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Prevent Foot Pain: 6 Steps
When it comes to feet, Americans seem to think pain is normal. Eight of 10 people responding to a 2009 survey from the American Podiatric Medical Association reported having at least one foot ailment in the past year. More than half complained of heel pain. Others were crying "Ouch!" because of blis
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Sedative, Tranquilizer Poisonings on the Rise
April 6, 2010 -- More people are landing in the hospital because of poisoning from prescription tranquilizers, sedatives, and opioids, a new study finds. Hospitalizations for such poisonings increased 65% between 1999 and 2006. That’s double the increase in hospitalizations for poisoning by other dr
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Words Really Do Hurt
April 2, 2010 -- Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can hurt you too, according to new research. A new study suggests merely saying, "This may hurt a bit," before receiving a shot may be enough to trigger a pain response in the brain long before any actual pain is felt. Researchers fo
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Brief Meditation Training Brings Pain Relief
March 17, 2010 -- Meditation increases pain tolerance, but you don't have to devote your life to the practice to derive benefits, new research shows. Even very brief training in mindfulness meditation had a positive impact on pain perception in the study, conducted by researchers from the University
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Managing Pain After Surgery
Hearing your doctor utter the words, "We’re going to have to operate," can send a shiver down your spine. Immediately, questions about the seriousness of your condition, the procedure itself, and the likelihood that it will cure what ails you flood the mind. Then, there is the prospect of post-surge
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Patients Happy With Knee Replacement
March 12, 2010 -- As they reach their 60s and beyond, baby boomers are increasingly opting for surgery to replace their worn-out knees. More than half a million total knee replacement procedures are performed annually in the U.S., and this number is projected to climb to around 3 million per year ov
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Common Pains as You Age
At some point in life, many people just don't feel the way they used to. The run that once cleared their head now just makes them uncomfortably aware of their knees. Or they've got achy joints that make them feel "old." Although it is not uncommon with age to experience new aches, it isn't normal to
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Medical Marijuana Has Merit, Research Shows
Feb. 18, 2010 -- Marijuana can be a promising treatment for some specific, pain-related medical conditions, according to California researchers who presented an update of their findings Wednesday to the California Legislature and also released them to the public. ''I think the evidence is getting be
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Prescribed Opioids: Overdoses Not Uncommon
Jan. 19, 2010 -- Overdoses and drug-related deaths are not uncommon among people taking opioid drugs that have been prescribed by a doctor for chronic pain, a new government-funded study finds. The finding suggests an urgent need to more closely monitor patients who are prescribed drugs like OxyCont
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Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin, Rolaids Recall
Jan. 15, 2010 -- Because of a sickening smell in some containers, 54 million packages of 27 different over-the-counter remedies now are being recalled. Products include various types of child and/or adult Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin, Rolaids, and Simply Sleep. This adds to the 6 mi
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