"Smokable" pain drugs promise faster action
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All self-respecting painkillers these days offer "fast-acting relief," a promise we accept to mean anywhere from 15 minutes to more than an hour.
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Thereâsa new way to help ease the pain for some people who suffer with lower back problems. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial spinal disc that may be able to ease the pain with fewer complications than present treatment.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- French researchers say they've discovered a natural painkiller in human saliva that's several times more potent than morphine used in animal studies.
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A drug that helps the immune system attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time.
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People with diabetes may soon be able to take a pill to control their condition instead of repeated injections.
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Doctors are hopeful about a new drug to treat skin cancer by causing tumor cells to self-destruct by overloading them with oxygen
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When Jackie Greene&#39;s shoulders would ache in the middle of the night, she would climb out of bed and take a Celebrex pill, the one thing that eased the pain.
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British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer.
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Results from a trial take it one step closer to possible approval for a local anesthetic.
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Umbilical cord stem cells and a drug that facilitates their entry into the brain may be able to reduce stroke size and damage in humans.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Purdue Pharma&#39;s Palladone (hydromorphone hydrochloride) for people requiring 24-hour pain relief for an extended period.
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Implantable stimulators can blunt pain with electrical impulses, but they may come with negative side effects.
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12/21/04 -- It&#39;s the third largest pain relief drug in recent months to be linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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NEW YORK  - Early tests are raising hopes  that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal  cord.
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A new polymer gel may offer an alternative to the injections required to manage diseases such as diabetes, Crohn&#39;s disease, ulcerative colitis, bowel cancer and infections.
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New technology could lead to safer, more effective drugs.
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A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast-cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.