Pain
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Topiramate, Butterbur Added as Top Migraine Prevention Drugs
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Single Question Flags Depression in Chronic Pain
Major Finding: Asking patients who have activity-limiting pain how much they’ve felt downhearted or depressed in the past 4 weeks identified...
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Substance Abusers in Pain Tapered Off Opioids
Major Finding: Patients at high-risk for substance abuse had worse function compared with low-risk patients at the start of a 3-week...
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Pain Medications Relieve Agitation in Demented Patients
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Chronic Pain Patients More Prone to Depression, Anxiety
Major Finding: A higher number of pain locations, joint pain, 90 days or more of pain, daily use of pain medication, and a higher CPG score were...
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Education a Cornerstone of Effective Opioid Management
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Long-Acting Opioids May Trigger Hypogonadism
Major Finding: Tests found low testosterone levels in 74% of men on long-acting or sustained-release opioids, compared with 34% of men on...