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The Garbage Maven: How to dispose of old medication?
L.A. at HomeDispose of medication: The Garbage Maven, our column on household trash and recycling, looks at the best ways to dispose of old pills and syringes. The answer: It's not the trash can or the toilet.... -
Chronic pain is common child complaint, study finds
Chronic pain is usually thought of as a problem affecting adults. But a new study shows that chronic pain is also highly prevalent in children and that more kids today suffer from pain compared with two decades ago.
Researchers in Nova Scotia analyzed...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Family, Back Pain, Headaches
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Walter Payton battled drugs, suicidal thoughts, new book says
The Fabulous ForumHall of Fame running back Walter Payton abused painkillers after he retired, contemplated suicide and struggled with depression, according to "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," a new book by longtime sportswriter Jeff Pearlman. Pearlman... -
Deaths linked to doctor accused of recklessly prescribing painkillers
As California's top prescriber of narcotic painkillers and other commonly abused drugs, Dr. Nazar Al Bussam made hundreds of thousands of dollars feeding the addictions of strung-out patients who packed into his offices in Downey and Los Angeles,...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Cocaine, Recreational Substance Use, Judges, Emergency Health Procedures
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The Healthy Skeptic: The sticky issue of kinesiology tapes
If you see professional athletes or weekend warriors with a crazy crosshatch of tape on their shoulders, knees or elbows, they probably aren't making a fashion statement. Chances are they're trying to tape over some pain.
So-called kinesiology tapes &#...Tags: College Sports, Physical Conditions, Knees, Health and Medical Professionals, 2016 Olympic Games
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Pain and heartache are bound together in our brains
Like a jab in the arm with a red-hot poker, social rejection hurts. Literally. A new study finds that our brains make little distinction between the sting of being rebuffed by peers -- or by a lover, boss or family member -- and the physical pain that...Tags: Human Interest, Medical Research, Health, Symptoms, University of Michigan
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Back pain is a complicated issue
Back pain — can't live with it, can't live without it.
That is, it's no fun to live with back pain, but the chances of living your whole life without it are pretty much nil. About 80% of Americans suffer from the condition at some point, so if you'...Tags: David Geffen School of Medicine, Electronics, Bronx (New York City), Cancer, Acupuncture
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Finding the source of that aching back
Deducing the source of back pain is a science. It's just not an exact one.
"If you went to 15 different doctors about your back pain, you'd get 18 different recommendations for treatment," says Dr. Heidi Prather, associate professor of physical...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Bronx (New York City), Symptoms, Back Pain
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Heartache or headache, pain process is similar, studies find
Across cultures and language divides, people talk about the sting of social rejection as if it were a physical pain. We feel "burned" by a partner's infidelity, "wounded" by a friend's harsh words, "crushed" when a loved one fails us, "heartache" when...Tags: Hormones and Metabolism, Numbness, Injuries and Wounds, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychologists
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The twin journeys of chronic pain and depression
For many who suffer depression, chronic pain is a frequent fellow traveler. As many as half of those with chronic pain or with neuropathic pain disorders, such as fibromyalgia, have depression as well.
That the two are so often bound together suggests...Tags: Depression, Human Body, Health, Symptoms, Brain
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Pregnancy myths
Tribune staff reporterOnce a woman becomes visibly pregnant, it isn't long before she's being asked extremely personal questions by complete strangers: "Are you going to have an epidural or go natural? "You're not drinking alcohol, are you?" "Have you tried ginger for...Tags: Sex, Acupuncture, Politics, England, Uterus
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Working out obesity issues on 'Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition'
"Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition"
10 p.m. June 13, ABC
Episode: "Dana"
The premise
Dana Baker is a 44-year-old gospel singer who weighs 498 pounds. He freely admits to a regular diet of cookies, Hawaiian Punch and donuts. He sweats when...Tags: ABC (tv network), Armed Forces, Weight Loss, Weight, Shortness of Breath
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