The deadly venom of a poisonous sea snail could hold the key to developing new medicines including more effective, less addictive forms of pain relief. A team led by researchers from the University of Glasgow is setting out to learn more about the unique form of venom produced by cone snails, predatory marine animals found […]
The treatment and management of pain in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be a challenge due to problems in communication and uncommon symptoms of pain. Opioid painkillers are widely prescribed, but not without adverse effects. Finding the best course of treatment to alleviate pain in people with Alzheimer’s disease is a complex and multifaceted […]
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Opioid addiction, fuelled by OTC medication and prescription pain killers, has reached epidemic proportions in the US but is becoming a growing problem in the UK too. According to a recent BBC News investigation, GPs in England prescribed nearly 24 million opioid-based painkillers in 2017, the equivalent of 2,700 items every hour. ‘As a doctor, I […]
Research has shown that 3,000 headaches occur every day per million people in the general population. This equates to over 190,000 headaches every day in the UK. The Migraine Trust states that migraines are the third most common disease in the world, with an estimated global prevalence of 14.7% (that’s around 1 in 7 people). […]
Headaches are almost a universal complaint – only around three per cent of the population don’t get headaches in a lifetime. But they come in many different guises from minor twinges to full-scale migraines which can last for days. According to the World Health Organisation, chronic migraine has become a major health concern globally. By the time someone has […]
The morning after the night before. Before you even open your eyes you can feel the familiar throbbing behind one eye that follows a night of one too many drinks. It slowly intensifies into a full-blown pounding of your entire cranium, the source of which seems to be a miniature sledgehammer repeatedly smacking your skull from […]