News and Features Related to Pain Management

1. FDA Panel Nixes 'Abuse-Proof' OxyContin
   

   May 6, 2008 -- A panel of expert advisors to the FDA took a dim view Monday of efforts by OxyContin's manufacturer to market a new form of the prescription painkiller designed to cut down on tampering and abuse. The deliberations were a setback for the firm, Purdue Pharma. It was stung a year ago wh

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2. Less Income, More Pain?
   

   May 1, 2008 -- If you think about your body right now, do you feel any pain? If so, you are apparently not alone. A new study shows that more than a quarter of people interviewed said they felt some pain in a 24-hour period starting the day before. Researchers interviewed 3,982 people about their ac

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3. Weather Behind Headaches, Sufferers Say
   

   March 13, 2008 -- It isn't clear whether frequent headache sufferers can predict the weather, but most believe weather changes trigger their headache pain. In a survey conducted by the National Headache Foundation (NHF), three out of four people who had frequent headaches reported weather or baromet

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4. 7 Pains You Shouldn't Ignore
   

   Whoever coined the term "necessary evil" might have been thinking of pain. No one wants it, yet it's the body's way of getting your attention when something is wrong. You're probably sufficiently in tune with your body to know when the pain is just a bother, perhaps the result of moving furniture a

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5. Fentanyl Pain Patch Recalled
   

   Feb. 13, 2008 -- Certain prescription skin patches containing the painkiller fentanyl are being recalled because of possible overdose risk. The voluntary recall applies to the following products with an expiration date on or before December 2009: Duragesic pain patch sold by PriCara in the U.S. in t

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6. Burns Spur 'Icy Hot Heat Therapy' Recall
   

   Feb. 11, 2008 -- Chattem Inc. is recalling its Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, including samples, due to reports of burns and skin irritations. "Chattem is recalling these products because it has received some consumer reports of first, second, and third-degree burns as well as skin irritation result

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7. The Right Pressure
   

   By Karen Barrow Rolfing eases chronic pain and stress by loosening the connective tissue between muscles and bones. Kelly McFall’s lower back pain came out of nowhere and quickly became unbearable. “I was out for a run about five years ago, and it got so bad that I started crying,” the elementary sc

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8. Whiplash: What Predicts Recovery?
   

   Jan. 22, 2008 -- The initial level of pain after a whiplash injury, as well as psychological factors such as having positive expectations for getting better, best predict who will recover promptly from whiplash, according to research presented this week at the World Congress on Neck Pain in Los Ange

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9. FDA Warns Again on Fentanyl Patches
   

   Dec. 21, 2007 -- Spurred by patient deaths and life-threatening side effects, the FDA today issued its second warning about misuse of skin patches containing the painkiller fentanyl. Fentanyl is a prescription opioid drug. Fentanyl skin patches are sold under the brand name Duragesic and in four gen

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10. Phantom Limb Pain: Mirrors May Help
    

    Nov. 21, 2007 -- Mirrors may help curb phantom limb pain, a new study shows. After an amputation, many people experience pain in the area where their amputated limb had been. That's called phantom limb pain. The new study on phantom limb pain tests a technique called mirror therapy. Eighteen patient

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