You may feel pain similar to period cramps if you are ovulating, have an ovarian cyst, are pregnant, have IBD, or a number of ...

Pain in your lower right back can be due to many things from a sprain or infection to something more serious like ...

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Diagnosis of appendicitis in pregnancy is difficult. An enlarging uterus can alter the position of the appendix, which may even show up in the right upper quadrant. In addition, loss of abdominal-wall ...

Lower right abdomen pain can signify a severe problem like appendicitis, or a more benign (harmless) problem like gas or spicy food that resolves in time or responds to self-care. Contact your ...

University of Arizona researchers may have uncovered a connection between chronic pain and a somewhat uncommon immune ...

The newfound ensemble of neurons could lead to therapies to treat persistent pain, which affects roughly one of five people ...

More than two-thirds of people living with chronic pain reach for chocolate or other comfort foods to cope, with new research ...

Scientists have pinpointed Y1 receptor neurons in the brain that can override chronic pain signals when survival instincts like hunger or fear take precedence. Acting like a neural switchboard, these ...

Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic ...