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New Guidelines Say No to Probiotics for Digestive Woes
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New Postpartum Depression Drug Comes With Hefty Price Tag
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
Nonsurgical Treatment Works Well for Arthritic Thumbs
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Pain After Heart Attack May Predict Long-Term Survival
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Pious Parasites: Medieval Monks Battled Nasty Gut Germs
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Researchers Identify Bacteria Responsible for Key Crohn's Complication
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
Running vs. Meds: Which Works Best to Beat Depression?
Sciatica: What Is It, and How Can You Ease the Pain?
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some COVID Survivors Can't Regain Weight Lost During Illness
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stomach Ills May Signal COVID-19 in Kids, Study Says
Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Antidepressants Raises Relapse Risk
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Newer Arthritis Meds
Study Debunks Notion That Antidepressant Might Ease COVID Symptoms
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Subtle Changes Could Predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease Years Before Symptoms Hit
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
The Earlier MS Is Treated, the Better
The Most Common Allergy Medicines
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Back Surgeries, Explained
The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Upper Back Pain: Causes and How to Treat It
Using Meds to Manage Your Arthritis Pain: An Overview
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
Wegovy, Ozempic Help Folks Lose Weight, But How?
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
Wendy's Pulls Lettuce From Sandwiches Over Possible Link to E. Coli Outbreak
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Back Spasms, and Can They Be Treated?
What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Medications Are Used to Treat Alzheimer's?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Wildlife Park's 'Splash Pad' Source of Severe Gastro Infections in Kids
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
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