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Glaxo's swine flu shot may give kids fever

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The European Medicines Agency warns that young children given GlaxoSmithKline's swine flu shot may get a fever after their second dose.


Muscle rubs: Use for pain is questionable

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

There is not enough evidence to support using gels and creams containing rubefacients for chronic and acute pain, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers. Rubefacients cause irritation and reddening of the ...





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Study shows modified technique further reduces lung surgery pain

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created Jun 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A simple variation in a surgical technique developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to reduce acute and chronic pain following lung surgery further reduces pain and helps return patients to normal activity ...


Study finds biological link between pain and fatigue

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created Apr 07, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are diagnosed with chronic pain and fatigue conditions like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue ...


Pain automatically activates facial muscle groups

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created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study has found that people who facially express pain in a more intense way are not exaggerating if their perception of a painful stimulation is controlled. The study conducted by Miriam Kunz is published in the November ...


Mayo Clinic study shows acupuncture and myofascial trigger therapy treat same pain areas

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created May 13, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Ancient acupuncture and modern myofascial pain therapy each focus on hundreds of similar points on the body to treat pain, although they do it differently, says a physician at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville who analyzed the ...


Strength training of neck muscles relieves chronic pain

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created Jan 04, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Neck pain has been steadily increasing over the past two decades and is now second to back pain, the most common musculoskeletal disorder. Women are more likely than men to suffer from persistent neck pain, in particular ...


Drug-free treatments offer hope for older people in pain

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created Sep 10, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mind-body therapies, which focus on the interactions between the mind, body and behavior, and the ways in which emotional, mental, social and behavioral factors can affect health, may be of particular benefit to elderly chronic ...


Unique skeletal muscle design contributes to spine stability

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created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The novel design of a deep muscle along the spinal column called the multifidus muscle may in fact be key to spinal support and a healthy back, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of ...


Study examines link between cholesterol lowering drugs and muscle cramps

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created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Cramps, muscle soreness, pain and weakness. Sounds like a bad day at the Olympics. No. They're the side-effects millions of people suffer when they take cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins, drugs designed to protect against ...


Muscle damage may be present in some patients taking statins

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Structural muscle damage may be present in patients who have statin-associated muscle complaints, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) .


Your own stem cells can treat heart disease

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ...



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