Hot water bottles can ease period pain, but some people need stronger relief Carol Yepes/Getty Images An antioxidant that is abundant in some mushrooms has shown promise for easing period pain. A daily dose of a supplement containing L-ergothioneine, which is also in fermented foods, seems to limit the extent of this pain by targeting…
Novel approaches are edging us closer to relieving the agonising pain of migraines for all affected Sergey Khakimullin/Getty Images One-third of people with migraines don’t respond to current treatments, but harnessing the brain’s cleaning system could open up a new treatment option. A drug that ordinarily treats high blood pressure helped this system more effectively…
CHICAGO — UCLA will be without Tyler Bilodeau, its best shooter and leading scorer, for Saturday’s Big Ten tournament semifinal game against Purdue. But the mild knee sprain Bilodeau suffered Friday night isn’t expected to linger into next week’s NCAA tournament, according to a team spokesperson. Bilodeau, who averaged 17.6 points on 51.8% shooting from the field,…
