Health
Sitting tied to raised risk of death from 14 diseases
(HealthDay)—Get up off of the couch: Sitting too much may kill you even if you exercise regularly.
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Medications
Chronic pain remains the same or gets better after stopping opioid treatment: study
Stopping long-term opioid treatment does not make chronic, non-cancer-related pain worse and, in some cases, makes it better, Washington State University researchers have found.
Jul 2, 2018
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Youth-R-Coach: A peer-to-peer program for young people suffering with chronic disease
The details of a youth project presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate how, by empowering patients to become 'experts-by-experience', young people can give support to peers ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Addiction
Study examines sickness absence from work among abstainers, low-risk drinkers and at-risk drinkers
In a recent study, people who reported not drinking any alcohol over several years were absent from work due to illness more often than low-risk drinkers. The findings are published in Addiction.
Jun 6, 2018
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Medications
Should doctors recommend acupuncture for pain?
Some see acupuncture as a safe alternative to drugs, while others argue there's no convincing evidence of clinical benefit and potential for harm. So should doctors recommend acupuncture for pain? Experts debate the issue ...
Mar 7, 2018
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Health
Persistent pain experienced by firefighters
A recently released Western co-authored study is providing an eye-opening look into how physical pain and discomfort have become a way of life for many firefighters across the country.
Feb 2, 2018
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Medications
Researchers focus on pain management in older adults
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are focusing their attention on pain management in older adults, a segment of the population which presents a specific series of challenges to health providers.
Dec 20, 2017
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Genetics
Genetic study defies 'one-size-fits-all' approach to prescribing opioids for chronic pain
It impacts 100 million Americans, it is the number one reason that people go to see the doctor, and it is now a national crisis. The problem: chronic pain and prescription opioids. The dilemma: how to provide the most effective ...
Dec 13, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
White matter damage linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans
A study from the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, has shown that structural damage in the white matter of the brain may be linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans.
Nov 1, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Less physical therapy can be just as effective
The queues for treatment with physiotherapists in Norwegian municipal clinics are often long. Perhaps unnecessarily long. It's a scenario that is probably true across the Western world.
Sep 20, 2017
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