What is Trigeminal Neuralgia?
April 23, 2018 People with trigeminal neuralgia may endure pain so intense, they are unable to eat, talk, swallow, brush their teeth or otherwise live a normal life when the pain occurs. Read the entire article here.
read moreLooking Pain in the Eye
February 27, 2017 Our latest video has been released - Looking Pain in the Eyes...Help us in seeking a cure for chronic pain sufferers. View the video here!
read moreImportant Breakthrough in Migraine Headache Treatment
January 4, 2018 A new migraine drug called Erenumab is the first drug in 20 years proven to prevent migraine attacks. This important breakthrough for all migraine sufferers fills a sorely needed void for an option that can prevent migraine and is well tolerated. ...
read moreA novel human pain insensitivity disorder – “A Family That Doesn’t Feel Pain”
January 4, 2018 Lead study author Dr James Cox, from University College London, said the Marsili family members had all their nerves present, but "they're just not working how they should be." He said: "We're working to gain a better understanding of exactly why they...
read moreNeumentum Raises $6 Million to Develop Non-opioid Pain Products
December 6, 2017 Neumentum, a pharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the way acute and chronic pain are treated - without opioids - announced that is has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round through the sale of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. ...
read moreThe Impact of The Opioid Epidemic on The Pain Management Landscape
November 17, 2017 Brookline Capital Markets recently hosted a key opinion leader luncheon with three physician experts in the field Joseph Pergolizzi, M.D. (who is also advisor to the Board of Directors of the Global Pain Initiative), Chris Gharibo, M.D., and R....
read moreIf You’re Prone to Pain, Beware of Caffeine
by Dmitry M. Arbuck, M.D. Commentary written for the Carmel Current paper, Carmel, IN I want to make a case against caffeine. I don’t want to anger all the Starbucks lovers, but everybody needs to know that caffeine is one of the major offenders associated with pain,...
read morePainstipation Awareness and Treatment
New Survey Reveals Big Challenge For Patients Suffering From Opioid-Induced Constipation; Medications Often Don’t Work Quickly Enough To Relieve Symptoms September 7, 2017 Salix Pharmaceuticals Bring Awareness to ‘Painstipation’ The 100 million Americans living with...
read moreControlling Cancer Pain Part 3
Non-medical treatments for pain Non-medical treatments may be used along with pain medicine, though they can also be used alone for mild pain or discomfort. Some people find they can take a lower dose of pain medicine when they also use non-medical treatments. These...
read moreWhy We Have Pain & How We Kill It
Hank from the Science Show explaining the biochemistry of pain -- how it works, why we have it, and how painkillers, whether they're over the counter or heavy-duty prescription bad boys, make the pain go away.
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