Why it hurts
Book>> The pain chronicles • by Melanie Thernstrom • Farrar, Strauss and Giroux • Rs 600
Explainer: what is pain and what is happening when we feel it?
Pain scientists are reasonably agreed that pain is an unpleasant feeling in our body that makes us want to stop and change our behaviour
Large proportion of global population deprived of pain-relieving drugs
A recent report says that around 92 per cent of morphine used worldwide is consumed by only 17 per cent of people
A new roll-on to relieve period pain
Based on essential oils including eucalyptus oil, menthol and wintergreen oil, it can also help improve the mood of users
Scientists uncover mechanism of joint cartilage formation
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur have made headway towards finding a molecule that can help treat …
Back pain: four ways to fix bad lockdown posture — by copying astronauts
Common poor desk posture is actually very similar to the posture astronauts adopt during spaceflight in zero-gravity
What to eat and avoid during menstruation
Symptoms like cramps, mood swings, depression etc, have increased due to lifestyle changes
New drug combo using pain killers may be effective against cancer
Of the four complexes made from combining ruthenium and commonly used pain killers, two showed remarkable effects in stopping growth of …
Long COVID: Symptoms experienced during infection may predict lasting illness
Most long COVID-19 patients complain of symptoms experienced during their acute infection persisting beyond it
Just 4 doses of pain relievers available daily per million people in west, central Africa: UN
This means that people with severe pain, especially the terminally ill are most-affected in these regions
Vulture nemesis still in drug store shelves
Ban on diclofenac flouted by over a third of the pharmacies