Pain Remedy Pome
by judy
Little Miss Muffett
sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Injected inside her
medicating pain away
“I don’t hurt inside”
she happily cried
and threw her curds away
“No more aches and pains
or all manner of strains
the spider has made my day”
Spider Venom May Hold Chemical Keys to New Painkillers
(to read the whole article the title above)
by KATE KELLAND
(Reuters) – “Scientists who analyzed countless chemicals in spider venom say they have identified seven compounds that block a key step in the body’s ability to pass pain signals to the brain.”
“In research they said could one day lead to a new class of potent painkillers, the scientists focused on 206 species of spider and searched for molecules in the venom that block nerve activity, particular via so-called “Nav1.7 channels”.”
“Experts estimate that as many as one in five people worldwide suffer from chronic pain and existing pain treatments often fail to give sufficient or long-term relief. Pain’s economic burden is also huge, with chronic pain estimated to cost $600 billion a year in the United States alone.”
“People sense pain in a part of their body when nerves from the affected area send signals to the brain through what is called the pain pathway, and it is this pathway scientists seek to disrupt when searching for potential new pain medicines.”
CURIOUS to the MAX 
Who knew spiders could be beneficial! I had no idea. Everyone I know has been bitten got bit by a recluse spider with ugly results.
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Kathy,
Recluse spider bites are not therapeutic because recluse spiders are not approved by the FDA
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Looks like another addition to the Schedule 1 list of addictive drugs and may create a whole new industry dedicated to weaning people off of their “spidey-juice JONES”?
And, just exactly WHAT is a tuffet?
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Rick,
“A tuffet, pouffe or hassock is a piece of furniture used as a footstool or low seat. It is distinguished from a stool” wikipedia
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