An argument without an answer Feb 4, 2010
Furthermore, the DEA argues that even though morphine is a drug with significant medical value, the FDA does not suggest smoking opium or heroin. However, medical marijuana advocates argue that Marinol doesnt provide relief to all patients. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
The Vancouver Experiment Feb 3, 2010
Darwin Fisher, the program's intake manager, checked in arrivals and the drugs they were using on a drop-down chart that listed among its options heroin, speedball, morphine, cocaine, crack, dilaudid, oxycontin, and methamphetamine. The user's choice of drug and the outcome of each visit was stored in a database for researchers. (Slate)
Overdose Blamed In Death Of Omaha Couple Feb 3, 2010
County Attorney Don Kleine said autopsy results showed the two had overdosed on fentanyl, a drug much more powerful than morphine. Fentanyl is delivered intravenously for anesthesia during surgical procedures. (7 KETV Omaha)
Gaming classification bound in ignorance Feb 2, 2010
Seeing our character take morphine in Fallout 3 is not going to make me think that shooting up is a good idea; nor am I likely to take a shotgun to the heads of public servants just because I've been playing Left For Dead. I'm just not that impressionable. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Anaesthetists walk out of Dubbo hospital Jan 31, 2010
Patients at the hospital were reportedly waiting in pain because morphine supplies had run out due to unpaid bills. Staff reportedly were forced to borrow bandages from vets, and patients were sweltering in 37 degree Celsius heat because pharmaceutical companies and contractors had not been paid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Doctors Develop Life-Saving, Low-Cost Ventilators for Emergency, Rural and Military Use Jan 31, 2010
30, 2010) A group of UK anaesthetists have designed and tested three prototype low-cost ventilators that could provide vital support during major healthcare emergencies involving large numbers of patients or casualties. The devices, detailed in a paper published online by Anaesthesia, could also be used where resources are limited, such as in developing countries, remote locations or by the military. (Science Daily)
Discharged after spinal surgery, in pain Jan 29, 2010
He put her on morphine and said she should stay in hospital until the following Monday. But he called her two days later and said he was too unwell to see her and that she could go home immediately. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Rejuvenating the Old Immune System Jan 28, 2010
23, 2010) Researchers have found that chronic morphine use delays wound healing in the presence on an. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Medicine on the front line Jan 27, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE Dr. Bjorn Dimberg covered a dangerous open head wound seconds before administering morphine to a young girl who woke from surgery to find screws keeping her fractured leg together. Only a few feet away, senior paramedic Shannon Rice helped carry a stretcher holding a pregnant woman whose amputated leg was infected, while paramedic Chris Bousquat and Drs. (Florida Today)
Proud to be a veteran Jan 26, 2010
Medics moved him to safety, where he slept after being given morphine. From Vietnam he was transferred to a hospital in Japan, where he didn t celebrate his 21st birthday. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Paramedics issued tough new rules on handling drugs Jan 26, 2010
The new policy follows revelations in the Herald on Saturday that an internal audit last year found most stations do not properly keep track of stocks of drugs of addiction, such as morphine ... It also said that in regard to restricted medications, such as morphine and fentanyl, that ''where it is feasible access should be limited to only those employees who are rostered to that station ... The audit found unauthorised paramedics destroying drugs was commonplace and one station, in the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Thousands of vets could get benefits upgrade Jan 25, 2010
Study: Fast morphine treatment may prevent PTSD. Quickly giving morphine to wounded troops cuts in half the chance they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a provocative study that suggests a new strategy for preventing the psychological fallout of war ... "It was surprising how strong the effect of the morphine was," said study leader Troy Lisa Holbrook, an epidemiologist at the naval center. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Chronic Morphine Use Delays Wound Healing Jan 24, 2010
Morphine acts on cells in the central nervous system, resulting in pain relief and analgesia; however, morphine use may also affect the immune system. Indeed, chronic morphine users and opioid abusers have inadequate wound closure and increased susceptibility to infection ... To further address this issue, Martin et al examined wound healing in a mouse model of chronic morphine use/abuse. (Science Daily)
Ambos slammed over drugs Jan 23, 2010
Drugs at ambulance stations. AN INTERNAL report has called for an urgent overhaul of drug security at ambulance bases after an audit of almost half of NSW stations found up to 90 per cent failed to conduct monthly stocktakes, making it extremely difficult to detect theft or misuse. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
How to Live Your Life Twice: Psychologist Busts a Myth and Offers Tips to Counter a Mid-Life Crisis Jan 23, 2010
5, 2007) Using morphine to end a person's life is a myth, argues a senior doctor in a recent letter in the British Medical Journal. It follows the case of Kelly Taylor, a terminally ill woman who went to. (Science Daily)
Get more: Healthbeat Jan 22, 2010
US combat soldiers in Iraq who received a shot of morphine within an hour of being wounded were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to researchers. Tags. (WLS, IL)
Tips from the American Journal of Pathology Jan 22, 2010
Chronic Morphine Use Delays Wound Healing. Researchers led by Dr. Sabita Roy at the University of Minnesota have found that chronic morphine use delays wound healing in the presence on an infection ... Morphine acts on cells in the central nervous system, resulting in pain relief and analgesia; however, morphine use may also affect the immune system. (EurekAlert!)
