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Danish firm stops supplying US death penalty drug

Supplies of an anaesthetic for lethal injections will start running low now that the firm making pentobarbital is restricting sales

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Health

Could a whiff of oxytocin help hypnosurgery?

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Brain scans reveal why some people feel your pain

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Brain scans reveal why some people feel your pain

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Cross your arms to relieve pain

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Cross your arms to relieve pain

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Sex on the brain: Orgasms unlock altered consciousness

Life

Sex on the brain: Orgasms unlock altered consciousness

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Painkillers need clearer warnings to prevent liver damage

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Medicines lose their potency in space

Space

Medicines lose their potency in space

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Cannabis-based drug gets green light worldwide

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Cannabis-like drugs could kill pain without the high

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Cannabis-like drugs could kill pain without the high

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Health

A life without pain is a life without smell

Some people who can't feel pain can't distinguish between scents either. It turns out that one nerve defect is responsible for both disorders

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Health

Can Botox really cure chronic migraine?

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Life

Feel the pain, shed the guilt

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The hurt blocker: Scans pin down pain in the brain

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Life

Would a placebo work for you?

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