Dentistry
Poor dental health impacting on Aboriginal mums
University of Adelaide researchers are calling for a greater sensitivity towards Aboriginal women in dental clinics and improved accessibility to dental care.
May 31, 2013
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Medical research
Social contact can ease pain related to nerve damage, animal study suggests
Companionship has the potential to reduce pain linked to nerve damage, according to a new study.
Oct 15, 2012
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Medications
Toothache sufferers turn to antibiotics for 'cure' on social media
Social media is used extensively to seek antibiotics, avoid dental treatment and provide support to people with toothache, according to new research.
Apr 21, 2021
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Neuroscience
A furry social robot can reduce pain and increase happiness
Could furry social robots help bolster moods and reduce pain when human to human contact isn't an option, for example, during a pandemic?
Jun 23, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic pain sufferers likely to have anxiety
Patients coping with chronic pain should also be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to new research published in General Hospital Psychiatry.
May 15, 2013
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Health
Tejocote supplements sold online at Amazon, Etsy may contain fatal poison: FDA
Tejocote weight-loss supplements sold through online through Amazon or Etsy could contain a highly toxic substance, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning.
Jan 5, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Older Mexican American adults experiencing pain are at risk of developing frailty
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that older Mexican Americans who suffer from pain were 1.7 times likelier to become frail, compared to study participants who did not report pain. The study ...
Nov 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic pain associated with poor health—and COVID-19 infection—decades later
People who suffer from chronic pain at age 44 are more like to report pain, poor general health, poor mental health outcomes and joblessness in their 50s and 60s, according to a new study published this week in the open-access ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Medical research
Automated chronic pain cohort mined from Twitter using machine learning
Social media platforms like Twitter (now X) offer valuable insights into self-reported chronic pain, according to a recent study by multiple institutions. The researchers have automated the process of establishing a chronic ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Medications
Patients with unmet mental health needs are turning to medicinal cannabis, finds Australian study
New research shows Australian health care practitioners are often prescribing medicinal cannabis for psychiatric conditions where the evidence for effectiveness is unclear.
Jun 6, 2023
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