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No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
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
Nutrient Taurine Might Help Extend Life, Animal Studies Show
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis
Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
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 Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
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
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
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
Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
Preventing Alzheimer's
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Retired Olympians Face Higher Odds for Arthritis
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
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
Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are the Major Types of Arthritis?
What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Is Gonococcal Arthritis?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Shoes Work Best With Arthritic Knees?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When a Parent Moves In
When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Widely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
足に虚血が生じる速さで歩くとPADの歩行制限が改善する