http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Scientists have used the venom of Africa's lethal black mamba to produce a surprising outcome in mice which they hope to replicate in humans—effective pain relief without toxic side effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-mamba-venom-pain-relief.html Medical research Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:23:56 EST news268500223 A PhD student at the University of Copenhagen has drawn on nature's own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-young-trail-herbal-snakebite-antidote.html Medical research Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:38:20 EST news267093484 (Medical Xpress) -- Sea anemones use venomous stinging tentacles to stun their prey, but one component of that venom is being used by researchers to treat the debilitating effects of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-sea-anemones-venom-key-multiple.html Immunology Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:20:02 EST news262249081 While Spider-Man is capturing the imagination of theatergoers, real-life spider men in Upstate New York are working intently to save a young boy's life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-real-life-spider-men-protein-venom.html Medical research Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:28:52 EST news261664120 The FDA has announced the approval of Anascorp, the first drug designed to specifically treat and counteract the venomous stings of scorpions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-scorpion-drug-fda.html Medications Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:03:07 EST news231760960 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU) at the University of Melbourne have collaborated with scientists from the University of Papua New Guinea and the University of Costa Rica, to develop new antivenom against the lethal Papuan taipan. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-antivenom-lethal-snake-countries.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:15:15 EST news228651290