Pain management

All participants in the first human trials reported improvements to pain and mobility

Strapped in tight, the prone poodle nervously eyes the vet as he gently sticks fine needles into its back and paws, summoning the ancient art of acupuncture to treat the pet's aches and pains.

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A large number of illegal drugs were seized in anti-narcotic operations in Turkey on Nov. 30, officials said.

Over 50 kg (over 110 lbs.) heroin and 150 liters of acetic anhydride, a chemical compound used in heroin production, were seized in southeast Hakkari province.

The largest quantity of opioid drug tablets ever seized in Greece was destroyed by fire on Wednesday in the furnaces of a factory in the regional unit of Viotia, police said.

The 479 parcels of drugs contained more than 26 million tablets and weighed over 15 tonnes.

Researchers at the University of York and the British Museum have discovered traces of opiates preserved inside a vessel from Cyprus dating back to the Late Bronze Age.

Lady Gaga got engaged, reports Fox. 

The pop singer's choice is her boyfriend and talent agent Cristian Carino, the US Journal of World News said.

According to sources, the 31-year-old Lady Gaga and Carino, aged 48, got secretly engaged in the summer. 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him on Dec. 18 to undergo a medical examination and disclose the results.

Over two millennia had to pass before one of the greatest physicians of antiquity and widely accepted as the father of western conventional medicine, Hippocrates was vindicated on his theory that chronic pain are linked to weather conditions.