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Airing Pain 53: Headaches, Chilli Pepper Patches and the Placebo Effect

January 30 , 2014
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Investigating the diagnoses of headaches, and the benefits of topical and placebo treatments for chronic pain This edition has been funded by a grant from the Scottish Government. Paul Evans meets Dr Paul Davies, a Consultant Neurologist from Northampton General Hospital, who explains that whilst most headaches are benign ...
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