Substance abuse assessments needed before drugs are prescribed, researchers say. Teens prescribed anti-anxiety or sleep medications may be up to 12 times more likely to abuse those drugs… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: While ibuprofen and oral morphine are effective pain relievers for children with broken limbs, ibuprofen is the optimal treatment due to side-effects of morphine, researchers… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treating high-risk, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with both a stain and ezetimibe enhances prevention of heart attacks and strokes, researchers reported on Nov. 17,… read more.
by Denys Wheatley: There is some irony in the title of this symposium because medicine should always be as precise as it can, and advances are expected that… read more.
Asthma takes a backseat to other conditions with older women. Women over the age of 65 face numerous barriers to good health: an increased risk for obesity, greater… read more.
Studies have shown that 50 percent of patients taking opioids for at least three months are still on opioids five years later. A review of the available studies… read more.
Prehabilitation reduces need for postoperative care by nearly 30 percent. Physical therapy after total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is standard care for all patients.
Professor David P. Finn PhD BSc, Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Leader: Galway Neuroscience Centre, Co-Director: Centre for Pain Research, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National University… read more.
Ache, agony, distress and pain draw more attention than non-pain related words when it comes to people who suffer from chronic pain.
Professor David P. Finn PhD BSc, Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Leader: Galway Neuroscience Centre, Co-Director: Centre for Pain Research, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National University… read more.
Professor David P. Finn PhD BSc, Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Leader: Galway Neuroscience Centre, Co-Director: Centre for Pain Research, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National University… read more.
Grandparents’ support linked to parents’ willingness to have additional children and child well-being. Grandparents can significantly influence parents’ decisions to have additional children and the well-being of grandchildren,… read more.
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