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Shrinking Tonsils Versus Full Tonsillectomy

Oct 15, 2020 AM EDT

"Shrinking" tonsils is a better option than a full tonsillectomy due to less pain and bleeding.

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5 Foods To Avoid if You Have Arthritis

Oct 06, 2020 AM EDT

Just as there are foods that benefit and help alleviate the symptoms of arthritis, there are certain foods to avoid too, when you are suffering from this condition as they may worsen joint symptoms.

How SARS-CoV-2 Infection Contributes to Further Spread of COVID-19 Explained in a New Study

Oct 02, 2020 AM EDT

A new study finding may explain the reason almost 50 percent of people who contract COVID-19 experience only a few or totally no symptoms, although they can spread the disease.

Joint Study Finds Parental Touch Reduces Babies’ Response to Pain

Sep 24, 2020 PM EDT

A new study that the UCL and York University, Canada researchers led recently found that "being held by a parent through a skin-to-skin contact" lessens how intensely the brain of a baby reacts to a painful therapeutic injection

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Techniques Like Counting Backwards Are an Effective Way to Distract Yourself From Pain

Sep 22, 2020 AM EDT

Studies reveal that the brain needs to process various factors before acknowledging the pain sensation itself.

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Researchers and Clinicians Share Results of Study on Ovarian Cancer, the Latest in Symptoms and Treatment Options

Sep 17, 2020 AM EDT

University of Colorado researchers and clinicians recently shared their findings from a study that looked at how the ovarian cancer tumors' composition changes during a chemotherapy session and adds to a therapeutic reaction.

Scientists Treat Pain By Blocking "Spicy" Sensations

Aug 20, 2014 PM EDT

Blocking the "chili-pepper receptor" that causes burning sensations could help treat pain, according to a new study.

Discovery of a new means to erase pain

Jul 10, 2014 PM EDT

A study published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience by Yves De Koninck and Robert Bonin, two researchers at Université Laval, reveals that it is possible to relieve pain hypersensitivity using a new method that involves rekindling pain s..

Men's Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Chronic Pain

Apr 29, 2014 PM EDT

Researchers are suggesting that even a minor vitamin D deficiency may be associated with chronic wide-spread pain in men, according to the preliminary results of an unpublished study.

Migraine Fighting Meds Show Promise

Apr 23, 2014 PM EDT

Two new experimental drugs designed to treat and prevent migraines have shown great promise in early testing, according to the preliminary findings of a pair of clinical trials.

A Computer That Thwarts Hypochondriacs

Mar 24, 2014 PM EDT

Hypochondriacs better watch out. According to new research, technology has advanced to the point where a computer system can detect when someone is faking pain better than a trained human observer.

Snail Venom as a Pain Killer?

Mar 17, 2014 PM EDT

A new series of experimental pain-killers developed from snail venom have been proving very effective in early-stage clinical trials. In the wake of outrage and controversy about opioid pain killers, it seems that -- oddly -- snail venom may be just ..