Articles related to "Opioid"

In 2001 nearly two and half million people used pain medications for reasons other than pain relief. This was a 335% increase from 1990.

Preclinical investigations in animals and clinical observations in patients with multiple sclerosis suggest an alteration of endogenous opioids in multiple sclerosis.

Researchers have shown that the physiological effects of acupuncture are primarily derived from an increased production of endorphins and other natural opioid peptides.

Drugs for controlling pain exist in a variety of forms. How do different types of pain medications work?

Part two of a multipart series on the origins and implications of recreational drugs. From the poppy fields of Asia, pain relief and addiction were born.

If chronic pain is not treated then depression and anxiety will set in. A cycle will then begin with the pain causing the depression/anxiety to worsen and vice versa

Low dose naltrexone is a prescription drug used off label for MS and other medical conditions. Subjects are needed for the first clinical trial of LDN in fibromyalgia.

"The Promise Of Low Dose Naltrexone Therapy: Potential Benefits in Cancer, Autoimmune, Neurological and Infectious Disorders" is a must-read medical textbook.

There are many treatments for fibromyalgia, some even FDA approved, but they only offer symptom relief. Low dose naltrexone (LDN) could treat the actual illness.

The history of medicine is awash with drug trials and procedures that failed in well-controlled experiments. Controls are basic and essential for validation of science.

Opioid addiction is a deadly disease, but for severe cases there is finally an alternative to the oftentimes lifelong prison of Oxycontin, Heroin or Methadone Maintenance

Prescription drug use starts with legitimate reasons like cough, insomnia and pain, but repetitive use moves the user down the road to prescription drug abuse.

Methadone is prescribed to prevent withdrawal symptoms from heroin and other opiates. It's use has unique ramifications during pregnancy.

Using science to battle cravings, withdrawl, and alcohol itself – the Cure or another Tool in the Recovery shed?

On September 17-20, 2008 Montreal hosted the World Congress on Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Presentations included 4 encouraging reports on low dose naltrexone (LDN).

One of the newest options for laboring women is known as the walking epidural. This medication allows pain relief and even the possibility of walking to the bathroom.

It would be interesting to learn how itching occurs in skin and systemic diseases and how the act of scratching relieves the itch.

Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) often causes marked immune dysfunction, but some drugs and supplements can help, providing relief of symptoms.

Oxycontin is a painkiller, but it is also a leading form of drug addiction and overdose.

Sickle cell disease can result in complications for individuals who inherit it.

Know if your loved one has an opiate addiction.

Benzonatate, also sold as Tessalon Perles, is a nonnarcotic oral antitussive agent. It is available by prescription in the US to treat coughs due to colds and flu.

Acupuncture is a Chinese treatment that has been exercised for centuries.

For millennia, essential oils have been used by healers in different cultures. Rigorous studies are difficult to design, but research supports some claims of benefits.

For some people, eating chocolate can be a quick and enjoyable anti-depressant. But for others, the good feelings are followed by a let-down and can make them feel worse.

Better chronic pain relief could be possible in the future, thanks to research into the proteins in the poisons used by marine cone shell snails to immobilise their prey.

Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) is now defined as a disease. Stanford University's Dr. Jarred Younger is recruiting Gulf War veterans for a clinical trial of low dose naltrexone.

Two years after acute, uncomplicated lumbar disk herniation, there is no difference in outcomes between surgical treatment and conservative management.

New studies show that hydrotherapy benefits patients rehabilitating from strokes, traumas, and other injuries as well as connective tissue diseases and asthma.

The 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that among American youth ages 12 - 17 years old , 6% of them had tried prescription drugs for recreational use.

This deciduous ethnobotanical tree from Africa is easy to cultivate and contains a number of beneficial medicinal compounds.

LDN exerts its beneficial effects by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, modulating the immune system, and inhibiting cancer cell proliferation.

Generalized itching in the absence of visible skin rashes, called pruritus sine materia, can be frustrating for both the patient and the treating physician.

Can stimulants help chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)? In some cases the answer is yes - and they can help more than just the fatigue.

Medications, herbs and supplements can alter our dreams, making them more or less vivid, easier or harder to recall and causing or reducing nightmares.

Autoimmune diseases have been traditionally treated with immunosuppressants, but medications that stimulate the immune system may be a more rational choice.

Low dose naltrexone has been used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis for over 20 years, but only now was the first official study published.

Persistent pain caused by soft tissue, bone, or nerve injury can be out of proportion to the original injury and is sometimes mistakenly minimized by physicians.

A pharmaceutical drug that is inexpensive and efficacious without side effects has drawn a lot of attention from the medical world.

Recent research in drug abuse focuses on the causation of chemical dependency.