HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Use of prescription-strength ibuprofen, naproxen and other commonly used pain relievers may be…
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HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Children who see “alternative” health providers, such as acupuncturists or massage therapists, are…
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HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Staff members at nearly one in 10 major U.S. cancer centers — all…
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WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — U.S. laws designed to curb abuse of opioid painkillers haven’t reduced misuse or overdoses by disabled Medicare beneficiaries, a new study suggests. Between 2006 and 2012, states enacted 81 laws to control use of powerful opioids such as Oxycontin and Vicodin. But even with these new prescription-drug monitoring […]
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Sprained Ankle May Have Longer-Term Health Effects
by WebMD June 27, 2016THURSDAY, June 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans have suffered through an ankle break or sprain, but new research suggests these injuries might have a larger effect on health. The study, based on a survey of thousands of adults, found that people with injured ankles tend to have higher rates of disability and arthritis, […]
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FRIDAY, June 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) — More bad news from the U.S. drug wars: Misuse of prescription opioid painkillers by American adults more than doubled from the early 2000s to 2013, a new government study says. Rates of addiction to powerful painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin also swelled during that time, according to […]
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