Doctors may lack self-awareness when prescribing opioids
As health providers struggle to curb the epidemic of opioid abuse, a recent study has found that 65% of emergency department (ED) physicians surveyed...
Doctors can do more to prevent opioid abuse
In a new study, researchers from University of Michigan develop new recommendations for prescribing opioid.
Their recommendations are based on published medical evidence for one...
Digital care can benefit people with chronic knee pain
Chronic knee pain is often caused by knee osteoarthritis, the wear-and-tear arthritis of the knee.
Aging is a big risk factor of this disease, but...
11 big signs of opioid addiction everyone should know
Many people use opioid to deal with chronic pain.
However, when they overuse the drug, they become addicted to it.
it is not always easy to...
How to protect your back
If you suffer from back pain or other back problems on a regular basis, you need to do something to protect your back.
Many things...
Ibuprofen, naproxen and Tylenol: Which should you take?
You wake up with a terrible headache, a sore muscle or yesterday’s sunburn is bothering you, and shuffle your way to your medicine cabinet.
You...
Shoulder pain may be linked to increased heart disease risk
Here's a surprising twist: Shoulder pain during holiday gift wrapping might not be due to all that heavy lifting!
Scientists at the University of Utah...