Pain
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Peripheral nervous system events have lasting impact on SLE patients
Findings from one of the largest-ever cohort studies on PNS manifestations in SLE patients may “provide a benchmark for the assessment of future...
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USPSTF draft guidance calls for drug use screening
They found “adequate evidence” that screening tools can detect illicit drug use.
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Treatment of episodic cluster headache deviates from recommendations
PHILADELPHIA – Among patients with episodic cluster headache, use of acute medications is high, but use of...
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Posttraumatic headache may be associated with reduced pain thresholds
PHILADELPHIA – Symptoms of photophobia and allodynia are more severe in patients with posttraumatic headache,...
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Exposure to patients with migraine increases likelihood of stigmatizing attitudes
PHILADELPHIA – An analysis of survey data raises questions about how to combat negative attitudes toward patients...
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Moderately high dietary riboflavin linked to fewer migraines
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Pharmacist stigma a barrier to rural buprenorphine access
SAN ANTONIO – The role of pharmacists in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder has been neglected but remains an...
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FDA approves first generics of pregabalin
The first generic approvals of the drug were granted to nine companies.
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Medication overuse prevalent among U.S. migraine patients
PHILADELPHIA – Results from a U.S. survey showed an 18% prevalence of medication overuse among people with self-reported migraine symptoms.
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Nearly 20% of migraineurs use opioids for migraine
PHILADELPHIA – People with 4 or more migraine headache days per month are more likely to use opioids, compared with people with fewer migraine...
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Can mindfulness-based cognitive therapy treat migraine?
PHILADELPHIA – Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine may reduce migraine-related disability, even as the number of headache days and...