/tags/pain Pain en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-09-16/acetaminophen-vs-ibuprofen-how-each-pain-reliever-can-help-and-hurt They are used in several over-the-counter drugs. People often mix them up, but that can lead to serious problems unless you're careful. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-09-16/acetaminophen-vs-ibuprofen-how-each-pain-reliever-can-help-and-hurt Sam Baker /2019-01-25/steep-climb-in-benzodiazepine-prescribing-by-primary-care-doctors U.S. prescriptions for Valium, Ativan and other benzodiazepines have shot up since 2003, statistics show, especially for chronic pain. Roughly half those prescriptions are from primary care providers. Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:18:03 GMT /2019-01-25/steep-climb-in-benzodiazepine-prescribing-by-primary-care-doctors Rhitu Chatterjee /2019-01-17/scientists-find-brain-cells-that-make-pain-hurt Researchers have pinpointed the neurons that give pain its unpleasant edge. By turning these neurons off in mice, the scientists relieved the unpleasantness of pain without numbing sensation. Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:01:13 GMT /2019-01-17/scientists-find-brain-cells-that-make-pain-hurt Jonathan Lambert /texas-news/2018-05-02/the-way-chronic-pain-begins-could-be-different-for-men-and-women-study-says You may think of pain as just pain. How you experience that pain, though, might depend on whether you're a man or a woman.A new study from the University… Wed, 02 May 2018 19:56:54 GMT /texas-news/2018-05-02/the-way-chronic-pain-begins-could-be-different-for-men-and-women-study-says Justin Martin /health-science-tech/2018-02-14/intercepting-pain-by-fooling-the-human-body A team at the University of Texas at Dallas is developing a new method to treat pain by disrupting how the body processes it. Zachary Campbell researches… Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:34:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-02-14/intercepting-pain-by-fooling-the-human-body Justin Martin /health-science-tech/2017-08-16/can-prescribing-fewer-painkillers-curb-the-opioid-epidemic-doctors-at-baylor-think-so President Trump called the opioid crisis in the United States a national emergency last week, and Texas has joined a coalition of states to investigate… Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:18:02 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-08-16/can-prescribing-fewer-painkillers-curb-the-opioid-epidemic-doctors-at-baylor-think-so Stephanie Kuo /health-science-tech/2015-04-20/acetaminophen-for-back-pain-a-study-says-no-but-doctors-still-recommend-it Tylenol and other products containing acetaminophen are prescribed often for pain relief. But there’s been ongoing debate about whether it does anything… Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:45:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2015-04-20/acetaminophen-for-back-pain-a-study-says-no-but-doctors-still-recommend-it Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2015-01-14/palliative-care-with-a-soundtrack Usually its IV poles being wheeled down hospital hallways. Today, it’s a harp.In the palliative care program at Baylor University Medical Center in… Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2015-01-14/palliative-care-with-a-soundtrack Lauren Silverman /health-science-tech/2014-08-27/relief-from-back-pain-a-promise-unfulfilled-for-some For those who suffer frequent back pain, it was a promise of relief. Dallas-based North American Spine spent years building a business with a procedure… Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:13:05 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-08-27/relief-from-back-pain-a-promise-unfulfilled-for-some Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2014-03-10/vital-signs-why-smokings-bad-for-your-back It can range from a dull, constant ache to acute pain that can last from a few days to a few weeks. About eight in ten people, at some point in their… Mon, 10 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-03-10/vital-signs-why-smokings-bad-for-your-back Sam Baker