Author Archives: the Mail online | Health

‘Jab in a sugar-coated pill’ to end pain of injections

Within just a year or two, your flu ‘jab’ or travel vaccines could be delivered to you in the post or handed out at the pharmacy, cutting the need for time-consuming visits to the doctor. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

A hug, the sugar-free way to ease baby’s pain

Giving newborn babies sugar does not help ease the pain of injections – and a cuddle from mum would perhaps do the job better, it is claimed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

‘Jab in a sugar-coated pill’ to end pain of injections

Within just a year or two, your flu ‘jab’ or travel vaccines could be delivered to you in the post or handed out at the pharmacy, cutting the need for time-consuming visits to the doctor. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

Why noisy knees could stave off the pain of osteoporosis

Listening to the noises a knee makes could be a new way to diagnose osteoarthritis. A machine can spot the difference between healthy and osteoarthritic knees. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

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Health news: Liquorice soothes the symptoms of eczema, a vaccine to quit smoking and hypnosis to beat cancer pain

In our round-up of health news this week, sweets that soothe eczema symptoms, an anti-smoking vaccine and how hypnosis can ease cancer pain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

My mouth ulcers were such agony I couldn’t eat, drink or speak

As Dominic Walton stood up to give a business ­presentation, he found it hard to concentrate on ­anything but a gnawing pain in his mouth. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

Smoking cannabis found to ease pain caused by damaged nerves

Puffing cannabis from a pipe can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients with damaged nerves, a study has shown. However, experts have warned the drug could trigger mental health problems. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

The torch that could end the pain of finger-prick tests for diabetics

The experimental device works by analysing glucose levels in fluid just beneath the skin. From this, a computer program can instantly calculate how much there is circulating in the bloodstream. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

WHO swine flu advisers’ ties to drug firms: Experts linked with vaccine producers

A third of the experts advising the World Health Organisation about the swine flu pandemic had ties to drugs firms, it has emerged. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

Third of WHO swine flu advisers received support from drugs firms

A third of the experts advising the World Health Organisation about the swine flu pandemic had ties to drugs firms, it has emerged. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

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