15 February 2013

Female athletes knee-deep in ACL injuries

Sports training and ACL reconstruction should focus on unique characteristics of the female knee Female athletes are three times more...

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20 December 2012

Natural anaesthetic in honeybee bite could be used in human medicine

Researchers have discovered that honeybees can bite as well as sting and that the bite contains a natural anaesthetic. The...

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20 December 2012

BOTOX injections proven to reduce chronic neck and cervical muscle pain

A new study reveals Botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) injections significantly improve pain and quality of life in people with...

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20 December 2012

Muscle relaxants linked with increased risk of breathing problems after surgery

Muscle relaxants given to millions of patients during general anaesthesia are associated with an increased risk of serious breathing problems...

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20 December 2012

Mount Sinai researchers identify predictors for inpatient pain

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified reliable predictors of pain by surveying patients throughout their hospital stays...

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20 December 2012

Capturing and returning blood to mothers during childbirth

The National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia has funded research at the Royal Cornwall Hospital involving collecting and returning blood lost...

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20 December 2012

Black mamba venom a better pain-killer than morphine

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="© mgkuijpers - Fotolia.com"][/caption]The venom of the African native black mamba, has been shown to have...

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17 October 2012

Naked mole-rats may hold clues to pain relief

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="© belizar - Fotolia.com"][/caption]Naked mole-rats evolved to thrive in an acidic environment that other mammals, including...

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