Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/pain/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241603.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241603.phpA new study reveals key factors that promote the spread of cancer to lymph nodes and provides a mechanism that explains how a common over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication can reduce the spread of tumor cells through the lymphatic system. The research, published by Cell Press in the February 14 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, opens new avenues for the design of antimetastatic therapies...Cancer / Oncology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241564.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241564.phpA distinctive pattern of brain activity associated with conditions including deep anesthesia, coma and congenital brain disorders appears to represent the brain's shift into a protective, low-activity state in response to reduced metabolic energy...Neurology / Neuroscience Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241566.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241566.phpWhen it comes to treating people with hip pain, physicians should not replace clinical observation with the use of magnetic resonance images (MRI), according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA...Bones / Orthopedics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241547.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241547.phpResearchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have shown that local anesthesia delivered through a catheter in the joint, intraarticularly, may be more beneficial than traditional opioids such as morphine and Oxycontin for pain management following total knee replacement surgery...Bones / Orthopedics Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241434.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241434.phpChronic neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is common and very difficult to treat, but a new therapeutic strategy requiring a one-time injection into the spinal column has potential to improve patient outcomes. This cutting-edge pain management strategy is described in an article published in Journal of Neurotrauma, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc...Pain / Anesthetics Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241528.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241528.phpBy using a computerized model to study an electroencepholagram (EEG) brain pattern called "burst suppression", researchers in the US believe they have discovered a fundamental mechanism of how the brain behaves when the metabolic energy supply to brain cells is low...Neurology / Neuroscience Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241410.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241410.phpIncreased pain following surgery has long been linked to anxiety and "catastrophizing," an extreme response to stress...Bones / Orthopedics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241414.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241414.phpThe benefits of exercise in minimizing pain and improving mobility for individuals living with osteoarthritis has been well documented. In a new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 107 individuals with diagnosed osteoarthritis in the knee were randomized to either a DVD-based exercise group, or a control group...Arthritis / Rheumatology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241287.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241287.phpResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women that is marked by chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The researchers' discovery of a new gene mutation provides hope for new screening methods...Women's Health / Gynecology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241292.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241292.phpA large Scandinavian study, that has been running for 30 years, has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms of painful menstrual periods reports scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The research is published in Europe´s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction...Women's Health / Gynecology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241204.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241204.phpPlacebos reduce pain by creating an expectation of relief. Distraction - say, doing a puzzle - relieves it by keeping the brain busy. But do they use the same brain processes? Neuromaging suggests they do. When applying a placebo, scientists see activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex...Pain / Anesthetics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241141.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241141.phpMayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children exposed to two or more anesthetics before age 3 had more than double the incidence of ADHD than children who had no exposure, says David Warner, M.D...ADHD Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241122.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241122.php A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minn., and published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, reveals that children who have been under anesthesia many times when they are young have a greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to David Warner, M...ADHD Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241027.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241027.phpJust the mention of kidney stones can cause a person to cringe. They are often painful and sometimes difficult to remove, and 10 percent of the population will suffer from them. In space, the risk of developing kidney stones is exacerbated due to environmental conditions. The health risk is compounded by the fact that resource limitations and distance from Earth could restrict treatment options...Urology / Nephrology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241030.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241030.phpThe pain suffered by older adults is the shared focus of the two newest entries in The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) From Publication to Practice* series. Together they address both pain management and new labeling changes for one of the most popular pain medications, acetaminophen...Pain / Anesthetics Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241019.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241019.phpLong duration, controllable drug delivery is of wide interest to medical researchers and clinicians, particularly those seeking to improve treatment for patients with chronic pain or to prevent cancer recurrence after surgery...Pain / Anesthetics Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241053.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241053.php According to a study published online in Science Translational Medicine by researchers from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario, massages aid the growth of new mitochondria in skeletal muscle, and help to reduce inflammation...Pain / Anesthetics Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240917.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240917.phpAccording to a recent study, there is a new mechanism of drug release using 3D superhydrophobic materials that utilizes air as a removable barrier to control the rate at which drug is released. The study was electronically published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society...Pain / Anesthetics Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240938.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240938.phpA small study published online in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery shows that a technique in which highly concentrated beams of radiation are used, known as Cyberknife, can relieve the stabbing pain of the facial nerve condition trigeminal neuralgia...Pain / Anesthetics Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240825.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240825.phpA new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), found that two in five adults (42%) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive...Arthritis / Rheumatology Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240819.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240819.phpAchilles tendinitis (tendonitis) or Achilles tendon inflammation occurs when the Achilles tendon becomes inflamed as a result of the Achilles tendon being put under too much strain. The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles to the heel bone, and is found at the back of a person's lower leg. It is the largest tendon in the body and is able to endure great force, but is still susceptible to injury...Sports Medicine / Fitness Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240738.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240738.phpThe sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad® has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimize users' comfort and well-being...IT / Internet / E-mail Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240699.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240699.phpQuantifying how sore a person is after a long workout is a challenge for doctors and researchers, but scientists from Loma Linda and Asuza Pacific Universities think they may have figured it out. Their research article describing a new technique to measure muscle soreness will be published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)...Sports Medicine / Fitness Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240684.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240684.phpWomen report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection of electronic medical records to establish the broad gender difference to a high level of statistical significance...Pain / Anesthetics Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240651.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240651.phpThe idea that men suffer more when in pain than women could well be a myth, according to a new report written by Stanford University researchers in the Journal of Pain. The authors say that their large study found that even though women are able to endure childbirth, an ordeal that males never have to go through, their findings showed that overall, males appear to endure pain better than women...Pain / Anesthetics