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Harvard University research­ers are mixing capsaicin withanother anesthetic in hopesof developing epidurals thatwouldn't confine women to bedduring childbirth, or dental injec­tions that don't numb the wholemouth.

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How could something sear­ing possibly soothe? Bite a hotpepper, and after the burn yourtongue goes numb.

The hope is that bathingsurgically exposed nerves in ahigh enough dose will numbthem for weeks, so that patientssuffer less pain and requirefewer narcotic painkillers asthey heal.

"We wanted to exploit thisnumbness," is how Dr. EskeAasvang, a pain specialist inDenmark who is testing thesubstance, puts it.

Chili peppers have been partof folk remedy for centuries,and heat-inducing capsaicin

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Bowl-o-ScreamReitz Union Gameroom, 8p.m., todayThe Bowl-o-Scream will in­clude billiards, black-lightbowling and a costume con­test.

Haunted HouseInstitute of Black Culture, 7p.m. to 9 p.m., WednesdayThe Black Student Union willbe holding a haunted housefor local children.

Vampire FilmReitz Union Auditorium, 8p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday"Nosferatu," a German vam­pire film, will be playing. Alive band will provide thesoundtrack.

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Hot sauces used in medicineWASHINGTON (AP)

Devil's Revenge. SpontaneousCombustion. Hot sauces havenames like that for a reason. Nowscientists are testing if the stuffthat makes the sauces so savagecan tame the pain of surgery.

Doctors are dripping thechemical that gives chili pep­pers their fire directly into openwounds during knee replace­ment and a few other highlypainful operations.

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Rocky Horror Picture ShowOrange & Brew, 8 p.m. to 10:30p.m., WednesdayThe Rocky Horror PictureShow will be playing at theOrange & Brew.

WHAT'S HAPPENINGHalloween Movie

Reitz Union Grand Ballroom,6 p.m. to 10 p.m., todayThe Asian American StudentUnion will be showing themovie "Kwaidan," which isa Japanese movie about fourghost stories.