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Pain Management

News, opinions and meeting coverage in pain management.

Zyprexa: Also a Pain Med?

Meta-analysis suggests analgesic effect for antipsychotic drug

Efforts Expand on Abuse-Deterrent Hydrocodone

Hard to abuse -- but what will happen in real world is still unclear

Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities

NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine

Will Delay Weaken CDC Opioid Guidance?

Recommendations to limit supply and dosing under fire

Steroid Injections May Ease Jaw Pain in JIA

But relief is seldom complete and some patients get no benefit

RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia

Where fibromyalgia diagnosis can go wrong, and how to get it right

Healthcare System Makes Physicians Hypocrites by Enabling Addiction

Why are doctors avoiding treatment of alcoholics?

Experts Weigh In: Where Do People Want to Die?

The answer is not always obvious

'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead

Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system

Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay

The case of the $1,700 mammogram

Purdue Pulls New OxyContin Application, and Questions Follow

FDA disavows previous requirement for study of abuse-deterrent formulation

Prednisone Offers Modest Relief in Sciatica

Oral steroids are commonly used but without much supporting evidence.

Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback

Here's how the FDA let a widely abused opioid back on the market.

Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder

Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse?

Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacks

Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial.

What Makes an Opioid Stronger or Weaker Than Morphine?

CDC classification of stronger, weaker, and morphine-equivalent opioids is confusing.

Ultrasound After Steroid Shots Helps Slightly in Managing Knee OA

Changes visualized after intra-articular injections are small and of borderline utility.

Are RA Patients More Sensitive to Pain?

For many RA is complicated by fibromyalgia.

'Generic' Colchicine to Hit Market

May provide some price relief for gout patients.

Separating Spondyloarthritis From Back Pain Still Problematic

Spinal MRI criteria don't help differentiate SpA from nonspecific pain.

FDA Panel Wants Safer Epidural Steroid Shots

Majority votes to end epidural injections with "particulate" steroids.

FDA Advisers Tackle Epidural Steroid Shots

Focus on adverse neurologic effects.

Gout May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease

Study showed AD incidence higher over 5 years for patients without gout.

Humira Benefits Persist in Spine Disease

Anti-TNF treatment efficacy maintained at 3 years in axial spondyloarthritis.

That's Not Chronic Lyme, It's Cancer

Three case reports demonstrate the risks of "assuming that patients have chronic Lyme disease."

PRP Shows Promise for Hamstring Tears

Hamstring injuries are notoriously slow to heal. Can platelet-rich plasma help?

Excerpt From 'Being Mortal ... '

Ivan Ilyich isn't as foreign to today's medicine as we imagine.

Portenoy Opioid Talk Sparks Controversy

Opioid advocate Russell Portenoy's invitation to an upcoming NIH workshop is under fire.

TCT: PFO No Panacea for Migraine

WASHINGTON -- Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure did not significantly reduce the number of monthly migraine days compared with medical treatment, researchers reported here.

Are Your Patients Using Fake Names?

A case study in the American Journal of Medicine poses a vexing question many healthcare professionals have faced: What should you do when your patients use fraudulent names?

Now What? DEA Tosses Tramadol in Schedule IV

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) scheduled tramadol as a Schedule IV substance -- whats the big fuss about tramadol that led to this decision by the DEA?

How To Tell Fake Neck Pain From Real: The Pain Medicine News Report

A regular update on what鈥檚 new in surgery from our friends at Pain Medicine News.

Medtronic's Infuse Moves From Operating Room to Courtroom

An investigative series by 番茄社区/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been tracking the spinal fusion device called Infuse in a 4-year-long series and now reports how a flawed FDA system for device approval may have led to a long string of adverse events culminating in thousands of liability suits.

Humira No Help for Arthritic Hands

Treatment of hand osteoarthritis with adalimumab (Humira) was unsuccessful, a randomized multicenter trial found.

Pain Med Docs More Prone to Burnout

TAMPA -- Physicians who specialize in pain medicine appear to be at greater risk of experiencing professional burnout than physicians in other specialties, researchers reported here.

Patients鈥� Eye Color a Clue to Pain Tolerance

TAMPA -- Caucasian women with light-colored eyes -- blue or green -- appear to tolerate pain better than Causcasian women with brown or hazel eyes, researchers reported here.

APA Meeting Highlights Mental Health Biology

NEW YORK CITY -- The biological basis for normal and abnormal mental function is emerging as a dominant theme in psychiatry research, and the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting that starts here Saturday won't be an exception.

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