News tagged with extreme pain

Optimism and humour can help to combat dental fear

Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have investigated the strategies used by people who suffer from dental fear to cope with dental treatment. Some of the most important ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early warning signs

A unique monitoring system offering healthcare providers an early warning system to accurately predict and aid management of one of the most common and painful infections has been developed by University scientists.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies show siginificant benefits of yoga in 2 conditions

Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who practice yoga showed statistically significant improvements in disease activity, according to a small study presented today at the EULAR 2011 Annual Congress.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effective pain treatment for cancer patients?

Cancer patients often suffer from severe pain that cannot be effectively treated with conventional medication. Researchers at the Pharmacology Institute of the University of Heidelberg have found the possible ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor

(AP) -- It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box.

Medicine & Health / Health

created 22 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Miami battling invasion of giant African snails

No one knows how they got there. But an invasion of African giant snails has southern Florida in a panic over potential crop damage, disease and general yuckiness surrounding the slimy gastropods.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Heavy lifting for cancer research

Many patients with advanced cancer suffer from cachexia, a condition also called body-wasting or wasting syndrome, which causes significant weight loss, extreme fatigue and reduces quality of life.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is there really such a thing as a broken heart?

On Valentine's Day, people who have been unlucky in love are sometimes said to suffering from a "broken heart."

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anxiety trait linked to postoperative pain in men following total knee replacement

Increased pain following surgery has long been linked to anxiety and "catastrophizing," an extreme response to stress.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Professor documents cancer battle in online videos

(AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sweat, tears lead to breakthrough

Greg Weiss wears a big, old-fashioned watch on his left wrist that no longer marks ordinary time. It belonged to his father, a tumor surgeon who died of cancer himself. In large measure, that loss is what ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3Qs: It's all in the mind

The American Psychological Association recently released a study reporting that one in five Americans is extremely stressed. We asked Erin Sharaf, a clinical instructor in the Bouvé College of Health ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Attack or retreat? Circuit links hunger and pursuit in sea slug brain

If you were a blind, cannibalistic sea slug, living among others just like you, nearly every encounter with another creature would require a simple cost/benefit calculation: Should I eat that, do nothing or ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lung transplants save lives of two teenagers with cystic fibrosis

“There’s nothing like having a bond with someone else who knows exactly what you’re going through.”

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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