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31/08/2010 - Asthma, migraine genetic breakthroughs
Scientists may have discovered a gene responsible for some of the most severe cases of asthma, it has been announced. More
31/08/2010 - Cannabis beats pain - Canadians
Patients allowed to smoke cannabis at home gained significant release from chronic pain, according to a new scientific study. More
11/06/2010 - Patients give thumbs down to pain treatments
Nearly one in two cancer patients do not take their pain-killing drugs at times of greatest misery, British researchers revealed yesterday. More
04/06/2010 - Knee op may cause phantom pain
Patients who have knee replacements may suffer from phantom pain - and this could be tackled before the operation, a British researcher has told a major European conference. More
31/05/2010 - Science probe reveals acupuncture secrets
A leukaemia drug may be able to give a dramatic boost to the effects of acupuncture, researchers revealed last night. More
13/05/2010 - A spoonful of sugar helps...
Mary Poppins sang it in the children's classic - and now experts say it is true: a spoonful of sugar does help the medicine go down. More
10/05/2010 - Premature birth may affect pain response
Medical interventions may make it hard for premature babies to tolerate pain as they grow older, researchers warned today. More
30/04/2010 - Acupuncture combats anaesthetic drug shortage
Doctors in war-torn Iraq have successfully used acupuncture for caesarean section deliveries to counter shortages of anaesthetic drugs, it has been revealed. More
14/04/2010 - Aspirin good for migraine
Aspirin may help many migraine sufferers, researchers report today. More
02/04/2010 - NHS to trial back-ache alternatives
The NHS is to try out alternative treatments for back-ache - as well as cracking down on unregistered practitioners, it was announced yesterday. More
09/03/2010 - Magnets may help migraine
Single doses of magnetic treatment could make a big difference to people who suffer from migraine headache, researchers have reported. More
16/02/2010 - Hopes for migraine relief
A poison used for cosmetic treatment may help relieve migraine headache, doctors reported last night. More
09/02/2010 - Fish good and gadgets not bad for brain
Video games and mobile phones are not causing an epidemic of headaches among teenagers, researchers claimed today. More
09/02/2010 - DJ heads campaign against noise risk
A well known DJ is fronting a campaign to encourage people to listen to less loud music - and cut the risk to hearing, it was announced yesterday. More
16/12/2009 - Painkiller may limit aspirin heart benefit
A common painkiller stops low-dose aspirin from cutting the risk heart attack and stroke, researchers have reported. More
28/10/2009 - Migraine link to stroke
A serious kind of migraine is linked to a big increase in risk of having a stroke, researchers warned today. More
22/10/2009 - MRI explains neck procedure
A long-standing anaesthetic technique, developed nearly 50 years ago in Britain, has been given scientific backing - thanks to MRI scanning. More
08/10/2009 - Electrical technique may not aid knee
An electrical stimulation technique does not offer any significant benefit to people with osteoarthritis of the knee, researchers said yesterday. More
07/10/2009 - Pain control, breast initiatives at cancer conference
Cancer patients can benefit significantly from extra information on coping with pain and managing their medicine, a UK cancer conference is to be told today. More
16/09/2009 - New clue on Jackson killer drug
Experts may be closer to explaining why people vary in their risk heart failure when exposed to anaesthestic drugs such as propofol. More
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