Metformin mimics exercise-related metabolic effects in prostate cancer patients
A new study has found that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may mimic one of exercise’s core…
New opioid painkiller has surprisingly few side effects
Structure of N-desethyl-fluornitrazene, or DFNZ. Using a long-abandoned class of opioids as their starting point, scientists have…
Four-hour wait for ambulance in Northland as back injury ‘not life-threatening’
The pain dropped him to his knees and he feared his body would lock up. He was unable…
Rototuna Junior High teacher Shannan McPeak censured over rape remark but allowed to keep teaching
Student said McPeak comment was ‘creepy’ McPeak is a teacher in the product design department at Rototuna Junior…
Waikato mum with leukaemia in remission fears relapse amid long stem cell delay
“I was a busy working mum with two kids, normally with one attached to me at some point…
Highly potent opioid shows potential as therapy for pain and opioid use disorder
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a novel, highly potent opioid that shows potential…
Early treatment helps patient recover from rare kidney disorder
When Bradley Lawrence gained 25 pounds in two weeks and started experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath,…
Treating autonomic dysfunction can relieve symptoms of treatment-resistant depression
Consider a house with the water main half shut. The faucets sputter. The toilet runs all night. The…
Pain & your brain: The more traumatic events we experience, the greater our risk of developing chronic pain
In this edited extract from Tell Me Where It Hurts, Rachel Zoffness writes that the link between trauma…
TENS Pulses Defeat Fibromyalgia Pain and Fatigue
Summary: For the millions living with Fibromyalgia, the greatest paradox is that exercise is the best medicine, yet…
UStudy links diagnostic timing to ovarian cancer survival outcomes
The study “Diagnostic Timing and Ovarian Cancer Survival in North Carolina” has been published in the latest issue of…
Endometriosis: Tauranga entrepreneur Maxine Lindsay creates product to help relieve pain
The only way Lindsay knew how to manage her pain when growing up was with “heavy pain relief”.…