Two days of post-surgical pain relief now possible with just one shot
...ments, and abdominal surgery. The many methods of relieving pain after such procedures include some that require catheters or IV (intravenous) lines. DepoDur (morphine sulfate extended-release liposome injection) is delivered as a single epidural shot using the innovative DepoFoam technology that allows the ...Non-narcotic treatment for migraines
... intravenously, metoclopramide proved effective in relieving the nausea that often accompanies a migraine, worked rapidly, was gentle on the stomach and did not cause changes in blood pressure....Women need less morphine after hysterectomies with new treatment
...oid treatments available to complement morphine in relieving movement-related pain," Dr. Gilron says. Results of the study are published on-line in the January 2005 issue of PAIN, the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Also on the team from Queen's are Elizabeth Orr and Jo...Chamomile tea: New evidence supports health benefits
...s may explain why the tea appears to be helpful in relieving menstrual cramps in women, probably by relaxing the uterus, say the researchers. Glycine also is known to act as a nerve relaxant, which may also explain why the tea seems to act as a mild sedative, the scientists note. Glycine supplements are sold i...Study shows drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex were widely over-used long before recent problems
...tis. The COX-2 inhibitors are no more effective in relieving pain than aspirin, ibuprofen, or any of the traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), but they cause fewer of the gastrointestinal side effects that often trouble long-term high-dose NSAID users. In exchange for reduced GI risk, ho...Vioxx went mostly to patients who didn't need it, Stanford researcher says
... Vioxx began being sold in 1999, it was touted for relieving pain without causing the gastritis and ulcers that some people developed from taking ibuprofen, naproxen and other painkillers known as non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. But over the next four years, it turned out that V...New study tests amitriptyline for painful bladder syndrome
... of 75 milligrams of amitriptyline a day may begin relieving IC pain within a week. In contrast, doses in the range of 150 to 300 milligrams are generally used to treat depression. "Like so many potential treatments tried before it, amitriptyline looks promising. And we are desperate to find a safe and effecti...Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
... dropped to a normal range. In addition to quickly relieving agitation, the results of the new study showed a reduction in physical restraints. The time period severely agitated patients treated with Geodon IM were held in restraints dropped by 40 percent compared to the period prior to this study when simila...