Not all body fat is created equal and most people think of fat as the stubborn belly rolls, love handles, or extra padding on ...

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain. In some ...

An inmate who threw boiling hot sugared water over a prison officer in "a traumatising incident" has been sentenced to a ...

A prisoner threw boiling water mixed with sugar over a prison officer, leaving her in 'agony' and needing multiple surgeries.

DEA agent Steve Murphy who helped bring down Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar says conspiracy theories about the drug lord ...

BY PAUL ECCLES, ANDJELA MILIVOJEVIC AND RACHEL SCHRAER ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHAFA’ATU SULEIMAN AND LAURA MARGOTTINI He ...

A MUM was left screaming in agony in A&E for 14 hours straight and has been left housebound by an undiagnosed condition. Sadie Slattery, 41, from Torquay, Devon, now faces having to pay for ...

A man who threw boiling water mixed with sugar over a prison officer at HMP Peterborough has been jailed for 17 years. The female prison officer suffered ‘grave second degree burns’ in the attack, ...

The continued extraction of fossil fuels poses an immediate, existential threat to modern societies. There is an urgent need to change courses and syllabuses, to cut ties with fossil fuel companies, ...

Research shows gaps in medical literature and clinical guidelines on burn injuries in darker skin may contribute to variations in care quality and outcomes.

In other words, a non-painful stimulus – like when you rub your shin after walking into a table – can overtake slower pain ...