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Scientists may have come up with a lead on a new painkiller-a compound derived from an Asian tree bark that appears to alleviate serious pain without causing addiction or serious side effects.. which often occur with opium-based painkillers (such as morphine, hydrocodone...
Having a massage after strenuous exercise not only feels good, it reduces inflammation in muscles at the cellular level, researchers have found....
Gout sounds like an old person's or an old-fashioned disease. But it is neither. This painful form of arthritis is...
Approximately six million Americans suffer from gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis. Although gout is most often associated with pain,...
If you have heel pain, your podiatrist or physical therapist can confirm a plantar fasciitis diagnosis. Often the condition eventually goes away...
For people struggling with plantar fasciitis--a painful and sometimes disabling foot condition-a small, preliminary study suggests that a new type of therapy...
If physical therapy, pain medications and commonly used injections of cortisone or hyaluronic acid (Synvisc) no longer relieve your knee pain, don&...
Chronic pain from an injury, arthritis or nerve damage can be so uncomfortable that the sufferer will do almost anything to relieve...
Many women wear high heels because they like the way they look, but these shoes can cause foot problems such as hammertoe,...
Memories of devastating heartbreaks appear to trigger activity in the brain that's similar to when people suffer physical pain, recent...
In a study involving a group of love-struck Stanford University undergrads, researchers discovered that high-octane romantic love might be a natural analgesic....
If women are given control of the amount of epidural anesthesia they get during labor and delivery, they use about 30% less...