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Comprehensive News Feed for Pain.

Results 1 - 20 of 11,675 in Pain

  1. Merck agrees to $58M settlement over Vioxx ad claimsRead the original story

    26 min ago | The Columbian

    ... for a 10-year period Merck must comply with any FDA recommendations to delay television advertising for newly approved pain medications. Merck is also prohibited from "ghostwriting," a practice in which people who worked for the company or were ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Pennsylvania, Vioxx, Rofecoxib (generic), Medication

  2. Tips for staying safe under the sunRead the original story

    43 min ago | WSBT

    ... of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. What to do for a Sunburn Take a cool bath or apply a cool, wet washcloth to the burn. If the pain is bad or there are blisters see a doctor. Sometimes blisters do not show right away so check the painful area frequently. DO NOT ...

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    Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Cancer, Medicine

  3. Merck To Settle Multistate Vioxx Ad Claims For $58 MillionRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Fox News

    ... ter long-time users reported heart problems. As part of the settlement, Merck must delay any television advertising for pain medications if so recommended by the Food and Drug Administration, and submit TV ads to the FDA for review prior to release.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Vioxx, Rofecoxib (generic), Medication, Biotech, Merck , Healthcare Industry, Business News

  4. Don't Want To Feel The Burn? Dr. Beer Helps Your Skin Heal Faster - 5 Of You Will Win His BookRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Shefinds.com

    ... the sun is for our skin? And as if melanoma, sun spots, and premature wrinkles weren't bad enough, how about the utter pain and embarrassment of sunburn? I'll admit, I used to worship the sun god a little too much in my youth, and I am certainly ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  5. From: Daily DiagnosisRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | New York Daily News

    New troubles for a Band-Aid for pain The death of a 6-year-old girl whose foster mother gave her a powerful pain medication focuses new attention on the drug, a fentanyl patch.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Duragesic, Fentanyl (generic), Medication, Food and Drug Administration

  6. Merck & Co. settles Vioxx case for $58MRead the original story

    Yesterday | Washington Business Journal

    ... with Merck & Co. Inc. Tuesday over deceptive advertising allegations related to Vioxx, the company's discontinued pain medicine drug. Vioxx was pulled from the market in 2004 after studies linked long-term use to increased heart attack or stroke ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Vioxx, Rofecoxib (generic), Medication, Biotech, Merck , Healthcare Industry, Illinois

  7. Menstrual problemsRead the original story

    Mar 20, 2006 | BBC News

    ... pains, or dysmenorrhoea, affect 40-70% of women of reproductive age. For about one in 10 women the discomfort and pain is bad enough to interfere with their daily lives. A certain amount of discomfort around the time of ovulation and menstruation is ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Acupuncture, Health

  8. LupusRead the original story

    Mar 14, 2006 | BBC News

    Lupus can affect the joints Lupus is a disease that can affect many parts of the body and occurs when the immune system - the body's natural defence against infections - goes wrong.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health

  9. AsthmaRead the original story

    Jan 8, 2004 | BBC News

    ... hours or days before audible wheezing begins. They vary from person to person, but include: Light wheezing; Coughing pain; A tight feeling in the chest; Shortness of breath; Restlessness. Once a patient learns what their signs are they can become ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Asthma

  10. Deep vein thrombosisRead the original story

    Feb 8, 2003 | BBC News

    ... solid clot which becomes wedged in the vein. Quite often there are no symptoms at all. Where they do exist there may be pain or tenderness in the leg and raised skin temperature around the area. Sudden swelling in one leg may be the first sign. ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Circulation

  11. Anti-coagulantsRead the original story

    Oct 26, 2000 | BBC News

    ... warfarin is the most widely prescribed anti-coagulant taken orally. How are these drugs used? Aspirin As well as its pain-relieving properties, aspirin is increasingly used to help thin the blood. People who have suffered a heart attack or stroke ...

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    Related Topix: Stroke, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

  12. Infant feverRead the original story

    Jun 2, 1999 | BBC News

    Fevers are fact of life for most children. In most cases they are nothing to worry about, but it is important to monitor the symptoms closely and to seek medical advice if they persist.

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  13. Henoch-Schonlein purpuraRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Jordan Times

    ... commonly affected. The arthritis will resolve itself with no permanent damage when the disease subsides. - Abdominal pain. Some patients may develop gastrointestinal symptoms, usually about eight days after the appearance of the rash. Abdominal ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health

  14. Innolife Pharma Inc. acquires rights to breakthrough in non-narcotic chronic pain treatmentRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | PR Newswire

    Relief soon to be widely available for chronic pain sufferers. MARKHAM, ON, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Innolife Pharma, Inc.

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    Related Topix: Canada, Ontario, Markham, ON, Medicine, Back Pain, Arthritis, Health, Chronic Pain

  15. Smokin' on the waterRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Slam Sports

    ... promising future. And the reason you may not have heard much from him yet is that the story also includes excruciating pain, two years of agony that for many would have been enough to end a career. Oldershaw suffered for two years before he ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Winter Sports, Curling

  16. An overview of chronic pain, with tips for managing the condition and getting helpRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Woman's Day

    In fact, almost three-quarters of sufferers have lived with their pain for more than three years, and a third have lived with it for over a decade.

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    Related Topix: Health

  17. Everyone flips for the 'miraculous' FitFlop

    7 hrs ago | Nothing To Do With Arbroath

    ... would help body-conscious women to tone their bottoms and legs, stories of how people crippled with arthritis or back pain are suddenly able to walk again are flooding in, according to the manufacturers. The FitFlop is said to produce a similar ...

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    Related Topix: Arthritis, Medicine, Health

  18. Examine the Dynamic Interplay of Biological, Psychological and Social Factors in People's HealthRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... Health Services. - In the Hospital: The Setting, Procedures, and Effects on Patients. - The Nature and Symptoms of Pain. - Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain. - Serious and Disabling Chronic Illnesses: Causes, Management, and Coping. - Heart ...

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    Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Medicine, Health

  19. Passionate about musicRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Times-Transcript

    ... it because there were so many people so much worse off than us." But even in the horror of war, with all of the pain, suffering and death, she says, there was music. On her one day off each week she would go to a cathedral in the heart of London ...

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  20. Pills give a liftRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Indianapolis Star

    ... Performance Laboratory reached that conclusion after testing 36 males and females ages 60 to 78 who took one of the two pain relievers or a placebo over three months. Regularly taking the pain relievers appeared to induce intramuscular changes that ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Medication, Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Weight Training, Fitness, Fitness, Health, Smoking