painkillers
Acupressure app may help ease menstrual cramp pain
Women with menstrual pain already practice self-management, an app for acupressure can be easily added.
Common painkillers may double obesity risk, says study
Medications commonly used to treat pain, like gabapentinoids such as gabapentin, pregabilin and opiates, double risk of obesity.
Indian workers in Middle-east serve sentences for unwitting possession of illegal drugs
Indian migrant workers in Gulf states put in long hours in the searing heat and then pop painkillers to keep going.
Commonly available pain pills can be used as alternative to opioids for ER patients
Previous studies have shown opioids were prescribed in nearly one-third of ER visits.
Surgery patients being left with extra opioids may be harmful, says study
The research raises concerns about over-prescribing addictive medicine that could end in the wrong hands.
Chili painkiller to keep knee ache at bay
Drug created can keep problem at bay for six months
Painkillers from India sent for Libyan ISIS militants seized by Italian police
The police said that the drugs are used to finance Islamist terrorism, and heighten resistance to pain and stress.
Scientists find painkillers without harmful side effects
They can be used instead of strong opioids that cause multiple issues