What Is Back Pain? What Causes Back Pain?
Back pain is a very common complaint. According to the Mayo Clinic, USA, approximately 80% of all Americans will have low back pain at least once in their lives. Back pain is a common reason for absence from work, or visiting the doctor's. According to the NHS (National Health Service), UK, back pain is the largest cause of work-related absence in the United Kingdom...
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Facts About Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is often referred to as a mysterious disease. Little was known about it and it was and still is difficult to diagnose. Now it is categorized as fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) rather than a disease. -
Physician-Assisted Suicide Does Not Increase Severity Of Depression, Grief Among Family Members
Unlike other forms of suicide, physician assisted death does not cause substantial regret, or a sense of rejection among surviving family members. In addition, the prevalence and severity of depression and grief among family members whose loved ones received aid in dying is no different than family members whose loved ones did not pursue physician... -
Modest Vitamin/mineral Deficiencies Increase Age-related Disease
An important analysis conducted by Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute scientists suggests the importance of ensuring optimal dietary intakes of vitamin K to prevent age-related conditions such as bone fragility, arterial and kidney calcification, cardiovascular disease, and possibly cancer (1). Vitamin K is concentrated in dark green... -
Causes of Joint Pain and Joint Pain Relief
Joint pain. The older persons' sign that "yes we are getting older". Well not really. Most individuals', young or old have joint pain. "How can this be?" You ask. -
Back Surgery Procedures - Determining If Back Surgery Procedures Are an Option to Relieve Back Pain
Back surgery procedures are invasive pain management procedures in which a specially trained doctor (the surgeon) uses instruments to make incisions to repair damaged spinal tissues. When conservative treatments don't help, back surgery may offer relief. -
Shoulder Night Pain - Three Ways to Ease Rotator Cuff Pain and Sleep Better at Night
Shoulder night pain is one of the more inconvenient aspects of a rotator cuff injury. It hurts to lay on your side. It is painful to turn over. It is hard to find a comfortable position. If you suffer from shoulder pain, you probably also suffer from restless nights and interrupted sleep. -
Protalix Reports Preclinical Data On Anti-TNF Follow-on Biologic Arthritis Drug
Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE-Amex: PLX), reported preclinical data on pr-antiTNF, a biosimilar version of etanercept (Enbrel™). Produced using the Company's proprietary ProCellEx™ technology, pr-antiTNF is a plant cell expressed recombinant fusion protein made from the soluble form of the human TNF receptor (TNFR), fused to the Fc... -
Vitamin C Intake Associated With Lower Risk Of Gout In Men
Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis in men," the authors write as background information in the article.... -
Five Most Common Hand Injuries That You Must Be Aware Of
A person uses their hands in almost everything they do, from turning off the morning alarm clock, preparing and eating their breakfast, placing a call on their phone, even scratching their leg. Hands are oh-so necessary! Here are five of some of the most common hand injuries. -
Peptic Ulcers - Pain Relief the Natural Way
There is a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori that in most cases causes an ulcer. In the old days it was thought that stress alone caused peptic ulcers, but as we know now, that is not the case. If this bacterium is the culprit in your case you will have been given a course of antibiotics for the next 10 to 14 days. It takes about two months... -
Gout: Clues To Clinical Diagnosis
Risk factors for gout include family history, older age, renal insufficiency, use of medications that reduce urate excretion, high intake of foods that increase urate production (beer, seafood, red meat, high-fructose beverages), and comorbidities such as obesity and metabolic syndrome. About 90% of acute gout attacks are monoarticular; 50%... -
How to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - What Your Employees Need to Know
What is carpal tunnel syndrome? It is a painful disorder involving the wrist and the hand. What exactly makes up the carpal tunnel? It is a narrow tunnel that is formed by the tissues and bones of your wrist. This condition can cause real problems for your workers and must be prevented if at all possible. -
Great Taste No Pain Review - Should You Buy This Product?
Great Taste No Pain is a program which promises to end all digestion pains including acid reflux, heartburn, diarrhea, bloating, gastritis and many more. Any product that seems to overpromise can be perceived as a bogus or scam. This Great Taste No Pain review will provide the recommendation if you should even consider to buy this program. -
Natural Sore Throat Remedies
Sore throat is probably one of the most common and irritating conditions. It is not a serious condition, but it can be not only a discomfort but also a hassle especially when you are using your voice for your work. But fret not – there are some easy natural cures for sore throat. Natural Pain Relief [...] -
New Beryllium Reference Material For Occupational Safety Monitoring
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium. Beryllium, an exotic rare-earth metal used as a hardener in high-performance alloys and ceramics, can cause berylliosis - a chronic, incurable and...
