Pain Relief
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Trance cuts pain of heart procedure
Guiding patients into a trance helps them to cope with pain and anxiety during the heart procedure, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to Danish experts. Read more
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Single exercise session effective for whiplash
Intense physiotherapy sessions are no better than a single session plus telephone advice when it comes to treating chronic whiplash injury, a new study in Australia has found. Read more
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Hope for new osteoarthritis treatment
Researchers say they may have found a new way to treat the pain suffered by people with osteoarthritis. Read more
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Assisted suicide attracts lonely
Women and those living alone use the right to assisted suicide in Switzerland more than others, according to a major study published today. Read more
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Assisted suicide attracts lonely – Swiss study
Women and those living alone use the right to assisted suicide in Switzerland more than others, according to a major study published today. Read more
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Global lack of palliative care
There is a chronic global shortage of palliative care to relieve and prevent the suffering of patients with serious illness, a new study shows. Read more
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Device to help ease migraine
A device that eases migraines could benefit six million sufferers in England and Wales, based on results from a clinical trial, it was announced today. Read more
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Cannabis clue to arthritis treatment
Cannabis-type drugs could be developed to help treat people with arthritis, British researchers have reported. Read more
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Chinese medicine plant could treat chronic pain
A plant traditionally used in Chinese medicine to relieve suffering contains key ingredients that could be used to combat chronic pain, researchers have reported. Read more
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Palliative care prognosis conversation call
A ground-breaking study into palliative and end-of-life care has found that failing to discuss prognosis with patients is detrimental to them. Read more