PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: persistent pain http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Women veterans less likely to report pain than male counterparts In the first study to look at sex-specific pain prevalence in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans, researchers from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and the Yale University School of Medicine found women Veterans had a lower prevalence of pain than male counterparts returning from the conflicts. Approximately 60% of OEF/OIF Veterans were assessed with pain during the study period. Full details of the study appear in the October issue of Pain Medicine, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the International Spine Intervention Society. http://www.physorg.com/news175348000.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:49:25 EST news175348000 Groin injuries may be more serious than a pulled muscle Some athletes are diagnosed with a pulled groin muscle when they actually might be suffering from a much more serious hip injury. http://www.physorg.com/news165243182.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:00:01 EST news165243182 Effectively managing pain with depression Pain, the most common reason for adults to visit a primary care physician, and depression, the most frequent mental complaint requiring a doctor's appointment, occur together as often as half the time. http://www.physorg.com/news162578741.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 17:46:03 EST news162578741 Study first to pinpoint why analgesic drugs may be less potent in females than in males (PhysOrg.com) -- Investigators at Georgia State University`s Neuroscience Institute and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience are the first to identify the most likely reason analgesic drug treatment is usually less potent in females than males. This discovery is a major step toward finding more effective treatments for females suffering from persistent pain. http://www.physorg.com/news150389673.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:54:33 EST news150389673 Study first to pinpoint why analgesic drugs may be less potent in females than in males Investigators at Georgia State University's Neuroscience Institute and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience are the first to identify the most likely reason analgesic drug treatment is usually less potent in females than males. This discovery is a major step toward finding more effective treatments for females suffering from persistent pain. http://www.physorg.com/news149247807.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:43:27 EST news149247807