Weekly round up for the week ending July 25
July 26, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
It’s the weekend, so that means a weekly round-up of the most popular posts. Here we are:
Topical NSAID As Effective As Tablets For Knee Pain
Numbing gel eases pain from mammograms
Pregnancy and migraines
The pain of pleurisy
Company’s calling: For Grace’s founder, Cynthia Toussaint speaks out
Legitimate patients with chronic pain vs drug seekers
Gastric bypass/kidney stone connection?
10 causes of chronic pain in seniors
Ticks that cause Lyme disease found in new regions across Canada
A blogger tells how leg pain signaled ovarian cancer
What do you think of those choices? Do any of them surprise you as being popular?
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Numbing gel eases pain from mammograms
July 22, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
I guess I’m lucky because, although having a mammogram isn’t the most comfortable procedure in the world, I can’t say they really hurt for me. But I know some women do have pain and some are afraid to go because they may have pain.
For those women, a new study found that using lidocaine gel, a numbing ointment had less pain or discomfort …
Click here to read more.
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