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Legal marijuana reduces chronic pain but increases car crashes and drug overdoses, study suggests

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After marijuana is legalized in a state, fewer people seek chronic pain diagnoses and treatment, but more wind up in hospitals being treated for car crash injuries, overdoses or alcohol poisoning, according to a new study.  Marijuana is now legal in the majority of US states and many see it as a win, offering better … Read more

Women who shave their pubic hair or wear tight trousers are ‘more likely to suffer vulva pain’

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Women who shave their pubic hair or wear tight trousers are ‘more likely to suffer long-term vulva pain because of friction and higher risk of infection’ Scientists at Boston University found grooming increases the risk of vulvodynia The condition is caused by nerve pain and not easily treatable  Tight trousers also doubled the risk of … Read more

Cream made from COUGH SYRUP could be the unlikely new remedy for agonising head and face pain

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A cream made from cough medicine could be an unlikely new remedy for agonising face pain suffered by thousands of people in the UK. The rub-on cream contains a drug called ambroxol, which has been used for decades in cough syrups to break up mucus in the lungs. But now scientists have discovered it also … Read more