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SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The prevalence of chronic pain in the United States continues to be significant with millions of patients impacted, yet under-treatment continues to be a problem. An educational luncheon sponsored by Millennium Laboratories at the upcoming Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP) Annual Meeting will look at the occurrence of chronic pain and substance abuse and address the principals of safe opioid prescribing, including...
SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Laboratories, the leading research-based clinical diagnostic company dedicated to improving the lives of people suffering from pain, announced today that it is a sponsor of a corporate showcase presentation at the 31st Annual American Pain Society (APS) Meeting in Honolulu, HI. Millennium is also presenting new research findings, which may help physicians make clinical decisions about monitoring medication use as part of a...
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com For many people, pain and needles go hand in hand. They shudder at the thought of going to the dentist or the doctor because of those pointy items. A new study looks at these preconceived notions of pain and needles, looking specifically at how these thoughts can affect a patients’ experience. The project, completed by a group of German researchers, states that past experiences with needle pricks, combined with information received before having an...
SOUTH FALLSBURG, N.Y., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthritis is a common diagnosis for pain; however, pain and arthritis are usually separate problems that coexist. The "death sentence" of arthritis as an incurable pain problem is a complete fallacy, says Tom Chi, a/k/a The Pain Whisperer. Medscape approximates 35% of Americans have chronic pain, and 50 million Americans are disabled partially or totally due to chronic pain. Dr. Hugh Rosomoff, MD, then chief of neurology at the...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Director for WAISMANN METHOD® rapid opiate detox treatment and pain management specialist, Dr. Michael Lowenstein, announced his support for National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, taking place on May 12, 2012. An increasing number of fibromyalgia patients are being prescribed opiate painkillers to address their chronic pain symptoms, which is alarming to Dr. Lowenstein as prescription painkiller use is also surging...
MONROE, Mich., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Physician's Technology announced new computerized digital joint pain relief technology may take 1 billion pain pills off the street. Millions suffer from joint pain and arthritis, often pushing them to the brink of addiction to pain pills. Government sources report that over 1.7 million Americans 12 and older are addicted to pain medication and thousands die each year. In desperation, many give in to pain pills. As baby boomers age, joint...
TAU develops "BL-7050" to ease the neuropathic pain of millions of sufferers Neuropathic pain, caused by nerve or tissue damage, is the culprit behind many cases of chronic pain. It can be the result of an accident or caused by a variety of medical conditions and diseases such as tumors, lupus, and diabetes. Typically resistant to common types of pain management including ibuprofen and even morphine, neuropathic pain can lead to lifelong disability for many sufferers. Now a drug...
SAN DIEGO, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Centers for Disease Control reports annual deaths involving opioid pain relievers has quadrupled in a decade to nearly 15,000 in the United States. In New York and North and South Carolina, the number of people misusing or abusing prescription medications continues to rise, sparking attention amongst policymakers and underscoring the need for access to quality care for those suffering from pain. For these reasons, Millennium...
FREDERICK, Md., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioElectronics Corporation (OTC-PINK: BIEL), the maker of disposable, inexpensive drug-free topical pain and healing devices, today announced the results of a customer survey. The results indicate that patients using BIEL's ActiPatch® therapy report a five-fold greater pain reduction than those using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory products such as ibuprofen and aspirin. ActiPatch Therapy, which uses pulsed shortwave therapy based on...
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a new way to deliver long-lasting pain relief through an ancient medical practice. In an article published in the April 23 online edition of Molecular Pain, UNC researchers describe how exploiting the molecular mechanism behind acupuncture resulted in six-day pain relief in animal models. They call this new therapeutic approach PAPupuncture. Principal investigator Mark J. Zylka, PhD, associate professor in the...
