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Scorpion Venom for Arthritis Pain?

Of all the unlikely places to find a potential treatment for arthritis pain, researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have identified a mini-protein in scorpion venom that they hope will be able to mirror animal studies and target inflammation in humans. Study author Dr. Jim Olson explained, “For people with multijoint arthritis, the side effects of controlling the disease can be as bad or worse than the disease itself. Steroids like to go everywhere in...