Morphine-Like Painkiller, Minus the Complications, Found in Black Mamba Venom
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(PARIS) — The deadly venom of one of the most feared snakes in Africa apparently contains a painkiller that could rival morphine, but without the side effects, according to French scientists.The black mamba, found throughout sub-…
Aimee Copeland Faces Skin Grafts, Powers Through Pain
ABC News(ATLANTA) — Aimee Copeland, the Georgia student recovering from flesh-eating disease, is having surgery to replace swaths of bacteria-ravaged skin, her father said.It has been six weeks since Copeland, 24, cut open her calf in a fall from a ho…