Researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions.

A peptide hormone produced in the brain that triggers physiological reproductive responses has been 'hacked' by scientists to form an effective, safe and non-invasive way to treat chronic gut pain. It ...

Researchers have created oral painkillers using modified oxytocin, providing a targeted treatment for chronic abdominal pain ...

Medication abortions can be safely performed as early as the fourth week of pregnancy, researchers reported on Wednesday in ...

It’s not unusual to have belly pressure, bloating and cramps after drinking a Diet Coke or eating a big meal. While ...

Right side abdominal pain can be vague, and the specifics will help you find the right diagnosis, says Mia Finkelston, MD, a ...

Medications included iron supplementation, oral contraception, and famotidine, as well as acetaminophen as needed for abdominal pain; she had not started taking ondansetron. She had no known drug ...

Endocrine conditions, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hypercalcemia, and adrenal crisis, may result in nonspecific abdomen pain. Herpes zoster, porphyria, medication effects, and gynecological or ...