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Vicarious thrill: He wants her to be hit on

Her boyfriend wants her to dress sexier — to attract dudes. What's up with that? Also, what could be causing painful cramps during orgasm? Sexploration answers your most intimate queries. Got a question? . We'll post answers to select questions.

Methadone deaths jump sharply in recent years

The number of deaths involving methadone has jumped nearly sevenfold from 1999 to 2006 — more than from any other opioid analgesic, a new federal report says.

UAE is oil-rich, but struggles to get power to all

In dusty and sweltering Industrial Area 13, just beyond the glow of Dubai's illuminated skyscrapers, Abdullah Kuttakunnil serves patrons of Kannur Restaurant by candlelight.

Pain subsides as Power looks ahead to recovery

IndyCar driver Will Power looks at 2009 as a success.

Study: Ibuprofen is best for kids with broken arms

Kids with a broken arm do better on a simple over-the-counter painkiller than on a more powerful prescription combination that includes a narcotic, a surprising study finds.

Owie! Hundreds of ways to say ‘it hurts’

Everyone feels pain differently, but doctors have had a difficult time measuring the intensity of physical suffering. A new computer program rates how much pain you're in.

Stub your toe? Say ‘Sh#!’ You’ll feel better

Peggy Loper doesn’t know why, but she’s sure that the rapid hissed repetition of her favorite expletive somehow dulls the pain when she’s hammered her thumb rather than the nail she’d aimed for.

Thread of pain ran through Jackson's career

It was the last day of shooting for a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1984, and the only hiccup had been an argument between Michael Jackson and an ad executive over whether the young superstar would take off his sunglasses.

Celizic: Tiger playing as if he’s on borrowed time

Tiger Woods has always played like a man possessed because that’s what he is. But from the way he celebrated when he won Bay Hill Sunday, you get the feeling that the post-surgery Tiger is even more driven than the pre-surgery version.

Quiet agony: Living with 50 migraines a year

Being in the grip of a migraine feels like a hammer is pounding away inside your eyeball. The world becomes almost threatening: The lowest light feels like a strobe; the gentlest sound is as grating as a jackhammer. When you’re in the throes of an attack, all you want is to lie down alone in a dark room and suffer in silence.

Dubai property boom gets hit by financial crisis

This Arab Gulf boomtown — so business-friendly it's been called "Dubai Inc." — is suddenly getting a nasty taste of the global financial crisis.

Iran feels economic pain as oil prices fall

Three weeks ago, a hard-line cleric close to Iran's president gloated publicly that the world financial crisis was God's punishment on the United States. The laughter, however, was short-lived.

J&J recalls narcotic pain system sold in Europe

A Johnson & Johnson company is recalling an advanced pain patch system for post-surgery hospital patients after some units of the needleless system were found to possibly be able to activate themselves, posing a potential risk of narcotic overdose.

'Boot Camps' Treat Pain Sufferers

Ballet teacher Gayle Parseghian thought she might never dance again after a back injury while moving heavy furniture left her with unrelenting pain. But an intensive, four-week "boot camp" got the 55-year-old dancer from Toledo, Ohio, back to the barre.

Oil Hits Record High, Hurting Nearly All

The price of oil gushed to a record high Monday, spreading dangerously to factories, groceries, gas stations and every citizen's pocketbook.

Beck's Bad Hospital Visit Fuels Crusade

The video of a disheveled, unshaven Glenn Beck talking about a hemorrhoid operation gone wrong feels like one of those late-night, partying-with-your-friends pictures posted — to your eternal regret — on Facebook the next day.

Rapper Surrenders in License Violation

Rapper T-Pain turned himself in Friday after being wanted on an outstanding warrant for driving with a suspended license, police said.

Doctors Test Hot Sauce for Pain Relief

Devil's Revenge. Spontaneous Combustion. Hot sauces have names like that for a reason. Now scientists are testing if the stuff that makes the sauces so savage can tame the pain of surgery.

Study: Acupuncture Works for Back Pain

Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain, and either kind performs much better than usual care, German researchers have found. Almost half the patients treated with acupuncture needles felt relief that lasted months. In contrast, only about a quarter of the patients receiving medications and other Western medical treatments felt better.

AP: Pain Medicine Use Has Nearly Doubled

People in the United States are living in a world of pain and they are popping pills at an alarming rate to cope with it.

The South Has the Sniffles From Pollen

A yellow haze of pollen descended on the Southeast in the past week, coating cars and porch furniture and making people miserable in one of the worst allergy seasons in years. Doctors are telling people with stuffed-up noses and itchy, watery eyes to spend more time indoors if they can.

Saddam's Hanging Came Too Soon for Kurds

These are bitter times in the town that Saddam Hussein gassed. It's painful enough that many people still suffer the aftereffects of nerve and mustard gas nearly 20 years ago. It's even worse, some lament, to feel largely forgotten and cheated of what they call a rightful revenge. On Dec. 30 the people of the Kurdish Iraqi town of Halabja saw Saddam hanged for crimes against Shiites, but not for crimes against Kurds.

Natural-born painkiller found in human saliva

Saliva from humans has yielded a natural painkiller up to six times more powerful than morphine, researchers say.

