Chronic Pain

Melatonin, a natural sleeping tablet, may also help ease chronic pain, but it is difficult to obtain in the UK despite its low cost of 50p per pill.

Snakes are inspiring new drugs for chronic pain and breast cancer. Researchers are leveraging insights from snake venom to develop innovative treatments for these conditions.

Government rules to curb opioid abuse are leaving chronic pain patients without adequate relief, according to doctors and advocates. Critics argue CDC-prescribing guidelines, now law in over 30 states, are being misused to restrict care. Claudia Merandi and Dr. Omer Awan highlight the unintended consequences, including patients being undermedicated and doctors facing legal risks.

Patients using cannabis for conditions like chronic pain, anxiety, or nausea can travel with their medication under TSA's new guidance. The policy allows cannabis to be transported for use at the destination but includes a major health warning.

A new study finds that feeling helpless exacerbates chronic pain, suggesting that maintaining a positive mindset may help manage the condition.

Scientists have discovered a brain region called the caudal granular insular cortex (CGIC) that may act as a switch for chronic pain. In animal studies, deactivating this region prevented chronic pain from forming and could erase it after onset.

The article details a person's experience of constant pain initially attributed to frozen shoulder, but later discovered to have a more severe underlying cause. The author warns readers not to dismiss symptoms, as a critical symptom was overlooked.