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Adding Capsaicin Improves Anesthetic Treatment

Posted by samzenpus on from the so-hot-it's-numb dept.

eldavojohn writes "It's no secret what capsaicin, the fiery molecule of peppers, does to cell walls. In fact, it's now being used to open cells up to local anesthetics. Combine it with a new drug that works only from the insides of cells and you have a great system for relieving pain. From the article, 'QX-314 is known to reduce the activity of pain-sensing neurons in the nervous system and theoretically heighten pain thresholds. But there's a catch: Researchers found that "it wouldn't work from outside a nerve cell but it would work if you could get it inside," says Bruce Bean, a professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and co-author of the new study."

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  1. Just a thought... by thatskinnyguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...but wouldn't that burn like hell?

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  2. just turn on primetime by User+956 · · Score: 3, Funny

    From the article, 'QX-314 is known to reduce the activity of pain-sensing neurons in the nervous system and theoretically heighten pain thresholds.

    Ah, yes, much like watching American Idol.

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  3. There's a much easier way to get this effect... by anandamide · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thai Food and Beer.

  4. Icy Hot-n-blazin' sauce by jacobcaz · · Score: 3, Funny
    I want to see an anethetic/capiscum hot sauce. So you get a brief busrt of fiery goodness, then soothing numbness follows.

    "Why yes, I will have my buffalo wings in the Icy Hot-n-blazin' sauce please!"

  5. Ok by xx01dk · · Score: 5, Funny

    I promise I'll RTFA, but the first thought that came to mind was "Oh boy! Modern medicine can ease my pain... with FLAMING HOT NUCLEAR CODE RED WING SAUCE" followed by "GOOD LORD I'M NEVER SHITTING AGAIN."

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  6. And Don't Forget... by FranTaylor · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wash your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom.