Pain is the stimulation of nerve endings, either due to swelling or release of prostaglandins, and painkillers work on the same pathway to the pain. Dr Mary Joan McLeod 2. Painkillers follow the ...

Patients with liver damage should not use this painkiller. Check those that are marked 'Extra' or 'Plus' against the 'normal' type of the same brand. Sometimes these terms just refer to the amount ...

A reader asks... Which is the most effective over-the-counter painkiller: ibuprofen, paracetamol, or paracetamol and codeine (co-codamol)? Dr Mark's reply... The ideal choice varies with the ...

Many times we face many problems due to headaches. In such a situation, we often use painkillers to get instant relief. But ...

Absolutely, as it is crucial that you are an active participant in your pain management. Acute pain is pain that comes on ...

Prostaglandins are powerful signaling agents in the human body. The two-dozen or so members of this family of small lipid messengers underpin many profound physiological events — including ...

The brain’s response to unpleasant or painful experiences, including withdrawal from the often-addictive painkillers called ...

Ben Hargreaves finds that a new line of attack could be the development of more effective non-opioid painkillers, with one potential therapy moving closer to approval. The opioid epidemic in the ...

"I use different types of meditation ... for different medicines because something must help," she says. Instead of painkillers, her team is working with patients, GPs and clinicians to consider ...

What if we could harness the placebo effect as a non-opioid medication for pain? This new study, which included a Harvard ...

Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir details how she suffered from "big league" withdrawals from painkillers. The late star detailed her slide into addiction in a memoir that was left unfinished ...