It hurts to think about how much Americans spend on creams that are supposed to relieve pain. In fact, those creams often do relieve pain, but apparently they do that no better than placebos. This disturbing news comes from Johns Hopkins University, whose researchers conducted a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study […]
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Marijuana Relieves Pain, More Research Is Wanted
No. It’s not surprising to learn that marijuana relieves pain, but it’s helpful for some people to know exactly how much cannabidiol (CBD), a marijuana plant extract, is needed to kill pain without getting anyone high. That’s what researchers at McGill University have figured out. First, from a McGill University news […]
Holding Hands Eases Pain
Hold the Ibuprofen and start holding hands. That, according to research conducted at Colorado University and the University of Haifa, may be sufficient to ease some pain. A Colorado University news release reports that researchers in Haifa worked with 22 heterosexual couples, age 23 to 32, who had been together for […]
More Intense Exercise=More Endorphins
OK, this may not be the most surprising news… In fact, for those who do high intensity interval training, it may not be news at all, but researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have determined that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) leads to an endorphin release in the brain, which […]