Pain
Conference Coverage
New international fibromyalgia guidelines indicate shifting focus
Conference Coverage
Good news: ‘fibrofog’ doesn’t portend Alzheimer’s
Major finding: Fibromyalgia patients who had recent onset of the constellation of cognitive dysfunction complaints known as fibrofog did not score...
Commentary
Practice tips for opioid prescribing
Conference Coverage
Fibromyalgia patients may harbor fewer small-nerve fibers
Major finding: Skin biopsies from patients with fibromyalgia averaged 5 fibers/mm2 compared with 8 fibers/mm2 in matched control patients.Data...
Conference Coverage
Pregabalin improves fibromyalgia pain with comorbid depression
Major finding: Pregabalin resulted in an improvement in mean pain scores from 6.7 at baseline to 4.84 in fibromyalgia patients on antidepressant...
News
Extended-release hydrocodone approved by FDA
News
FDA recommends schedule II for hydrocodone combinations
News
Parity laws appear to improve access to substance use disorder treatment
Major finding: Substance use disorder (SUD) parity laws were associated with a 9% increase (P less than .001) in treatment rates in all specialty...
News
Longer tapering more effective for prescription opioid addiction
Major finding: Four-week buprenorphine tapering is significantly more effective than 2- and 1-week tapering in treatment of prescription opioid...
News
Checklist increased physician confidence in using opiates to manage chronic pain
Major finding: After adding a standardized checklist to the existing electronic medical records system that contained elements of a clinic-wide...
News
Chronic cocaine abuse tied to ‘profound metabolic alteration’ in men
Major finding: Cocaine affects fat regulation, not appetite suppression, in cocaine use.Data source: Cross-sectional, case-control study of 65 men...