News tagged with pain killers

UK doctor admits he helped patients die

(AP) -- A British doctor who admitted shortening the lives of nearly 20 patients - including his own son - may yet face charges, British investigators said Saturday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spider secrets decoded in world-first database

(PhysOrg.com) -- Queensland scientists have developed a world-first database that catalogues the venom components from hundreds of spiders.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots

(PhysOrg.com) -- With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers - Advil, Tylenol, aspirin - at the time of injection may blunt ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New treatment method reduces pain in patients with vertebral compression fractures

Vesselplasty, a new minimally invasive procedure, increases mobility and reduces pain and the need for pain killers in patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), according to a study performed at the Hospital Universitario ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers show how morphine can be given more effectively

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found a way to maintain the pain-killing qualities of morphine over an extended period of time, thus providing a solution for the problem of having to administer increasing ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0