Archive for February 2016
Shame on an Intolerant Firefighter
I was flabbergasted to read the comment made on Facebook by the firefighter in Weymouth, Massachuestts who said “we should just let heroin addicts die from overdose rather than give them the rescue antidote, naloxone.” This would be like saying the obese diabetic should not be treated because they ate too much, or the disease…
Read MoreThe Merry-Go-Round of Chronic Pain
As if it’s not enough that some people have chronic pain, we know that these people also don’t live as long. There is new evidence that persistent pain affects the function of the same cells that fights AIDS, lymphomas, and other diseases associated with an impaired immune system. It is hard to know how much…
Read MorePromising Drugs on the Horizon
Scientists at Tulane University and the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System are working on a new painkiller that would be safer and not be addictive. Research like this should give everyone hope. There are a number of promising drugs in development, such as this one, that could replace the current type of opioids. The…
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