Prescription Painkiller Addiction: 7 Myths Experts Debunk Myths About Prescription Pain Medication Addiction By Miranda Hitti Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Prescription pain medicine addiction grabs headlines when it sends celebrities spinning out of control. It also plagues many people out of the spotlight who grapple with painkiller addiction behind closed doors. But although widespread,…
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9 Pain Pill Mistakes
9 Pain Pill Mistakes Prescription or Over the Counter, Pain Pill Mistakes Common Written By Daniel J. DeNoon Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD It’s been a hard day, and Joe’s back is killing him. His wife has some Percocet left over from a trip to the dentist, and there’s that big bottle of Tylenol under…
How to Give a Killer Massage
20 massage techniques to help relieve back pain and stress, for your special someone. By Katy Dreyfus http://www.lhj.com/health/stress/relaxation-techniques/how-to-give-a-killer-massage/ Share this with someone special, so you can GET the killer massage.. *g* Posted via email from Kelli’s Posterous
I Hate My Body Today
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate my body?? If not, it’s official. I hate my body & not even from the Fibro this time. Between the CFS screwing with my sleep schedule, the IBS helping the CFS out with it’s erratic movements, and then adding my TMJ to the situation keeping me awake…
Fibromyalgia Pain at Night
Fibromyalgia Pain at Night – 10 Tips for Better Sleep WebMD Feature By Jeanie Lerche Davis Do you toss and turn at night because of fibromyalgia pain or discomfort? “People with fibromyalgia tend to have very disturbed sleep,” says Doris Cope, MD, director of Pain Management at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. “Even…
Sodium Oxybate Improves FMS Core Symptoms??
Data Suggests Sodium Oxybate Significantly Improves Pain and the Core Symptoms of Fibromyalgia 06/15/2009 PALO ALTO, Calif., June 15, 2009 — Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ (Nasdaq: JAZZ) sodium oxybate (JZP-6) demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in pain and the core symptoms associated with fibromyalgia, according to Phase III data presented last week at the 2009…
Study of Sodium Oxybate in Patients With FMS
Jazz Pharmaceuticals to Present Data From First Phase III Study of Sodium Oxybate in Patients With Fibromyalgia 06/09/2009 PALO ALTO, Calif., June 9 — Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced today that data from the company’s first Phase III clinical trial of sodium oxybate (JZP-6) for the treatment of fibromyalgia will be presented this week…
Skin Brushing Benefits Those with Chronic Fatigue
Skin Brushing Benefits Those with Chronic Fatigue (NaturalNews) The skin is the largest organ in the body, and the most powerful route for eliminating toxins. That is why it is essential that people with Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and other diseases associated with toxic overload regularly skin brush. More than 2lbs of waste are eliminated each…
Medical evidence on marijuana blows both ways
Medical Evidence On Marijuana Blows Both Ways Legalization debate is waging in America once again, but what does the research say? By Sam McManis + Enlarge This image A customer holds up marijuana bought from a San Francisco, California medical marijuana dispensary in this February 2006 file photo. –McClatchy Newspapers + Enlarge This image Medical…
Top Anti-Drug Researcher Changes His Mind, Says Legalize Marijuana
Top Anti-Drug Researcher Changes His Mind, Says Legalize Marijuana Posted in Chronicle Blog by Scott Morgan on Wed, 06/03/2009 – 9:52pm For 30 years, Donald Tashkin has studied the effects of marijuana on lung function. His work has been funded by the vehemently anti-marijuana National Institute on Drug Abuse, which has long sought to demonstrate…
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