WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Norwegians are increasingly asking surgeons for a nip, tuck or implant, and many — especially men — have pain that lingers long after their procedure, a new survey shows. Researchers asked 1,746 adults in Norway whether they had undergone cosmetic surgery and howContinue Reading
SATURDAY, March 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Endometriosis causes crippling pain in women, with some spending up to a month of every year debilitated by it. “We’re talking about pain that’s beyond ‘I took two ibuprofen and went to work,’” said Dr. Kristin Riley, chief of minimally invasive gynecologic surgeryContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that long-acting opioid meds raise the odds for addiction in users — including folks dealing with pain after an orthopedic surgery. Now, new research suggests that patients fare just as well if doctors prescribe less risky immediate-release opioids following aContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with recurring urinary tract infections frequently have persistent pain, even after antibiotics have cleared the harmful bacteria from their system. Now, researchers have figured out why this perplexing problem occurs. It appears that an overgrowth of highly sensitive nerve cells can occurContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Of course grief can ravage your mind, but science shows it can also weaken your body, leaving you open to illness. “As humans, we are strongly motivated to seek out social bonds that are warm, dependable, friendly and supportive,” explained George Slavich. HeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Being active may help ease ongoing cancer pain. That’s the key takeaway from a study of more 10,600 people with a history of cancer and over 51,000 without the disease. A team led by Erika Rees-Punia of the American Cancer Society and ChristopherContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA) are cracking down on the use of opioids for tooth pain. The guidelines say that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) taken alone or alongside acetaminophen should be the first-line treatment for managing short-term dental pain inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The first new kind of pain medication in over two decades could be on the horizon for patients, with promising results announced Tuesday from a company trial. For now, the drug from Vertex Pharmaceuticals is called VX-548. But in trials of patients undergoingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Factors like sleep, energy levels and stress can predict the onset of a migraine headache, a new study finds. Those factors differed from the morning to the afternoon and evening, however. Poor perceived sleep quality, lower-than-usual quality of sleep and lower-than-usual energy levelsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Back pain is a double-edged sword. In most cases, it disappears within about six weeks. But when it doesn’t, low back pain is likely to bother you for the long haul, researchers warn. “The good news is that most episodes of back painContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with life-threatening chronic illnesses can receive effective support over the telephone as they manage their condition day by day, a new clinical trial finds. Seriously ill veterans living with lung or heart disease experienced significant improvements in depression, anxiety and quality ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Expecting moms who often turn to acetaminophen for their aches and pains are more likely to wind up with kids who have behavioral issues, a new study warns. Children between the ages of 2 and 4 were more likely to have attention andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pain can present itself in many forms for people battling multiple sclerosis, and one type can interfere with exercising, new research shows. One class of pain experienced by MS patients is what the authors of the new study call nociceptive, caused by specificContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women are four to five times more likely than men to develop early-onset rheumatoid arthritis, and a few hormonal factors could be why, new research suggests. Entering menopause early (before age 45), taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and having four or more kidsContinue Reading