In trawling nets, fish are trapped with rocks, debris and other sea life and dragged along the bottom of the sea for hours. Surely, in these circumstances, they must suffer fear, pain and stress?

Start forgiving today and what happened yesterday will start falling away as you begin to feel, experience and know how it feels to be free of hate, anger and resentment.

The machine, beeping steadily away in the background, reassuringly spells life. Suddenly it goes haywire. Something's wrong. The patient needs urgent...

So you've got a headache and you want to be rid of it. It's simple, right? You take a tablet. Or is it? As the Global Year Against Headache draws...

This summer, the world is looking towards London to celebrate its athletes. For them, the saying 'no pain, no gain' is part of their path to excellence.

Emotions may determine why some people are more likely to suffer chronic pain than others, a study has found. The emotional state of the brain can ...

Mental distraction really can reduce pain, and the effect is not just in the mind, research has shown. Scientists carried out scanning studies whic...

Dear Winston Matthews, Words simply cannot express how I felt when I learned of your incarceration.

Scientists believe they have discovered why psychological stress can lead to physical pain. A research team at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsb...

We all know that exercise is good for us right? So why are physios and sports therapists earning more money than ever with clinics full of sportsmen and women?

Have you woken up with aches and pains this morning? Discover how to soothe niggling ailments with these pain-fighting superfoods with secret heal...

If you usually deal with niggling aches and pains by popping a pill or reaching for the medicine cabinet, you’re not alone. According to research...

I started thinking - how often do people put themselves at risk in the pursuit of good health? How often do people end up injured, in hospital or left needing long-term treatment because of skiing or other leisure activities? What's the cost of sporting injuries, both to our health and financially, in comparison to being inactive?

People who regularly take slightly too much paracetamol over a period of time to relieve pain could be at a higher risk of dying than those who take a...