Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have eliminated morphine tolerance in rats by reformulating the common cancer drug imatinib, according to a news release.

A new report from the Bravewell Institute found three-quarters of healthcare facilities reported success treating chronic pain with an integrative medical practice.

Yesterday, five witnesses testified in a Capitol Hill hearing on "Pain in America: Exploring Challenges to Relief," called by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Patients being treated for chronic pain stray from their opioid regimen, voluntarily or involuntarily, for several reasons. In some cases, patients want to remain adherent to their regimen but become addicted to the opioids accidentally. "Sometimes patients get in trouble and they can't help abusing," says Harry Leider, MD, an internist and chief medical officer for Ameritox, a company focused on medication monitoring solutions. "At that point, drug monitoring programs are really about patient safety and education."

A new study found a high dose of the opiate remifentanil essentially reset nerve signals that caused chronic pain in rats, according to findings published in Science and reported in Nature.

A UC Davis School of Medicine researcher has developed an algorithm that predicts the changes in voltage-gated sodium channels, which transmit pain, according to a news release.

A new study found chronic pain is highly prevalent in children and more children suffer from pain today compared with two decades ago, according to findings published in Pain.

James Gruft, MD, founder of From Pain to Wellness, a pain center in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., applauds the Institute of Medicine's recently released blueprint for treating chronic pain, according to a practice news release.

A new study found patients taking weekly yoga and stretching classes reported a greater improvement in pain after three months than patients who were given a book with advice on preventing and managing pain, said a Reuters report.

Here are 10 statistics on pain management physician compensation from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.