Most patients have to trial several pain meds and combinations of approaches until they (hopefully) find something that lowers their pain levels. Think: fibromyalgia, head pain, TMJ pain, musculoskeletal pain (hip, knee etc) for a start. How much better would it be if you had some idea of what type of painkillers or approaches might …
Natural Painkillers: Nice Guidance Changes for Chronic Pain
In the news recently, NICE changed the guidelines for people with chronic pain: In a major change of pain treatment policy, the National Institute for health and Care Excellence (Nice) say that in future, doctors should advise sufferers to use physical and psychological therapies rather than analgesics to manage their pain.Sufferers should not be started …
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Inactive Substances In Drugs Can Cause Problems – You Don’t Say?!
About flipping time people started looking into the fillers that we find in many meds - and even some supplements, I'd say! It is the bane of many of our lives. Researchers in the US have recently published their warnings about the potential of these fillers for causing reactions in those sensitive to them. “Inactive” …
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Prof Says Anti-Depressants Are A Con Trick
A report in the Daily Mail covered a book written by Prof Irving Kirsch,  professor of Psychology at Hull University, which makes the case that anti-depressants may not be any better than placebo according to his review of US manufacturers' trials.  The book is called 'The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding The Antidepressant Myth', published by Bodley Head and, …
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