Researchers believe the results from a new experiment may help individuals better manage chronic pain. In the new study, experimenters ...

The brains of people who can be easily hypnotized are different than the brains of people who can't be hypnotized, according to ...

According to researchers, Americans consume 80 percent of the world’s supply of painkillers, and prescriptions have increased by 600 percent over the last decade. But their addictive potential has made prescription painkiller abuse a major public health problem in the U.S. In 2010, more ...

Research from Brigham and Women's Hospital has shown that migraines are not associated with cognitive decline. While migraines affect about 20 percent of the female ...

Natural childbirth is a major cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new research. A Tel Aviv University researcher has discovered that approximately ...

A formula change in the prescription painkiller OxyContin that makes inhaling or injecting the opioid more difficult has led many abusers to switch to ...

Health care professionals have long wondered why the same injury may resolve normally in some individuals yet become a lifelong battle with chronic pain for ...

A new study finds that exercise may be a "new" method to treat pain related to nerve damage. Researchers discovered exercise ...

The risk of teens misusing prescription pain relievers appears to peak around age 16, earlier than many experts thought, according to ...

Antidepressants may play a key role in alleviating painful conditions like osteoarthritis and may result in fewer side effects than traditionally prescribed drugs, such as anti-inflammatories and ...