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July 26th, 2008

Weekly round up for the week ending July 25

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 […]

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July 22nd, 2008

Numbing gel eases pain from mammograms

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 […]

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