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Watching Shot Can Boost Pain
26 May 2012, 4:10 am
For some, the quick prick of a needle at the doctor’s office is no big deal. For others it can be a nightmare. New research suggests that the difference could lie in what you’re looking at. [More]
Surviving a flesh-eating disease
23 May 2012, 6:32 am
Percy von Lipinski stood on a chair as he decorated his family's Christmas tree. While hanging a German glass ornament, he lost his balance and grabbed a branch,
pricking his left hand on a pine needle as he regained his footing.
To avoid pain during an injection, look away
14 May 2012, 11:14 am
Health professionals commonly say, "Don't look and it won't hurt" before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of German investigators has found that, in fact, your past experience with needle pricks, along with information you receive before an injection, shape your pain experience.
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7 May 2012, 9:08 am
Glucose monitoring is a powerful weapon in the fight against diabetes, but the usual method of checking a patient’s blood sugar levels is through an enzyme-based finger-
pricking method.
Playground Syringe Pricks Child's Finger
3 May 2012, 2:22 pm
An Oakland child is undergoing HIV and hepatitis treatments after
pricking his finger on a syringe he found while digging in the dirt at an playground.
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Gallery: The A-Z language of gardening - Calgary Herald
24 May 2012, 12:59 pm
What you could use is a basic primer in the language of gardening, a quick guide to rudimentary garden terms like biennial and bare-root, cultivar and carpet bedding, humus and hybrids, pollarding and
pricking out. So here's an easy A-to-Z of basic terms.
US Fed to stop pricking asset bubbles: Roach - MoneyControl.com
15 May 2012, 6:29 am
Stephen Roach, senior fellow at Yale and former non-executive chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia spoke to CNBC-TV18 about the global environment and initiatives of the US Federal Reserve to boost growth. "We have got macro systemic risks in the ...
High-flying Birdie: Old-time radio listening, 12 May - Examiner
12 May 2012, 9:06 pm
Usually, this happens at least twice per episode—for openers. If network radio has any genuine female equivalent to Jack Benny's likewise cheerfully pomp-
pricking valet, Rochester, Birdie is she. The irony is that, while she's making sure Birdie drills ...