Expert Offers Backpack Safety Tips
When kids carry too much, muscle strains and back pain can occurContinue Reading
Painkillers May Halve Risk of Breast Cancer Return in Obese Women: Study
Experts think anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin might help cancer treatments work betterContinue Reading
Lidocaine Injection May Help Treat Fibromyalgia, Study Suggests
But experts wonder how much of the benefit is due to placebo effectContinue Reading
Skip the Steroids for Shoulder Pain?
Physical therapy as effective as injections, researchers say
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Treating Shoulder Pain
Physical Therapy vs. Corticosteroid Injections: Which works best for shoulder impingement syndrome?
FDA Approves Hard-to-Abuse Narcotic Painkiller
Targiniq ER contains naloxone, which blunts euphoria of oxycodone when tablet is crushed or brokenContinue Reading
Tough-to-Abuse Formulation of Oxycodone Approved
Targiniq includes naloxene, which blocks euphoric effect if pill is crushed or brokenContinue Reading
Acetaminophen May Not Help Against Back Pain, Study Contends
The common pain reliever, best known as Tylenol, showed no effect in Australian trialContinue Reading
Painful, Itchy Patches Could Be Sign of Skin Cancer
But it’s likely to be the non-melanoma type, dermatologist saysContinue Reading
Could ‘Phone Care’ Ring in New Approach to Pain Relief?
Study finds significant improvement in patients assigned to ‘telecare’ managementContinue Reading
Don’t Blame Bad Weather for Your Aching Back
New study discounts notion that wind, rain influence lower back painContinue Reading
More Painkillers May Raise Heart Risks for Older Women: Review
Class of drugs that includes naproxen linked to increased chance of heart attack, stroke, but finding not conclusiveContinue Reading














