Widely used painkillers may harm your heart, kidneys, sleep and bodyweight
Painkillers are effective to manage acute and chronic pain, but they can bring health risks.
Several studies have shown that common painkillers people use in...
Why some people have muscle pain after taking statins
Statins reduce a person’s risk of a heart attack or stroke by lowering the levels of so-called ‘bad cholesterol’ in the body.
They are particularly...
Americans are experiencing more chronic pain
In a new study from the University at Buffalo, researchers found Americans are in chronic pain, and what has been a long-standing and under-acknowledged...
Opioid overdose deaths are rising. Can we make less addictive painkillers?
Opioids are the most powerful painkillers we have, but they’re incredibly addictive.
Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. die of an opioid overdose...
This study shows a major cause of arthritic pain
In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers found that antibodies existing in the joints before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis...
1 in 5 pharmacies blocks access to key drug to treat opioid addiction
In a new study from Oregon Health & Science University, researchers found that one in five pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication to...
Treating dental pain with opioids may increase overdose risk
When they go to the dentist to get a tooth pulled or another procedure, patients might not think that the prescription they receive to...
These common painkillers may harm your heart and kidneys
Painkillers are effective to manage acute and chronic pain, but they can bring health risks.
Several studies have shown that common painkillers people use in...
This common painkiller drug may affect your liver
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers found that the popular painkiller ibuprofen may have more significant effects on the liver than previously...
These 2 things can affect your risk for neck pain
With roughly 80% of jobs being sedentary, often requiring several hours of sitting stooped in front of a computer screen, neck pain is a...