Acupuncture for menstrual pain?
27/2/2008 |
Acupuncture may help relieve menstrual pain and improve the quality of life for some women, a new study from Germany suggests.
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Socialites suffer less surgery pain
22/2/2008 |
People who have a strong social network feel less pain and anxiety before having surgery than their more isolated peers.
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Pain can alter the brain
7/2/2008 |
Brain scans of people in chronic pain show a state of constant activity in areas that should be at rest, US researchers say.
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New needle-free painkiller
28/1/2008 |
A needle-free method of relieving acute pain after an operation has been launched on markets in Germany, Britain and Ireland this month.
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Scientists hail new painkiller
17/1/2008 |
Scientists have found a substance that, in mice, blocks chronic pain but doesn't appear to cause any of the unwanted side effects of existing painkillers.
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How our bodies feel the cold
20/12/2007 |
Nerves that sense the icy slap of an arctic wind or just a cool breeze take their orders from a single protein, researchers say, shedding new light on how we experience cold.
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Attitude can ease pain
3/8/2007 |
The right attitude may take some of the aches and pains out of vigorous exercise, new research suggests.
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Chronic pain stuck in brain?
22/6/2007 |
Even after their injuries have healed, some people continue to suffer chronic pain that can't be totally relieved. New research suggests that memory traces may be to blame.
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Hope against chronic pain
4/6/2007 |
Animal studies suggest that gene therapy might block tough-to-treat neuropathic pain.
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Clarity on kid suicides
18/4/2007 |
Whether depressed kids should take antidepressants has been the question at the centre of an intense public debate, and the latest evidence suggests the answer is "yes."
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