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How effective are analgesics for non-specific low back pain?
Experts have warned that analgesics have limited effect on low back pain – the world’s leading cause of disability, with half a billion (9%)...
Walking staves off lower back pain for longer – Australian study
People who regularly have lower back pain go longer without the discomfort if they incorporate walks into their weekly routines, researchers suggested after the...
Why knee osteoarthritis patients avoid restorative activity – Australian study
Although physical activity is known to ease the painful symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) – a common cause of pain and joint stiffness –...
CBD products don’t ease pain – UK, Canadian study
There is no evidence that CBD products reduce chronic pain, and taking them is a waste of money and potentially harmful to health, according...
New non-addictive drug cuts off pain at source, says Vertex
US-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals has developed an experimental drug that relieves pain, blocking pain signals before they get to the brain, but which unlike opioids,...
Global manifesto calls for improved morphine access
A group of global, regional and national palliative care organisations has urged governments and regulators to end the practice of pharmaceutical companies marketing sustained-release...
Common joint pain injections may worsen arthritis – US studies
A common injection for treating arthritis could escalate the onset of the disease rather than prevent it, according to recent studies, which showed that compared with...
First SA cannabis clinical trial for pain management kicks off
Labat Africa has begun South Africa’s first ethically-approved cannabis clinical trials – the Pharma Ethics Observational Study. The Biodata research project is to test...