Opiate

...been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells. Two new studies advance that...

In this article: Cancer, Methylnaltrexone, Morphine, Lung cancer, University of Chicago, and Medical advice

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies add to growing evidence that morphine and other opiate-based painkillers may promote the growth and spread of cancer cells. The papers, scheduled to be presented Wednesday at an...

In this article: Cancer, Morphine, Lung cancer, Surgery, Constipation, Methylnaltrexone, University of Chicago, and University of Chicago Medical Center

...study has revealed that common pain relief medication such as morphine can actually encourage the growth and spread of cancer cells. Opiate-based painkillers have been shown to stimulate cancer growth. Two new studies have shown how...

In this article: Cancer, Morphine, Methylnaltrexone, American Association for Cancer Research, Lung cancer, and University of Chicago

...thousands of cancer patients who routinely receive the painkilling drug, new research suggests. Scientists have found evidence that the opiate may fuel the growth and spread of cancer cells. They also showed that another drug can block the...

In this article: Morphine, Cancer, Constipation, Methylnaltrexone, and University of Chicago

...is a large problem that is growing each year. Many people, medical professional or not, believe that long-term opiate use must mean opiate addiction. This has been the topic of numerous studies as opiate therapy has become popular for...

In this article: Chronic pain, IP Address, Coronary artery disease, Cancer, AIDS, Sickle-cell disease, DSM, World Health Organization, and U.S.

...the progression of lung cancer," Singleton said in a telephone interview. He said several studies have begun to show that opiate-based pain drugs stimulate cancer cell growth and foster the spread of cancers. A key study in 2002...

In this article: Cancer, Morphine, Methylnaltrexone, Lung cancer, Wyeth, Constipation, and Pfizer Inc

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Alkermes Inc. said a late stage clinical trial shows its drug Vivitrol, which is used to help alcoholics quit drinking, also helped opioid addicts stay off drugs. Subjects who were injected with Vivitrol once per...

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In this article: Alkermes Inc., Naltrexone, Insomnia, and Heroin

...Agreements U.S. Department of Defense Awards $1.2 Million to Study the Use of Vigabatrin to Reduce the Addictive Liability of Opiates While Still Effectively Managing Pain CORAL GABLES, Fla., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst...

In this article: Vigabatrin, Morphine, U.S. Department of Defense, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, FDA, and Chronic pain

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study of overdose deaths in Washington State due to prescription opiate drugs shows that most of these deaths involved methadone, and that these overdoses were much more common among people on Medicaid.

In this article: Medicaid, Methadone, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Reuters Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Washington