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But today the spice is hotbecause of research showing capsaicin targets key pain-sensingcells in a unique way. Californiabased Anesiva Inc.'s operatingroom experiments aren't the onlyattempt to harness that burn formore focused pain relief.
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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experiments use an ultra-purified version of capsaicin toavoid infection - and the volunteers are under anesthesia sothey don't scream at the initialburn.
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.
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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.