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Results presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management showed that a lidocaine/tetracaine patch relieved pain associated with shoulder impingement syndrome, according to a Medscape report.

A study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that opioid use in patients with fibromyalgia was associated with lower education, unemployment, disability payments, current unstable psychiatric disorder, a history of substance abuse and previous suicide attempts.

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Thousands of Medicare beneficiaries received multiple prescriptions painkillers and other narcotics, signaling an increase in prescription drug abuse, according to the Government Accountability Office and a New York Times report.

A new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows that 20 percent to 51 percent of patients suffering a traumatic orthopedic injury also experience post traumatic stress disorder, according to a MD News report.

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