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09/11/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Music found to improve surgery outcomes: Patients offered music during surgeries experienced reduced pain and anxiety

Urological surgeon consultant Bhaskar Somani says that offering music to patients during minor surgeries can significantly reduce pain and anxiety. Mr. Somani, a leading surgeon at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, came to this conclusion after reviewing data on 1,900 patients across 15 international studies. These patients had had various outpatient procedures. In […]

08/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

CDC: Rising rates of suicide becoming a “national problem”

A federal agency warned that suicide is becoming a national problem. In an article in The Washington Post, the rate of suicide has been rising steadily in almost all U.S. states since 1996. The increases applied to all ages, ethnicities, genders, and races. To make matters worse, more than half of the people who took […]

02/23/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

The placebo effect is real: Study finds imagining less pain actually brings some relief

Could coping with pain be a case of mind over matter? A new study from the Netherlands shows that people can ease their pain simply by imagining something to be less painful. The researchers decided to delve into the placebo effect. There is a growing body of evidence that our experiences are shaped by our […]

12/22/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

The opioid crisis has some legislators supporting natural remedies, authorizing use of acupuncture to help addicts as an alternative pain treatment

If you haven’t been affected by the opioid crisis, you’re in the minority. As drug overdoses killed more people than guns or car accidents last year, the need for action has never been greater. Some steps have been taken in recent months to try to combat this serious issue, but as long as doctors and […]

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