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NEWS ABOUT: chronic pain

chronic pain stories: 6 news summaries

Ex-Wilco Guitarist Died of Accidental OD: Coroner

Painkiller fentanyl cited in Bennett's death

Jun 23, 09 2:53 PM CDT
(AP) - Authorities say former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a pain killer, and that they're investigating his death as an accident. Champaign County (Ill.) Coroner Duane Northrup says tests show the 45-year-old musician died after taking fentanyl, a drug found in patches commonly prescribed to treat... More »

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music • chronic pain • overdose • painkiller • Jay Bennett • Wilco • fentanyl • Jeff Tweedy

Pentagon's New Painkiller:
Ancient Chinese Medicine

Military doctors will start training medics in 'battlefield acupressure'

Dec 11, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - US Air Force doctors deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan next year will have a new medical weapon in their arsenal: acupuncture. Military physicians, pleased with the success of treating wounded troops at home, will begin teaching battlefield medics how to fight severe or chronic pain by inserting tiny needles under... More »

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military • chronic pain • acupuncture • alternative medicine • US Air Force

CDC: Older Americans
Need Shingles Vaccines

Drug cuts risk of getting disease in half

May 16, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The CDC is recommending that all adults age 60 and older get vaccinated against shingles, a common condition that can result in chronic plan, the Washington Post reports. Research has found that the recommended Merck vaccine reduces the occurrence of shingles by some 50% in this age group. Only those... More »

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Merck • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • chronic pain • vaccine • virus • senior citizens • shingles

Chronic Pain Rewires the Brain

Researchers find suffering constant pain can cause permanent changes

Feb 6, 08 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers studying the brains of people suffering from chronic pain have found that  an area of their cortex is permanently active when it should sometimes deactivate, Reuters reports. That part of the brain, usually associated with emotion, stays on "full throttle" at all times. Researchers say this could explain... More »

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depression • chronic pain • brain • neuroscience • neurology • insomnia • anxiety • neurons • cortex • sleeplessness

Even Fake Acupuncture Best for
Back Pain

Chronic sufferers find relief in treatment

Sep 25, 07 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Acupuncture has a far better success rate than other treatments for patients with chronic lower back pain,  and fake acupuncture is nearly as effective as the real thing, a new study has found. Normal medical treatment produced significant improvement in 24% of people, while 47% of acupuncture patients felt... More »

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medicine • chronic pain • medical treatment • painkiller • acupuncture • medical study

Ouch—Doc's Trial Highlights Pain Issues

Was he trafficking narcotics or treating  chronic pain?

Apr 24, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The drug-trafficking trial of a Virginia pain specialist demonstrates the slippery slope between treating chronic conditions and enabling addicts. Dr. William Hurwitz's jury heard the story of a patient with deblitating migraines who had been treated with anxiety medication that actually caused headaches—by another doctor who happened to be... More »

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medicine • health • drugs • William Hurwitz • OxyContin • opioids • chronic pain • addiction

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