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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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Study Shows Inhaling Fentanyl May Lead To Irreversible Brain Damage
Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic -- can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Record 93,000 Americans Died Due To Drug Overdose In 2020
US deaths from drug overdoses surged to a record 93,000 during 2020, driven largely by rising opioid use during the pandemic, official data showed Wednesday.
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Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, 15, First-Ever TIME "Kid Of The Year"
15-year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, a "brilliant" young scientist and inventor, has been named by TIME magazine as the first-ever 'Kid of the Year' for her "astonishing work" using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying.
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This Pain Relieving Herbal Supplement Is Not Safe: Know How To Use Herbal Supplements Safely
Researchers highlighted the possible side effects of using a popular herb- kratom. This herb is usually used for treating pain and opioid addiction. Here is what the study explained.
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2 Infants Die After Vaccination At Primary Health Center In Hyderabad
Two babies died and 32 were hospitalised in a case of medical negligence in Hyderabad after they were wrongly administered with opioid, a medicine not used on babies, at a primary health care centre.
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Suffering From Neck, Back Or Shoulder Pain? Try Physical Therapy For Instant Relief And No Side-Effects: Here's Why
Physical therapy for neck, back and shoulder pain can help in reducing consumption of opioids, a new study has suggested. Know some other effective ways of treating musculoskeletal pain.
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Overuse Of Painkillers Increase Obesity Risk By 95%
People who take painkillers other than heart disease, diabetes and stroke medication increase their risk of obesity by 95%.
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Canada Authorises New Drug Consumption Rooms
Canada's health minister on Monday approved opening North America's first new drug consumption rooms in more than a decade, in an effort to contain the opioid overdose crisis.
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Depression, Anxiety May Up Long-term Opioid Use Risk: Study
Washington: Pre-existing psychiatric and behavioural conditions such as depression, anxiety and sleep disorders as well as the use of psychoactive drugs may increase the risk of long-term use of opioid pain medications, a new study has warned. This association appears stronger for long-term opioid use and especially for patients with a previous his...
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Why Would Anyone Use A Chemical Weapon To Make Drugs? Money
This summer, carfentanil - one of the most potent opioids on the planet - hit the streets of North America. Many users who thought they were taking heroin actually injected or snorted a substance that has until recently been viewed as a chemical weapon . First responders pumped hundreds of dying, bluish people full of the antidote naloxone to try t...
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Chronic Pain Increases Risk Of Opioid Addiction
People with moderate or more severe chronic pain are at 41 per cent higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders, according to a study.
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Recipe for Painlessness in Humans Discovered
Scientists have discovered a potential recipe for painlessness in humans, by using mice genetically modified to lack a nerve channel that enables people and animals to feel pain.
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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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Study Shows Inhaling Fentanyl May Lead To Irreversible Brain Damage
Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic -- can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today.
-
Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Record 93,000 Americans Died Due To Drug Overdose In 2020
US deaths from drug overdoses surged to a record 93,000 during 2020, driven largely by rising opioid use during the pandemic, official data showed Wednesday.
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Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, 15, First-Ever TIME "Kid Of The Year"
15-year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, a "brilliant" young scientist and inventor, has been named by TIME magazine as the first-ever 'Kid of the Year' for her "astonishing work" using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying.
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This Pain Relieving Herbal Supplement Is Not Safe: Know How To Use Herbal Supplements Safely
Researchers highlighted the possible side effects of using a popular herb- kratom. This herb is usually used for treating pain and opioid addiction. Here is what the study explained.
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2 Infants Die After Vaccination At Primary Health Center In Hyderabad
Two babies died and 32 were hospitalised in a case of medical negligence in Hyderabad after they were wrongly administered with opioid, a medicine not used on babies, at a primary health care centre.
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Suffering From Neck, Back Or Shoulder Pain? Try Physical Therapy For Instant Relief And No Side-Effects: Here's Why
Physical therapy for neck, back and shoulder pain can help in reducing consumption of opioids, a new study has suggested. Know some other effective ways of treating musculoskeletal pain.
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Overuse Of Painkillers Increase Obesity Risk By 95%
People who take painkillers other than heart disease, diabetes and stroke medication increase their risk of obesity by 95%.
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Canada Authorises New Drug Consumption Rooms
Canada's health minister on Monday approved opening North America's first new drug consumption rooms in more than a decade, in an effort to contain the opioid overdose crisis.
-
Depression, Anxiety May Up Long-term Opioid Use Risk: Study
Washington: Pre-existing psychiatric and behavioural conditions such as depression, anxiety and sleep disorders as well as the use of psychoactive drugs may increase the risk of long-term use of opioid pain medications, a new study has warned. This association appears stronger for long-term opioid use and especially for patients with a previous his...
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Why Would Anyone Use A Chemical Weapon To Make Drugs? Money
This summer, carfentanil - one of the most potent opioids on the planet - hit the streets of North America. Many users who thought they were taking heroin actually injected or snorted a substance that has until recently been viewed as a chemical weapon . First responders pumped hundreds of dying, bluish people full of the antidote naloxone to try t...
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Chronic Pain Increases Risk Of Opioid Addiction
People with moderate or more severe chronic pain are at 41 per cent higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders, according to a study.
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Recipe for Painlessness in Humans Discovered
Scientists have discovered a potential recipe for painlessness in humans, by using mice genetically modified to lack a nerve channel that enables people and animals to feel pain.
