A gene responsible for chronic pain has been identified, which researchers say could lead to drugs for treating long-lasting back pain, arthritis and headaches.

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Gene find ‘may curb chronic pain’

Mental health problems have overtaken conditions such as back pain as the main reason for claiming incapacity benefit, say researchers.

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Mental health ‘top welfare claim’

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah will fly to the United States on Monday for treatment of a herniated spinal disc and a blood clot that is causing him back pain, the country’s health minister said Sunday.

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Saudi king to get clot treated in U.S.