Teen's Tongue Piercing Linked to Pain

The teenager said the stabbing pains in her face felt like electrical shocks that lasted 10 to 30 seconds and struck 20 to 30 times a day. Her doctors diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia, a nerve disorder sometimes called "suicide disease" because of the excruciating and dispiriting pain it causes.

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Study: Foot and ankle pain caused by person's weight
Source: Canada.com

Being heavy on your feet - literally - may lead to foot and ankle problems, research suggests.

Grim fate of injured hunter trapped in well shocks Spain
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Spaniards were today horrified by the death of a hunter from Mallorca who fell 18 metres down an abandoned country well and, after several days enduring the pain of his broken limbs and with no hope of rescue, turned his shotgun on himself.

Arthritis symptoms can be eased with exercise, changes to diet
Source: Chicago Tribune

Dr. Sunil John has watched many of his patients with osteoarthritis improve with some simple lifestyle changes like exercising more, eating less and taking over-the-counter pain medications.

Stroking pets can cut painkiller use after surgery
Source: Telegraph

Stroking a pet can help patients cut their amount of painkillers in half, according to a new study.

Fragile: An Essay On My Experience With Personal Catastrophe

I can't sleep. The numbness in my toes is turning to cold. Something about the poison I have had to take to keep on living. Peripheral neuropathy, but just the sole side of the toes. The top side, the hard part with toenails, can feel. Strange.

Moms, Do I Win?

My labor with my first son was quick.

Life, Love and Truth - What's Death Got to Do With It?

This post isn't about the next life – we'll discuss that later. Rather, this is about the doorway called death, and what it affirms about life, love and truth.

Abortionist Reflects on Dismembering One Baby While Feeling Her Own Flutter in Her Womb
Source: Life site news.com

"There was a leg and foot in my forceps, and a 'thump, thump' in my abdomen.

Chocs, water blunt pain
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

WASHINGTON - CHOCOLATE activates a part of the brain that blunts pain and makes it difficult to stop eating, a study published on Wednesday in the Journal of Neuroscience has found.

Kids encouraged to use imagination to fight illness
Source: ABC Action News

New research shows that children can be taught to use their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain.

Children can 'imagine away' pain
Source: BBC News

Children can be taught to use their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain, research shows.

The first Depression, I saw people like this ...it is very real.

there isn't more to say........except if all you lost is your cell phone...or i pod...or second car...or IRA maybe it isnt so bad................foreclosed and homelss know this story all too well. Give Barak Obama a chance

Pain and the Brain: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection in Pain Management
Source: Women's Health Matters Network

Pain is the body's way of telling us that we are hurt – a response to injury or illness. But pain is more than what we feel, and our emotional and mental responses to it may be just as important as our physical response.

Voltaren Gel Receives US Regulatory Approval As The First Approved Topical Prescription Treatment For Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis
Source: Medical News Today

great information on a tropical cream for pain, i haved used it and i am a believer in Voltaren products

The cost of high heels may be measured in pain
Source: The L.A. Times

excerpt: ""Beauty is pain, as the saying goes. Now there's evidence to back it up: Wearing high-heeled shoes now may mean suffering foot pain later, according to a new study.""

Stalker who paralyzed woman to be sentenced
Source: MiamiHerald.com

Christine Kent, devout Christian, one-time model, ski enthusiast, can no longer feel her legs -- but the pain persists.

Having Cancer and Having to Pay for It, In the Present HealthCare System.

Many people suffer through cancer treatment. Never is it a pleasant experience. Your psyche is immediately affected when you hear that you have the big C.

What does Hcg76 Really Want!

Opinionated, loud, explosive, passionate, unfriendly, grouch, passionate, argumentative, happy, emotional, cold-hearted, anybody could use any of these adjectives and so many more! I am far from having found what every individual wants in life.

Cows 'should be genetically engineered not to feel pain'
Source: Telegraph

Animals could be genetically engineered not to feel pain, allowing people to enjoy hamburgers and steaks without feeling guilty, a philosopher has suggested.

Vet "explodes" at Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center!

On Wednesday, a team of administrators and other medical personel, including Mr. Francisco Vazquez, himself the Assistant Director of the facility, toured the E.R. discussing emergency services.

Poll and a simple question. Do you mourn Teddy's loss or not?

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Man allegedly bites off love rival's ear lobe - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

Talk about a three some gone bad. Americans trash.

Sex Pain: Millions of Women Have It - ABC News
Source: ABC News

For many women sexual intercourse is an unbearable experience. The women profiled by "20/20" suffered in silence: They did not feel pleasure from sex. Instead, they said they felt excruciating pain.

Breast milk a healthier choice? Myths revealed
Source: msnbc.com

Does it hurt? Am I allowed to drink alcohol? Health writer Suzanne Schlosberg, author of "The Essential Breastfeeding Log," and Suzanne Fredregill, author of "The Everything Breastfeeding Book," separate fact from fiction.

Study shows acupuncture may enhance brain's ability to regulate pain
Source: Science Codex -

Acupuncture has been used in East-Asian medicine for thousands of years to treat pain, possibly by activating the body's natural painkillers. But how it works at the cellular level is largely unknown.

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