pain

The Hidden Cost of Immunization

submitted by: bccdc
A video for Immunizers abotu pain associated with Immunization.

Iron-Deficiency Sensitizes Mice to Acute Pain Stimuli and Formalin-Induced Nociception.

submitted by: pdowling
Iron deficiency has been described as a risk factor in secondary restless legs syndrome (RLS), although it has not been investigated whether iron deficiency induces sensory symptoms in RLS patients. In this study, we established a mouse model of iron deficiency by administering a purified iron-deficient (ID) diet (<8 mg/kg iron) or nonpurified standard diet [normal diet (ND)] (<179 mg/kg iron) to male C57Bl/6 mice from postnatal d 28 for 1, 4, or 15 wk. The level of iron deficiency was...
Authors: Pascal Dowling, Florian Klinker, Franco Amaya, Walter Paulus, David Liebetanz

Cure For Addiction

submitted by: Recoveryroad
Is it possible to cure drug addiction through medicine. This short film experiments with that reality.

Sodium Channels and Pain

submitted by: alex01
S. Waxman, MD, PhD. - Medical need for new analgesics is discussed by S. Waxman (Yale University) who evaluated the role of selective subtypes of sodium channels, particularly 1.7 and 1.8 subtypes, in the perception of pain. There is an unmet medical need for drugs to treat chronic pain and inhibitors of selective sodium channels are in development as novel analgesics.
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