Using fMRI scans of the brain, US scientists have for the first time developed a method of "seeing" pain and suggest it may lead to reliable ways for doctors to quantify objectively how much pain patients are feeling. They also propose their study may open the route to using brain scans to...
Estrogen therapy can help keep joint pain at bay after menopause for women who have had a hysterectomy. Joint pain was modestly, but significantly, lower in women who took estrogen alone than in women who took placebo in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial. The findings were published...
A commonly used anti-anginal drug reduces chest pain in patients with type 2 diabetes and appears to have a more pronounced effect in those with poorer glucose control, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. Ranolazine is approved...
Patients who experience chronic pain may experience improvement in symptoms if their primary care providers are specifically trained in multiple aspects of pain, including emotional consequences. A collaborative team headed by Thomas C. Chelimsky, M.D., professor and chairman of the department...
me and my wife just had a kid together. he is 5 months now, but when my wife was 5 months pregnant, she started having pain while in intercourse. then the doc was saying it was normal because the vagina and the cervix get tender ... well now our son is 5 months, and the same thing is happening...
I lost my virginity yesterday night with a good friend of mine. It hurt, I felt a pinch, but there was no blood (I was told that would happen when your hymen was torn). Mind you, it was with another female, using only fingers and a sex toy. We did use additional lubricant and we weren't...
For many patients with difficult-to-treat neuropathic pain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can lead to long-term improvement in pain scores and other outcomes, according to a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is...
I've been experiencing lower back pain during core workouts (situps, crunches, leg lifts etc) and I was wondering if anyone could recommend any stretches or methods of easing pain. Will putting a towel under my lower back help?
Note: I've only been experiencing pain during workouts, not after.
I slid into a gaurd rail then a ditch in the snow and totalled my car monday, i had a sore but barable neck. Then today i hit a deer at 55 mph and now have severe neck pain in the back and sides of my neck and a horrible constant headache on my forehead and bottom back part of head and ive...
...my blackberry playbook? I tried for days and days and I can't seem to get it to work I really need step by step instructions please I'm begging you thank you so much!
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OHSU researchers, in partnership with scientists from several other institutions, have published two new research papers that signal how the next class of powerful medications may currently reside at the bottom of the ocean. In both cases, the researchers were focused on ocean-based mollusks - a...
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...game on my blackberry playbook? I tried for days and days and I can't seem to get it to work I really need step by step instructions please I'm begging you thank you so much!
Johns Hopkins scientists have created stunning images of the branching patterns of individual sensory nerve cells. Their report, published online in the journal eLife on Dec. 18, details the arrangement of these branches in skin from the backs of mice. The branching patterns define ten distinct...
End of the work week have your muscles aching? Sitting for long periods of time isn't just bad for your long-term health, it can make you feel cramped, stiff and sore from all the hunching and slouching and inactivity. But some muscle tension or pain that gets blamed on sitting could actually be...
So i quit smoking 2 weeks ago today. Im a 26 Male and im experiencing a minor chest pain just under my left breast that last a few moments and disappears. the pain does not change with breathing. this happens only a few times a day for the past week, i would go see a Dr about this but since im...
him poop for a while.? Male cat about 4.5 years and have had him for 1.5 years. Has always pooped inside but may have possibly pooped outside occasionally in the neighbours garden in the past.
Also has gone through periods of not pooping in the litter box, and has been pooing outside the...
Fear of math can activate regions of the brain linked with the experience of physical pain and visceral threat detection, according to research published Oct 31 by Ian Lyons and colleagues at the University of Chicago in the open access journal PLOS ONE. The researchers found that in individuals...
Whether it’s from a challenging workout or overtime at the office, if you feel like you have been hit with a ton of bricks, you are probably looking to soothe those sore and aching muscles. Here are four of my favorite remedies to get rid of muscle pain, and back to being superwoman (or man) by...