"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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Scientists are hunting new ways to help millions of pain sufferers &#151; from addiction-resistant narcotics to using brain scanners for biofeedback &#151; amid a worrisome rise in abuse of today's top prescription painkillers.
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Painkillers suspected of causing  fatal heart disease may act by starting the process of  hardening the arteries, researchers proposed on Thursday.
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Painkillers suspected of causing fatal heart disease may act by starting the process of hardening the arteries, researchers proposed on Thursday.
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A gel to speed up wound healing and reduce scarring is being developed by UK scientists.
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Doctors get a second warning about misusing the pain drug.
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The drug offers a new way of fighting severe pain, an option for patients who no longer benefit from morphine .
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There's encouraging news about an enzyme replacement drug.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Just-released data from a trial that was stopped early in 2004 for safety reasons is re-igniting debate on the safety of two popular painkillers.
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Chronic inflammation of the prostate can lead to constant pain that is hard to treat, but a new approach seems to hold out promise.
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Scientists develop a patch which can inject medicines painlessly through the skin.
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A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be. One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if
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Enhancing a natural pain-filtering mechanism in the spine helped relieve chronic pain in mice without the unwanted side effects of current pain relievers, Swiss researchers said on Wednesday.
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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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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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A type of arthritis drug raises blood pressure more than other painkillers, scientists say.
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Pfizer Inc. said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its medication for pain caused by nerve damage from diabetes or shingles.