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Shady Business

Wrinkles can be a real pain. It's easy to stay sun-safe from toe to toe

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Let the Sun Shine

The sunshine vitamin – and the real thing – may ease chronic pain. 

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Go for the Burn

Aerobic exercise safe and effective for rheumatoid arthritis patient 

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Staying Awake a Pain?

Find yourself wanting to hit the hammock this summer? New study finds many Americans are sleep-deprived.

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Do words hurt?

Painful words can evoke physical pain

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Pain on TV

You are not alone; pain is a disease.

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Sole Soothing Pain Relief

A solely simple strategy for knee osteoarthritis?

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Sticking it to joint pain

Acupuncture offers relief for joint pain in breast cancer hormone therapy, study finds.

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Period Pain

Painful periods increase endometriosis risk

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Hope for Breast Cancer Pain

Hypnosis helps ease pain for women with breast cancer, researchers discover.

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Avandia Hurts the Heart

Once-popular diabetes drug may be pulled from the market.

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Olympic-sized Pain

Skier Lindsey Vonn will compete against debilitating pain in her shin during the 2010 Winter Games

Lindsey Vonn
Photo: Red Bull

A Breakthrough in Understanding Cancer Pain

The American Pain Foundation’s new survey reveals the vast physical, emotional, and financial toll of breakthrough cancer pain

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The Sound of Music Eases Pain

Making your own kind of music can ease pain, according to a study

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Morphine Blocks PTSD in Wounded Troops

Potent painkiller may reduce post-traumatic stress disorder in people who have been severely wounded, study finds

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Best New Cars for the Mobility-Challenged

Check out these seven new cars, all good fits for those dealing with disability, chronic pain and mobility challenges

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Abuse Triggers Headaches and Pain

Emotional abuse and neglect linked to migraines and other pain conditions, study finds

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Conquering Love Hurts

Message in a bottle: Taking a common painkiller can ease the feelings of rejection, study says

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Mind Your Pain

Practicing mindfulness—think yoga and meditation—can stop the cycle of chronic pain

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Arthritis Medication Recalled

Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets with the EZ-open cap pulled off the shelves; other Tylenol products unaffected

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Walk This Way to Treatment

Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler checks into rehab for pain management and pain killer addiction.

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Get Back in the Game

Yoga and other alternative treatments prove key for treating back pain

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Thinking of You

Loving thoughts can reduce pain

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The Safe Way to Get Rid of Leftover Drugs

Which pain meds you can throw out & which you must flush

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Can Tai Chi Ease Knee Arthritis Pain?

Tai Chi Takes the Pain Out of Knee Osteoarthritis

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National Pain Care Policy Act

Will the U.S. Finally Have a Pain-Care Policy?

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4 Ways to Be a Better Caregiver

How to help when someone you love needs it most

Marc and Marsha Silver
Photo: Ralph Alswang

Change You Can Believe In?

Four ways healthcare reform might improve pain care.

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Book Review:

A Look Inside "The Body Broken: A Memoir," by Lynne Greenberg

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RxWatch - Fall 2009

The latest news you need to know about pain medications and pain-related conditions.

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Medical Marijuana's Poster Child

Charles Lynch was arrested for selling marijuana for medical use in California - even though it's been legal to do so for a decade.

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Photo: Rick Ray (Portrait); Seeni Vasagam/Dreamstime

Death of a Painkiller?

Will an FDA panel's recommendation lead to a ban on painkillers with acetaminophen?

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