Pain Relief
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Painkiller may limit aspirin heart benefit
A common painkiller stops low-dose aspirin from cutting the risk heart attack and stroke, researchers have reported. Read more
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Migraine link to stroke
A serious kind of migraine is linked to a big increase in risk of having a stroke, researchers warned today. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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Exercise best for shoulder pain
Exercises can be more effective for patients with shoulder pain than shock-wave treatment, researchers report today. Read more
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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. Read more