Read more morphine stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9912/morphine.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:31:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74599/pain-relieving-morphine-may-spread-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMorphine, a painkiller often prescribed to ease cancer patients' suffering, may in fact encourage the spread of the disease. A new study suggests that the opiate strengthens blood vessels that deliver oxygen and nutrients to tumors, as well as makes it easier for cancers to invade new tissues and spread,...http://www.newser.com/story/74599/pain-relieving-morphine-may-spread-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 7:44:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62921/cops-cant-find-jacksons-doctor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson's doctor has apparently gone AWOL, TMZ reports. Authorities want to interview him but can't find him, sources say. Cops towed his BMW from Jackson's house last night. One source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection, possibly of the morphine-like drug Demerol, before he died. The LA coroner,...http://www.newser.com/story/62921/cops-cant-find-jacksons-doctor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 11:17:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59927/us-afghan-forces-kill-60-in-massive-taliban-drug-raid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS and Afghan forces seized a massive drug cache and and killed 60 militants in a four-day operation in Helmand province, Reuters reports. The troops scored more than 17 tons of morphine, opium, and heroin, along with 75 tons of poppy seeds, and caches of weapons and equipment, the military...http://www.newser.com/story/59927/us-afghan-forces-kill-60-in-massive-taliban-drug-raid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 9:43:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10553/hot-sauce-could-be-the-new-morphine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors think they have a hot lead on an alternative to opioid pain killers like morphine: chili peppers. California-based researchers are dripping what is essentially a sterile version of hot sauce—containing capsaicin, the chemical that gives peppers their bite—directly into open wounds during surgery. Just like biting into...http://www.newser.com/story/10553/hot-sauce-could-be-the-new-morphine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Oct 2007 11:09:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7258/painkiller-is-denied-to-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough morphine is cheap, effective, and widely available, most people sufferering extreme pain don't get it, the New York Times reports. The poorest 80% of the world’s population consumes only 6% of the pain-killer . Why? Because health care workers in poor countries are afraid to prescribe morphine, or not allowed...http://www.newser.com/story/7258/painkiller-is-denied-to-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Sep 2007 10:08:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6049/moms-warned-of-codeine-risk-in-breast-milk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Food and Drug Administration has warned nursing mothers using codeine to be on the lookout for any signs of unusual drowsiness in their babies. A significant number of women have a gene that can concentrate high levels of the painkiller in their breast milk. Last year, a Canadian...http://www.newser.com/story/6049/moms-warned-of-codeine-risk-in-breast-milk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Aug 2007 8:46:40 CDT