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Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers
Many Employees Have Mixed Feelings as Offices Reopen
Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'
Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
Many Turn to Weed to Ease Chronic Pain in States Where It's Legal
Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients
Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study
Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women
Metformin May Help Young Patients With Bipolar Disorder Avoid Weight Gain
Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia
Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors
Migraine? Reach for Prescription Meds, Not Ibuprofen
Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How
More Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
'Motivational' Talks Won't Help Dieters Lose Weight: Study
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
Nearly 1 in 5 Say Their Workplace Can Be Toxic, Poll Finds
Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report
Nearly Half of Americans Gained Weight in Pandemic's First Year
Need an IV or Stitches? Virtual Reality or Hypnosis Might Ease Pain
Nerve 'Pulse' Therapy May Help Ease Sciatica
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus
New Advances Mean Many Patients Go Home Same Day After Knee Replacement
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No Good Evidence Weight Loss Supplements Work: Study
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
Nonsurgical Treatment Works Well for Arthritic Thumbs
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
Nurses, Health Care Staff Face Higher Suicide Risks
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
Obesity Raises a Woman's Odds for Broken Bones
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday
Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike
Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
Paid Sick Leave: Good for Business, Study Finds
Pain After Heart Attack May Predict Long-Term Survival
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
Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
Pandemic Is Leaving U.S. With Shortage of Long-Term Health Care Workers
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic's Early Days Hit Nurses Hard: Report
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
Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
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
People's Heart Health Improves in More 'Flexible' Workplaces
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing
Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Polluted Air May Speed Osteoporosis Bone Loss
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Protecting Your Skin From Sun Won't Weaken Your Bones: Study
Quartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
Retired Olympians Face Higher Odds for Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Sciatica: What Is It, and How Can You Ease the Pain?
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shift Work May Harm the Health of Men More Than Women
Shift Work Might Delay Menopause, With Potential Harms to Health
Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
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
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sleep Apnea Linked to Weaker Bones, Teeth
Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
'Slow Walkers' at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
Space Travel Speeds Up Aging, Weakening of Bones
Space Travel Takes Toll on Astronauts' Blood, Bone
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stress-Relief Programs Often Rely on Dogs. What About Cats?
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Newer Arthritis Meds
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for ALS
Surgeon General Says 'Toxic Workplaces' Take Big Toll on Workers' Health
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Back Surgeries, Explained
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Think Your Job Is 'Socially Useless'? You're Not Alone
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 Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens
Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
Try 'Microbreaks' for a Real Workday Boost
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
U.S. Appeals Panel Backs New York City's Vaccine Mandate for School Staff
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
UN Report Warns That Working in the Sun Causes Skin Cancers
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
Upper Back Pain: Causes and How to Treat It
Using Meds to Manage Your Arthritis Pain: An Overview
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Your Bones, Large Study Finds
Vitamin D: Good for Your Health, It Might Even Fight COVID-19
Volunteer Firefighters Have High Levels of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Want to Avoid Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Weaker Bones, Weakening Brain? Study Makes the Connection
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Back Spasms, and Can They Be Treated?
What Are the Major Types of Arthritis?
What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Is Gonococcal Arthritis?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Makes for a Satisfying Work Zoom Meeting?
What Shoes Work Best With Arthritic Knees?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
White House Sets Jan. 4 Deadline for Large, Private U.S. Companies to Mandate Vaccines
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Widely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely Than Men to Return to Work After Severe Stroke
Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Work Worries Keep Lots of Americans Awake Sunday Nights
Workers' Deaths From Paint Stripping Chemicals Are on the Rise
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Working from Home? Here's How to Preserve Your Posture
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Working With AI Might Make for Lonely Workers
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Your Job Could Put You at Much Higher Risk for Flu
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women
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