London, Dec 31 : Women dash to the doctor when they fall ill because they actually are sick more often, a new study has found.

Scientists led by Davide Malmusi, of the Public Health Agency of Barcelona, found that women did report health problems more often. However, they also suffered from a higher rate of chronic diseases.

Washington, November 25 : Chronic pain can be more dangerous than previously thought, according to a new study.

Researchers from the Division of Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found that people with chronic pain have greater chances of suffering a fall.

Suzanne Leveille, PhD, RN, who conducted the research while a member of the Division of Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), said: "It''s clear that pain is not just a normal part of aging and that pain is often undertreated in older adults.

Washington, Apr 17: Queensland researchers have used molecules from cone snail venom and African plants as a blueprint to develop an oral drug to treat chronic pain.

Studies on the molecule, Professor David Craik and Dr Richard Clark from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience have developed, have shown that it is effective in relieving neuropathic pain in animals.

Washington, Feb 16: Acupuncture can prove to be a better option for healing the most common neck pain, as compared to many current therapies available, says a new study.

The international study, conducted by Canadian, American, South American, Australasian and European researchers, revealed that alternative therapies such as acupuncture, neck manipulation and massage can be better options for treating neck pain than the existing practices.

Washington, Jan 23  : They are commonly prescribed for low back pain, but a new review by Cochrane researchers has found no clear evidence that antidepressants work on this chronic pain.

The drugs are usually prescribed for three main reasons - to relieve pain; reduce mild depression and improve a person’s mood; and improve sleep.

Washington, Jan 22: Chronic pain can be successfully treated with a novel targeted gene therapy, according to researchers in the Department of Medicine and Department of Neurosciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.