain management that some say encourage doctors to prescribe the highly addictive medicines. Kaiser Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
