Pain sensitivity in IBS patients may psychological
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NEW YORK  - Increased colon pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) appears to be related more to "a psychological tendency to report pain," rather than to actual increased neurosensory sensitivity, investigators report.
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Doctors say patients timid about having surgeries for fear of pain shouldn't put it off: A new focus on patient comfort and advances in pain management are making many procedures nearly pain-free.
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A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study suggested Monday people with a history of migraines are more likely to suffer angina chest pain.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus, a beneficial type of microbe, produces changes in the intestinal tract that help reduce abdominal pain related to irritable bowel syndrome, findings from an animal study suggest.
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By Michael Lasalandra, Globe Correspondent | August 24, 2004. Brynna Mathews began having intestinal problems in her early 20s. The onset was gradual, but eventually the bloating, cramping, intestinal pain
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Scientists say they have new evidence to support the belief that Crohn&#39;s disease, an irritable bowel condition that affects a half-million Americans, has a bacterial origin.
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NEW YORK  - Symptoms of anxiety may speed  the progression of certain physical disabilities in older  women, new research suggests.
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Brain scans of people in chronic pain show a state of constant activity in areas that should be at rest, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, a finding that could help explain why pain patients have higher rates of depression, anxiety and other disorders.
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Chronic back pain is linked to physical changes in the brain, according to researchers in Germany.
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For people with chronic pain, relief comes with a tradeoff.
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Dr. Shahrzad Mavandadi, of the University of Pennsylvania,  Philadelphia, and colleagues examined the effects of pain on  the response to depression treatment in 524 men, 60 years of  age or older, who were seen at a VA medical center.
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Maybe, say researchers at Rutgers University and other US east coast universities who have found people especially sensitive to bitter compounds in broccoli and other foods tend to be thinner than others.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with chronic pain related to osteoarthritis experience "marked clinical improvement" with acupuncture plus routine care, German researchers have shown.
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NEW YORK  - For people with lower back  pain, a set of five criteria seem to predict whether spinal  manipulation is likely to help them, according to a new study.
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People born with an insensitivity to pain could help researchers understand how pain works and one day develop new painkillers with fewer side effects.
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Scientists have identified a genetic defect that prevents some people from feeling any physical pain, while leaving them perfectly normal otherwise. Sound like a blessing? It's not.
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Patients with Crohn&#39;s disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, who do not respond to conventional treatment, may get symptom relief by swallowing parasite eggs.