Read more needles stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11906/needles.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47552/drug-centers-hit-by-worker-overdoses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNeedle exchange programs have helped drastically cut rates of HIV infection among heroin users but often take a heavy toll on their volunteers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Unpaid or poorly paid staff members work long hours in tough inner-city conditions, often without proper training. All too often they end...http://www.newser.com/story/47552/drug-centers-hit-by-worker-overdoses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Jan 2009 5:47:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15586/hpv-shot-extra-painful-say-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecipients of the new HPV vaccine are reporting that it's more painful than regular vaccines because not only does the needle hurt, but the vaccine itself stings as it's injected. Doctors have reported teenage girls fainting when getting the shot of Gardasil, although that may be in part because teenagers...http://www.newser.com/story/15586/hpv-shot-extra-painful-say-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Jan 2008 3:54:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7196/chinese-woman-needled-for-being-female.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese doctors have found an astonishing 26 sewing needles embedded in the body of a woman which they believe were inserted when she was a baby by grandparents who wanted a grandson. Some of the needles have pierced vital organs, and a broken one lies in the woman's brain. The...http://www.newser.com/story/7196/chinese-woman-needled-for-being-female.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Sep 2007 6:41:28 CDT