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Talks About Returning To The Stage Tonight Jan 21, 2010
I think at the time I was on so much morphine, I felt that everything was A-OK." This report is provided by Services: Popular Links: theFABlife: VH1Classic.com: MORE FROM MTV NETWORKSMusicShowsNewsEntertainmentMoviesSports 00000000. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Belle Glade couple Jan 20, 2010
Medical charts consist of a single piece of paper taped to the foot of the cot with some scribbling on them: a name, an age, a description of what happened to the person "trapped under concrete" and medication administered: "morphine, 4 mg., IV, 18:15 hours." There is a lot of pain here and a lot of need for morphine. A couple of kids, who like to move around despite their injuries, have their charts taped to their shirt fronts. (The Palm Beach Post)
Even Legitimate Opioid Use May Cause Overdose Jan 20, 2010
The findings add to the ongoing controversy over this class of potentially addictive drugs, which includes morphine and oxycodone (Oxycontin) ... Among those receiving the equivalent of less than 20 milligrams of morphine per day, one in 500 overdosed per year. (MEDLINEplus)
MSF plane with lifesaving medical supplies diverted from landing in Haiti Jan 20, 2010
" More than 500 patients in need of surgery have been transferred from MSF health center in the Martissant neighborhood to Choscal Hospital with more than 230 operated on since Thursday. MSF teams have been working since the first hours after the earthquake and these cargo shipments are vital to continue their ability to provide essential medical care to victims of the disaster. In five different locations in the city, MSF has given primary care to an estimated 3,000 people in the capital and... (AlertNet)
Story:NJ medical marijuana bill is signed into law Jan 19, 2010
Compare this to the less stringent Schedule Two of the Controlled Substances Act, which includes much more powerful drugs such as morphine and amphetamines. Although dangerous and habit-forming, such drugs have officially recognized medical value, so doctors can prescribe them. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
N.J. Marijuana Law Overlooks Many in Pain Jan 19, 2010
The law, which passed with bipartisan support -- 48-14 in the General Assembly and 25-13 in the State Senate -- forbids patients from growing their own or using it in public and regulates the drug in the same rigid way as prescribed opiates such as OxyContin and morphine. Patients will be issued identification cards by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and may designate a registered caregiver to assist in obtaining marijuana. (ABC News)
Lack of medical care may kill Jan 18, 2010
The screams at this temporary hospital have crescendoed since Tuesday's earthquake, and medical workers futilely tried to ease pain with morphine. The loudest cries came from those with pelvic fractures so severe that their bones protruded through their skin. (CNN -- World)
Health & Behavior Jan 17, 2010
Latest Health, Behavior, and Medical News - USATODAY.com. 01/15/2010 - Updated 11:07 PM ET. (USA Today -- News)
Heart Attack Jan 17, 2010
Feature Article of Sunday, 17 January 2010. You are here: Article 175226. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Morphine Treatment May Prevent PTSD Jan 16, 2010
Quickly giving morphine to wounded troops cuts in half the chance they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study that suggests a new strategy for preventing the psychological fallout of war ... "It was surprising how strong the effect of the morphine was," said study leader Troy Lisa Holbrook, an epidemiologist at the naval center ... It was unclear whether it was the fast pain treatment or something specific to morphine that made the difference. (KIRO TV, WA)
Do Fish Feel Pain? Norwegian Research Suggests They Can Jan 16, 2010
The third experiment mapped the metabolism of morphine in Atlantic salmon and goldfish. It was found that they metabolize and secrete morphine more slowly than humans, and that the morphine in small extent reaches the brain of the fish ... It was shown that the elimination half life of morphine was approximately one order of magnitude higher than in humans for both species. (Science Daily)
Positive thinking a pain reliever Jan 16, 2010
Positive thinking was as powerful as a shot of morphine for relieving pain and reduced activity in parts of the brain that process pain information ... These expectations reduced reports of pain by more than 28% - similar to an analgesic dose of the potent painkiller morphine. (BBC News)
Doctors puzzle over womans mystery ailment Jan 15, 2010
Doctors puzzle over womans mystery ailment - TODAY Health. Doctors puzzle over womans mystery ailment. (MSNBC -- Health)
How to Boost Opioid Analgesia Jan 15, 2010
Interestingly, the stimulant drug ephedrine and yohimbine, a herbal supplement used to treat erectile dysfunction, whose actions are essentially the opposite of those of clonidine, have also potentiated the analgetic effects of morphine in human studies ... In one study the calcium channel blocker diltiazem increased analgesia from morphine, but not from fentanyl ... Tekol Y, Tercan E, Esmaoglu A. Ephedrine enhances analgesic effect of morphine. (Suite101.com)
Inquest hears of fatal injection Jan 15, 2010
David Gray was given a huge overdose of the painkiller diamorphine ... The coronor in Wisbech was told the patient, David Gray, thanked Dr Daniel Ubani after two injections of the painkiller diamorphine ... He gave Mr Gray two injections of diamorphine. (BBC News -- Europe)
Former visiting nurse denies killing Pa. boy, 11 Jan 15, 2010
