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Acute pain is eased with the touch of a hand

There may be a very good reason that people naturally clutch their hand after receiving an injury. A new report published online on September 23 in Current Biology shows that self-touch offers significant relief for acute ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Snake spills venomous secrets: Research shows how the bite of a small texas snake causes extreme pain

Examining venom from a variety of poisonous snakes, a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered why the bite of one small black, yellow and red serpent called the Texas ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Patients with sickle cell disease have high rate of acute care usage and rehospitalization

Patients with sickle cell disease average about 2.5 hospital visits per year, with 18- to 30-year old patients more likely to require acute care or rehospitalization, according to a study in the April 7 issue of JAMA.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Led by advances in chemical synthesis, scientists find natural product shows pain-killing properties

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have for the first time accomplished a laboratory synthesis of a rare natural product isolated from the bark of a plant widely employed in traditional medicine. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

High systolic BP in patients with chest pain linked with favorable prognosis

New research finds that there is an inverse association between the level of supine (lying face up) systolic blood pressure measured on admission to an intensive care unit for acute chest pain and risk of death at one year, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists uncover Achilles heel of chronic inflammatory pain

Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a brand new class of drugs to treat chronic pain caused by inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and back pain without numbing the whole body.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Etoricoxib provides long lasting pain relief after surgery

Oral etoricoxib is at least as effective as other drugs commonly used for pain relief after surgery. A Cochrane Systematic Review has confirmed the effectiveness of the drug, which is sold under the brand name of Arcoxia.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poor treatment for common vertebral compression fractures

The advice and treatment given to patients with vertebral compression fractures is not satisfactory. A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that the majority of patients still ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0