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12/01/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Why are women more susceptible to migraines?

Migraines are severe headaches that often come with nausea, blurred vision, and sensitivity to smells, lights, or other stimuli. Each episode can range from hours to days and can significantly interfere with a person’s everyday life. When it comes to this condition, women get the short end of the stick since they are more susceptible to migraines than […]

10/10/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

The effects of watching funny videos on the reduction of pain

Research has revealed that watching enjoyable videos can help post-surgical patients. The study, which was published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, found that watching videos can help reduce pain felt by post-surgical patients. Researchers from Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences in Istanbul, Turkey and Ataturk University Faculty of Health Science in […]

09/19/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Effective lower back pain treatments found in Perso-Arabic traditional medicine

Lower back pain is one of the most common pain symptoms of various diseases. In a study published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, a Perso-Arabic traditional medicine called wet cupping was found to relieve lower back pain. Researchers at the National Institute of Unani Medicine in India looked at the efficacy of wet […]

09/18/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

The glorybower herb can be used to treat sickle cell disease

Clerodendrum polycephalum Baker has been traditionally used to treat sickle cell disease. In a study published in the European Journal of Medicinal Plants, the efficacy of C. polycephalum in managing pain due to sickle cell disease has been verified. Researchers at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria examined the efficiency of C. polycephalum leaf extracts in treating pains […]

08/24/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Good to know: Most people are NOT in pain when they die – experts say symptoms ease as death nears

While some people have accepted the inevitability of death, others are afraid of it because death evokes worries about pain and suffering as we go through our final moments. Some even believe that palliative care does little to alleviate this pain and that many die extremely agonizing deaths. But according to a recent study, palliative care […]

08/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Engineers create a type of e-skin that restores the sense of touch for amputees using prosthetics

Amputees may soon be able to find relief from the phantom limb sensation that haunts them, stated an article in Science Daily. American researchers have created an electronic skin for prosthetic hands that can return a sense of touch to the user. Developed by engineers at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the e-skin is a layer […]

08/17/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Birds of the same feather? Study finds that you hang out with people who have the same pain tolerance as you

You have a lot of things that are similar to your friends – with hobbies and interests being some of them. However, according to a recent study in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain, you may also have the same pain tolerance levels, provided that you and your friends are males. The study, which included an editorial […]

08/14/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Burn patients feel less pain when they undergo music therapy

Burn injuries are among the most severe traumas that can be experienced, which makes it difficult to treat burn patients. Music therapy has been known to help in pain management. In a study review published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researchers evaluated the effect of music intervention in the recovery of burn patients. […]

07/10/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Flesh-eating bacteria thrives on your suffering; the chemicals you release when in excruciating pain actually feed them

If the word flesh-eating bacteria isn’t scary enough, try bacteria which find happiness – or more accurately, satiation – when you’re in pain. It appears that the popular flesh-eating bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes does not only cause strep throat but also initiates a disease called necrotizing fasciitis. According to previous research, a certain type of toxin is being released […]

07/05/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Systematic science review finds that ibuprofen is no better than placebo in treating back pain

It’s a familiar scene in TV commercials: A person, who is clearly suffering, pops an over-the-counter pain medication and like magic, they can suddenly return to their favorite activities as if nothing had ever happened, the expression of relief on their face palpable. But what if that feeling was actually all in their head? A new […]

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