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• Marijuana Helps Relieve MS Pain
  Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that smoking marijuana can help relieve pain, and muscle tightness "spasticity" in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)...
• During An Injection, Look Away If You Want To Avoid Pain
  Health professionals commonly say, "Don't look and it won't hurt" before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of German investigators has found that, in fact, your past experience with needle pricks, along with information you receive before an injection, shape your pain experience. Their research is published in the May issue of Pain®...
• Different Mechanisms Of Pain Discovered Which Suggest New Strategies For Drug Development
  Researchers at the University of Leeds have found a previously unknown mechanism through which pain is signalled by nerve cells - a discovery that could explain the current failings in the drug development process for painkillers and which may offer opportunities for a new approach...
• Some Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis Respond To Smoked Cannabis
  A clinical study of 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has shown that smoked cannabis may be an effective treatment for spasticity - a common and disabling symptom of this neurological disease...
• New Study Discovers Powerful Function Of Single Protein That Controls Neurotransmission
  Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that the single protein - alpha 2 delta - exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume of neurotransmitters and other chemicals that flow between the synapses of brain neurons...
• Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy To Screen For Esophageal Disease Is Safe And Feasible
  Researchers report that unsedated transnasal endoscopy is a feasible, safe, and well-tolerated method to screen for esophageal disease in a primary care population. This study is the largest reported experience with transnasal endoscopy in the United States...
• New Lyrica Oral Formulation For Patients With Dysphagia Available In UK
  Lyrica® (pregabalin) is now available in a new strawberry-flavored oral solution form in the UK, in order to benefit patients who have difficulty in taking medication in capsule form or for those with dysphagia (swallowing difficulty)...