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Meniscal tears among the most common of knee injuries
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 77 years old and have knee pain that I suspect is a torn meniscus. Is there a chance it will heal on its own with rest? If not, what is involved in the surgical treatment of a meniscal tear? ANSWER: Maneuvers that forcefully...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Symptoms, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physical Therapists, MRI (imaging)
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Devices for relief from chronic nerve pain may be considered if conservative options fail
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Eighteen months ago, I had surgery on my back to relieve the nerve pain that radiates down my leg. It didn't help as much as I'd hoped, and my doctor says additional surgery isn't likely to help. I have tried pain meds, steroid...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Food and Drug Administration, Back Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics
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Pill-mill docs often avoid prison, but street-level dealers get locked up
In June 2010, Margaret Schoendorf was arrested after she sold an undercover detective 47 painkillers in Orange County. The same day, agents arrested doctors Roman Mosai and Michael Moyer on charges they were illegally doling out addictive painkillers...
Tags: Organized Crime, Police Arrests, University of Florida, General Practitioners, Lawyers
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Heartbreak activates pain areas in brain, study finds
If you're joining in on Lonely Hearts Clubs this Valentine's Day, the physical feelings of a broken heart may be familiar. "The idea that people experience pain after rejection may be more than just a metaphor," said Ethan Kross, an assistant...
Tags: Psychology, Science, Medical Research
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Devices for relief from chronic nerve pain may be considered if conservative options fail
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Eighteen months ago, I had surgery on my back to relieve the nerve pain that radiates down my leg. It didn't help as much as I'd hoped, and my doctor says additional surgery isn't likely to help. I have tried pain meds, steroid...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Food and Drug Administration, Back Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics
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Face your drug addiction honestly and seek help
My AnswerQ: You had a letter recently from someone who got addicted to painkillers after his back surgery. Well, I've done the same thing, but what's wrong with it? Why should I endure pain when I can pop a few pills and make it go away? -- L.W. A: I don't...Tags: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
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Restricting Vicodin is the wrong Rx
More than 1 million Americans visit an emergency room each year because of prescription drug abuse, and the toll has been rising steadily since 2004. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration thinks it has an idea that will help: Reclassify the pain...
Tags: Symptoms, Food and Drug Administration, General Practitioners, Los Angeles Times, Prescription Drugs
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Keeping your joints healthy: Regular exercise can help you cope with arthritis
Premium Health News ServiceFor a disease that affects 50 million adults in the United States -- about 1 in 5 people -- arthritis is remarkably misunderstood. Many people believe it's a crippling and inevitable part of growing old. But things are changing. Treatments are better,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, Harvard Medical School, Fatigue, Boston
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Self-hypnosis fails to reduce epidural use during labor
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A few brief self-hypnosis classes may not persuade women to skip epidural painkillers while giving birth, according to a new Danish study. Researchers found that a group of women who had three one-hour self-hypnosis classes...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health and Safety at School, Medical Specialization, Obstetrics
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Three Mishawaka students suspended for lacing classmate's lunch with pain killer
WSBT TVMISHAWAKA – Three Mishawaka middle school students were suspended from classes after their role in spiking a classmate’s school lunch with a powerful painkiller that made him very ill. The 12-year-old’s mother says it caused her son...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Prescription Drugs, Headaches, Vicodin (drug)
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Drug overdoses top AIDS as main cause of homeless deaths
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - Overdoses of drugs, particularly prescription pain-killers and heroin, have overtaken AIDS to become the leading cause of death of homeless adults, according to a study of homeless residents of Boston released on Monday. The finding...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Heroin, HIV, Heart Disease, AIDS
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Addressing an epidemic of Rx deaths
Prescription drug overdoses killed more than 37,000 Americans in 2009, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control; that death rate has tripled since 1990. The increase is not surprising, considering these additional CDC statistics: The number of...
Tags: Kamala D. Harris, Alprazolam (drug), OxyContin (drug), Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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