We need to do more to ease the pain and suffering of terminally ill patients and allow people to die comfortably, with dignity, and at peace. This is the issue being debated today in the House of Lords…
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Compounds in scorpion venoms that cause numbness could be useful for treating pain. The full diversity of Australian scorpion…
If you’re anything like me, your medicine cupboard is chockers with various non-prescription pain remedies: liquids, pills, capsules, children’s painkillers, formulations that are “gentle on the stomach…
For many years physicians and scientists have been studying people with congenital analgesia, a rare genetic disorder that means they don’t feel pain. People with the condition may have a sense of touch…
A protein found in centipede venom could be developed into a drug to treat chronic pain that is as effective as morphine but without the side effects, researchers say. The joint Australian-Chinese study…
A visit to the pharmacy for pain relief can be complicated. As consumers, we are faced with a bewildering choice of pain relief options. But why? Within the Nurofen range we have Nurofen for back pain…
Ten percent of the world consumes 90% of the morphine. At first glance that’s just another statistic about haves and have nots. But it’s more stark than that - particularly if you have cancer in a country…
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be used to alleviate pain associated with diabetes. Researchers used a randomised…
The painkiller diclofenac, sold as Voltaren, should be pulled from the market, argue researchers from the UK and Canada, after finding it remains popular despite known cardiovascular risks. Scientists…
Epidural corticosteroid injections offer little benefit to sciatica sufferers, a study has found. Sciatica is lower back…
One of the world’s most poisonous snakes might hold the key to new pain therapies in its venom. As ironic as that sounds, a protein component in black mamba venom called “mambalgin” has been shown – in…
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