#painkillers

A natural compound used by the animals to paralyze or kill their prey may also hold the key to long-lasting pain relief in humans.

Months ago, Prince’s autopsy found that the singer died of an overdose of fentanyl. Until now, no one knew how he got access to the drug.

Actions include expanding access to buprenorphine treatment and launching more than a dozen new studies on drug abuse and chronic pain.

Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee has learned that opioid meds (used to treat chronic pain) can have distressing side effects.

As music fans continue to mourn, they learn that prescription painkillers may have killed their Prince.

This health disparity news hurts.

Think acetaminophen for headaches and ibuprofen for other aches and pains.

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Lowering a fever can actually prolong the length of infection and also increase the amount of flu virus we can pass on to others.