Pain Relief
12/01/2012 - Joint herbs challenged
Most herbal treatments for arthritis have "unconvincing" evidence in their favour, experts warn today. More
06/12/2011 - Acupuncture hope for cancer pain
German researchers say that acupuncture may help relieve pain in patients undergoing cancer treatment - and that they have found a scientific way of showing this. More
02/12/2011 - Gifted people can hallucinate at will
Some people can “hallucinate colours at will” - and this may indicate an innate ability to handle pain, a study by the University of Hull, UK, has found. More
23/11/2011 - Paracetamol danger from repeated minor overdose
People who regularly exceed recommended doses of the common pain-killer paracetamol by small amounts create serious risks for their livers, experts warned today. More
01/11/2011 - Yoga backed for back-ache
Yoga can make a dramatic difference to people with back-ache, British researchers reported today. More
25/10/2011 - How stretching eases back-ache
Yoga or stretching classes can help relieve the misery of back-ache, researchers reported last night. More
18/10/2011 - School headache call
As many as ten per cent of schoolchildren have their lives blighted by headaches and migraines at school, campaigners warned today. More
11/10/2011 - Back pain 'epidemic' call
European specialists have called for more research into back-pain to deal with the "silent epidemic." More
30/09/2011 - Back pain management programme low cost and effective – claim
A trial on a new way of managing patients with back pain has resulted in more effective and cheaper treatment, it has been claimed. More
22/09/2011 - Breastfeeding and touch may ease pain in newborns
Breastfeeding and massages may help to reduce pain in newborns, delegates at a European conference have heard. More
26/05/2011 - Pain-killer cancer prevention clues
British researchers today report a crucial discovery in the search to find out how common pain-killers prevent cancer. More
24/05/2011 - Mushrooms and common pills offer men hope
Mushrooms and paracetamol may both help men at risk from cancer, researchers reported yesterday. More
20/05/2011 - Crossing arms offers pain relief
Crossing your arms can reduce the intensity of pain, British scientists say. More
10/05/2011 - Pain-killer warning for heart patients
Heart patients should not be given many common pain-killers, researchers warned last night. More
29/03/2011 - Experts question point of acupuncture
There is little evidence that doing acupuncture properly relieves pain - and the risks of the procedure are too high, experts have claimed. More
24/03/2011 - Professor poses pain problem
An expert nurse is to set out the challenges that health services face in improving treatment of pain. More
11/02/2011 - Looking at your body may reduce pain
The next time you are having an injection in your arm, take a look while the needle goes in because it reduces the pain being felt, it has been claimed. More
12/01/2011 - Hope from shingles vaccine
A new vaccine against shingles halves the risk of elderly people developing the painful condition, according to a major study published last night. More
22/12/2010 - Chilli's red hot pain hope
British researchers say they have found DNA which helps give chilli pepper its burning effects. More
30/11/2010 - Acupuncture relieves brain pain
Brain studies have shown how acupuncture can reduce pain in the body, a major conference was told last night. More
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