I have battled crippling migraines for many years and they are usually managed by Migraleve tablets. But my GP tells me there is a national shortage of the drugs. Are there any suitable alternatives? It is estimated that about six million Britons regularly suffer migraines. Migraleve has been one of the most popular treatments for … Read more
Kevin Hart didn’t reveal to doctors and nurses how much pain he was in after horrifying car crash By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 07:02 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 07:03 BST, 27 May 2020 Kevin Hart said he didn’t reveal how much pain he was in to doctors and nurses treating him … Read more
It certainly wins the prize for the most surreal conversation I have had during lockdown – and when you’re living with two young children, there is tough competition. I was on the phone to an emergency dentist trying to get urgent treatment for my five-year-old son Ted who was in pain with a decaying molar … Read more
Women who shave their pubic hair or wear tight trousers are ‘more likely to suffer long-term vulva pain because of friction and higher risk of infection’ Scientists at Boston University found grooming increases the risk of vulvodynia The condition is caused by nerve pain and not easily treatable Tight trousers also doubled the risk of … Read more
‘It’s been an ongoing problem’: Helen Flanagan displays her sore red back after using an acupressure mat after revealing she’s suffered with crippling back pain since her first pregnancy By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 15:18 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 15:22 BST, 19 May 2020 Helen Flanagan showed off her sore red back … Read more
Scientists claim to have found a small area of the brain in mice that can turn off their sense of pain like a light switch. US researchers say the amygdala, a small almond-shaped cluster of neurons located in each side of the brain, can turn off multiple parts of the brain that process pain. Beams of … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Hip replacement company Smith & Nephew can ease the pain of lockdown for investors By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 16:20 BST, 12 May 2020 It is a painful business being a hip replacement company in a pandemic, and Smith & Nephew, … Read more
A cream made from cough medicine could be an unlikely new remedy for agonising face pain suffered by thousands of people in the UK. The rub-on cream contains a drug called ambroxol, which has been used for decades in cough syrups to break up mucus in the lungs. But now scientists have discovered it also … Read more
Moderate exercise could help patients taking cholesterol-busting statins beat the most common side effect of muscle pain, researchers say Roughly six million people in Britain take statins at a cost of £20 per patient Less than one in ten patients who take them report some form of muscle pain Discovery could lead to ways to … Read more
Lower back pain is an agonising problem that affects millions of people all over the world. Now, scientist believe the debilitating pain may be caused by cartilage in the spine turning into bone that looks like Swiss cheese. Cartilage should be soft and firm, protecting the vertebrae – the 33 pieces of bone that make … Read more