Escape the pain of food allergy: new research may help uncover the 'secret' cause of heartburn

Article Abstract:

Food allergies may be the cause of chronic heartburn or stomach pain in both children and adults. Other causes should be ruled out before testing for allergies, and eating a restricted diet can be the best way to determine the possible allergy trigger.

Diagnosis, Causes of, Food allergy, Food hypersensitivity, Heartburn

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Pain cushion: drug breakthrough eliminates cancer ache

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An injection of stontium-89 reduced the pain of bone cancer in 80% to 89% of the 128 cancer patients studied without causing the debilitating side-effects common to other pain medications. The injection's effects lasted three to six months.

Health aspects, Cancer pain, Bone cancer, Strontium

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Shingles gets the slide: new drug may help shun shingles pain

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Research indicates that the new drug famciclovir can cut the duration of post-shingles pain by 50% if taken within the first three or four days of the outbreak. Experts believe the drug works by stopping the virus that damages the nerves.

Shingles (Disease), Herpes zoster

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