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   05-29-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Patients with severe heart disease may soon have access to a simple injection to help manage their symptoms and reduce their need for large amounts of pain relief medication if a groundbreaking new study at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is successful.
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   05-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
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3. Freezing bone cancer tumors reduces pain, Mayo Clinic study shows
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   Cryoablation, a procedure most commonly associated with destroying kidney and prostate tumors by freezing them, has been shown to offer durable pain relief of cancer that has spread to bone.
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4. New treatment offers relief from chronic back pain
   05-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Chronic back pain is a condition that affects a significant part of the population, with patients falling into three major groups; those with herniated discs, spinal stenosis (a nerve affecting narrowing of the spinal cord), and complications from failed back surgery. Radiofrequency thermolesioning is a widespread treatment for chronic back pain, but because of its neurodestructive nature, it is often considered an unsuitable treatment.
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5. New analysis shows Kadian alleviates chronic moderate-to-severe non-malignant neck pain
   11-15-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Data presented this week at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation meeting, demonstrated that Kadian improved sleep and overall quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic neck pain who had inadequate relief on previous analgesic regimens. Kadian is an extended-release formulation of morphine sulfate.
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   06-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
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9. The more we get, the more we need: Study shows how to prevent morphine 'tolerance'
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   Tolerance to the pain-relieving effects of morphine -- which builds rapidly with prolonged use -- can be prevented by blocking a substance that's formed when the drug is taken, researchers at Saint Louis University have discovered. Their findings could lead to new therapies that allow morphine to be administered without patients becoming tolerant of it -- a significant obstacle to effective pain relief -- nor experiencing a host of severe side effects that accompany escalating doses of the painkiller.
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