(AP) A former visiting nurse says she did not kill an 11-year-old central Pennsylvania boy with a lethal dose of morphine ... He died from a lethal dose of morphine. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Deployment Takes Toll on Army Wives Jan 15, 2010
In a second study from the same journal, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel who were given morphine immediately after sustaining combat injuries were less likely to have PTSD later on ... About 61 percent of those who went on to develop PTSD had received morphine during resuscitation or trauma care efforts within an hour of the injury-causing event, while 76 percent of those who did not develop PTSD had been giving morphine ... "Our findings suggest that the use of morphine during trauma care... (MEDLINEplus)
Woman 'Regrows' Face After Skin 'Falls Off' Jan 14, 2010
She was given morphine to relieve the pain. But Uhlin's skin started to fall off as doctor's examined her. (Fox News)
Letter: Give Darwin Award to suicide bombers Jan 14, 2010
Knowing us, Farouk is undoubtedly enjoying the best in Western medicine skin grafts and a morphine drip for pain. We certainly wouldn't want him to suffer. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Morphine helps wounded avoid post-combat stress Jan 14, 2010
BOSTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. combat soldiers in Iraq who received a shot of morphine within an hour of being wounded were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported on Wednesday ... "We are not sure if the effect is from pain reduction or from an effect morphine has on memory consolidation in the brain immediately after a traumatic event. Or it may be both working together," Troy Lisa Holbrook of the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego said in a... (AlertNet)
St. Louis doctor has trial scheduled for June Jan 13, 2010
She said after she was in an accident in June of 2008, he sent her a prescription for morphine. She said she didn t ask for it, he offered it. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Tarantula venom-based MD therapy to be advanced by UB scientists' biotech company Jan 12, 2010
"In addition to its effectiveness in MD, it inhibits atrial fibrillation, a cardiac arrhythmia that affects 2 million Americans, and for which there currently is no reliable drug therapy. "In a second application, research groups in Korea and UC San Francisco have shown that GsMTx4 can inhibit mechanically induced pain (pain originating in nerve fibers)," he said. "This therapy is at least half as effective as morphine, but does not act on the brain, only at the site of increased sensitivity. "... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Angelo Volandes gives patients a look at all their end-of-life options Jan 11, 2010
They began exploring issues about morphine dosing, pain control, hastening death - essentially the same issues that I was exploring in my ethics class about euthanasia. As I rode my bike back to the dormitory from their house, I quickly realized that there was a huge disconnect between the medical ethics that I was being taught in the pristine halls of Harvard and the medical ethics lessons being taught at the patient bedside. (Boston Globe)
Makers of Powerful Painkillers Present Safety Plans Jan 10, 2010
The painkillers in question include morphine, oxycodone and methadone. This marks the first time the agency has required a risk-management plan for an entire class of drugs, the AP reported. (MEDLINEplus)
The Depressed Are More Apt to Get Opioids for Pain Jan 10, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from depression are much more likely to be prescribed powerful opioid painkillers like morphine and codeine and to stay on the drugs long-term, new research shows. What's more, they are often prescribed these more potent medications at higher doses, Dr. Jennifer Brennan Braden of the University of Washington in Seattle and her colleagues found. (MEDLINEplus)
Breaking the ice Jan 10, 2010
"I'll have a stethoscope and bandages handy on the night and lots of ibuprofen - I know where the morphine is, kids!". The Dancing on Ice launch show is on Friday 8 January at 9pm. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Tylenol May Ease Headaches and Heartaches Jan 10, 2010
Before other drugs became available, depression and psychosis were sometimes treated with morphine or heroin, Carroll said. So the question is, if you've recently been dumped, gotten divorced or have otherwise been snubbed, will acetaminophen help make the rejection sting less. (MEDLINEplus)
Mistake comes back to haunt Greys resident Jan 10, 2010
Cristina ordered morphine for Cathy and returned to caring for the firefighter. Lexie found herself overwhelmed by Arizona's traumatized patient, so she stepped out only to find that Cathy couldn't breathe. (MSNBC -- Television)
Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients Jan 10, 2010
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 findings from tests with cell cultures and mice suggest that the mu opiate receptor -- where morphine acts in the body -- may offer a potential treatment target ... Morphine can increase tumor cell proliferation, inhibit the immune system, promote the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) that feed tumors... (MEDLINEplus)
Cancer survivors 'face neglect' Jan 10, 2010
" In an ICM poll of just over 1,000 people, 94% said they would expect those finishing cancer treatment to be offered a full assessment of ongoing needs, and 92% said there should be a discussion about potential side effects. A similar figure (89%) said the NHS should provide a personalised care plan. However, Macmillan said many patients still are not offered these services. Severe side effectsKaren Theobald, 46 and from Surrey, was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer seven years ago. She had... (BBC News -- Health)
