new painkiller derived from saliva

[akcom]

Saliva from humans has yielded a natural painkiller up to six times more powerful than morphine, researchers say.
The substance, dubbed opiorphin, may spawn a new generation of natural painkillers that relieve pain as well as morphine but without the addictive and psychological side effects of the traditional drug.

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10514&feedId=online-news_rss20

[moviebuff927]

Yeah, someone already posted a thread on it. Here's the link:

http://forum.opiophile.org/showthread.php?t=4296