READING, England and BEDMINSTER, N.J., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Archimedes Pharma Ltd., and its subsidiary, Archimedes Pharma U.S. Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lazanda® (fentanyl) nasal spray for the management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients 18 years of age and older who are already receiving and who are tolerant to opioid …

Washington — Nearly a third of Americans experience long-lasting pain — the kind that lingers for weeks to months — and too often feel stigma rather than relief from a health care system poorly prepared to treat them, the Institute of Medicine said Wednesday.

TOKYO–(BUSINESSWIRE)– Astellas Pharma Inc. (TOKYO:4503)(”Astellas”) announced today that Prosidion’s patent estate and associated royalty stream relating to the use of dipeptidyl peptidase …

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have had headaches since I was 12. I am now 32. I hear people talk about their migraine headaches and wonder if I might have them. What makes a headache a migraine headache? I take aspirin for my headaches. It helps, but not all that much. Are there special medicines for migraines?

BOSTON - Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize the use of marijuana to ease symptoms of chronic and debilitating illnesses and regulate the centers that distribute the drug.

More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain at a cost of around $600 billion a year in medical treatments and lost productivity, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

She removed the Fentanyl patch to ingest, police say.

Monday morning, Patricia Howard, 66, was at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, undergoing scans that led doctors to declare her cancer-free — five years after her advanced breast cancer was diagnosed. …

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(CNN) — Monday morning, Patricia Howard, 66, was at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, undergoing scans that led doctors to declare her cancer-free — five years after her advanced breast cancer was diagnosed.