It is a common misconception that because women are able to give birth and routinely deal with sometimes agonizing period cramps, they are somehow better able to tolerate pain than men. (It is ...

Anna M. Zamorano has received funding from The Lundbeck Foundation and from the Danish National Research Foundation through the Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP). After years of working with ...

Pregnancy is usually referred to as a lovely experience, but honestly, it also has its own share of discomforts. And, one of the discomforts that many women feel is sudden, sharp pain in the vagina.

An extract taken from the cannabis plant has been found to reduce chronic low back pain without risking addiction, according to a study. Researchers said the results could be the "first non-addictive ...

Patients reported a significant reduction in pain scores in the months after starting the cannabis extract, which is not the same as smoking cannabis. An experimental cannabis extract could help ...

A personalized approach that uses physical and psychological coaching may help some people manage their chronic, disabling pain. Joe Laurence, a firefighter in Western Australia, was pulling a hose ...

Scientists at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified which receptor in prostaglandins—the hormone-like substance targeted by common painkillers—causes pain but not inflammation. The findings, ...

Joshua Pate has received speaker fees for presentations on pain and physiotherapy. He receives book royalties. Mark Hutchinson oversees program of work funded by NHMRC, MRFF, ARC, DSTG, DMTC, USDA, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental medication made from marijuana successfully reduced back pain in a new study, offering further support for the drug’s potential in treating one of the most common ...

President Donald Trump told pregnant women to “tough it out” before taking Tylenol for fever or pain, but doctors tell USA TODAY this is dangerous advice. In a Sept. 22 news conference, the president ...

Many doctors and public health officials are taking issue with President Trump's claim that there's "no downside" to avoiding acetaminophen during pregnancy and his suggestion that expecting mothers ...

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