pain
# pain - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
WATCH: More men experience the pain of childbirth
A doctor and some electrodes help them face the harsh reality.
# pain - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Column: Gossiping isn’t harmless fun – the damage it causes can be irreversible
Even if you pride yourself on your principles, you may well have been an unsuspecting participant in gossip by repeating other people’s options as fact. It’s hard to overstate how damaging rumours can be, writes counsellor Tony Moore.
# pain - Saturday 4 May, 2013
‘Budding psychopaths’ can be identified ‘by how they react to people in pain’
A study has found that children who don’t react the same as other people when they see photos of people in pain may be at risk of developing psychopathy as adults.
# pain - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Extent of Cork’s Paudie O’Sullivan injury confirmed – broken fibula and tibia
Several inter-county GAA personalities have tweeted good wishes to the unlucky Rebels attacker.
# pain - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Kevin Ware suffers horrific leg injury in Louisville-Duke game, players brought to tears
The player landed awkwardly after jumping.
# pain - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
OUCH: Golfer bitten by black widow spider used a tee to drain the venom
Daniela Holmqvist is officially harder than you.
# pain - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Almost one third of us are postponing going to the dentist – because of cost
One dentist has warned that we may be returning to the days of extractions and dentures.
# pain - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Column: As a mother, I’m not not too posh to push… just too scared
“While I’m awestruck by the natural birth brigade, I’ve vowed never to do it again,” says a mother who is opting for a C-section.
# pain - Monday 12 November, 2012
Chris Henry: The bodies are sore, but it hurts more inside
The Ulster flanker is sick of learning from defeat.
# pain - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
New findings may provide relief for osteoarthritis sufferers
Eight potential osteoarthritis susceptibility genes discovered, which scientists say may be instrumental in future disease prevention and treatments.
# pain - Saturday 30 June, 2012
VIDEO: 100m runner breaks leg in Helsinki heat
There’s no blood, but this will make you wince like hell.
# pain - Sunday 20 May, 2012
No clear timeline for approval of cannabis-based painkiller in Ireland
The oral spray Sativex is already available in the UK and preparing to launch in other EU states as a pain treatment for MS patients.
# pain - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
Pharmacists express concern over addiction to pain relief
Regulations around the sale of products containing codeine were introduced in 2010. Pharmacists heard that up to one in three adults may be suffering from chronic pain, which can affect quality of life.
# pain - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
WATCH: The notoriously violent NHL playoffs just got more violent
Marian Hossa didn’t do any favours for the sport’s already extremely violent image the other night.
# pain - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Quarter of a million Irish fail to seek help for debilitating back pain – survey
With 80 per cent of those suffering nerve-related back pain aged under 50, chronic pain is thought to be significantly impacting people’s personal and professional lives.
# pain - Tuesday 11 October, 2011
Galway team pinpoints part of brain which produces “marijuana-like substances” to dull pain
They discovered that the hippocampus of the brain, which is usually associated with memory, helps to suppress pain during times of stress.
# pain - Saturday 24 September, 2011
Government considers approval of cannabis-based drug
Calls for ‘cannabinoid’ medicine currently available in Spain and the UK to be introduced in Ireland to help alleviate the symptoms of MS.
# pain - Tuesday 19 July, 2011
Rough ride: Cav ready to feel the burn
Mark Cavendish is anticipating a gruelling end to his bid for the Tour de France’s green jersey.
# pain - Tuesday 31 May, 2011
Scientists unlock mystery of ‘sympathy pain’: when we feel somebody else getting hurt
Some people are so good at imagining other people’s pain that they physically feel it themselves – and it’s linked to the ‘phantom pain’ amputees suffer in their missing limbs.
# pain - Sunday 27 February, 2011
Got a headache? Look no further than your loved one
A study finds that a picture of your partner can be just as effective in offering relief as a painkiller.
# pain - Thursday 17 February, 2011
Study finds that the brain can block the effect of painkillers
Researchers discover that the opposite of the placebo effect also exists – if we believe a drug isn’t working on our bodies, then it probably won’t.



































