Pain Relief
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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. Read more
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Chilli’s red hot pain hope
British researchers say they have found DNA which helps give chilli pepper its burning effects. Read more
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Acupuncture relieves brain pain
Brain studies have shown how acupuncture can reduce pain in the body, a major conference was told last night. Read more
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Yoga can alleviate symptoms of fibromyalgia
People with the painful condition fibromyalgia may experience relief if they do yoga, research has suggested. Read more
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Music to soothe all ills?
Music could be finely-tuned to treat both emotional and physical pain, British scientists believe. Read more
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Sugar may not prevent newborn pain
Nurses who carry out heel prick blood tests on newborns cannot avoid causing pain by giving sucrose, new research suggests. Read more
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Asthma, migraine genetic breakthroughs
Scientists may have discovered a gene responsible for some of the most severe cases of asthma, it has been announced. Read more
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Cannabis beats pain – Canadians
Patients allowed to smoke cannabis at home gained significant release from chronic pain, according to a new scientific study. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more