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Your first back pain prescription could more than double your opioid addiction risk
A huge Medicaid study tracked what patients were handed on day one, and that first prescription turned out to carry real weight.
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Check your fridge: Popular butter brand recalled over e. coli contamination fears
One specific batch of a popular butter has been pulled from Sprouts, Wegmans and Raley's over contamination fears.
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Your tap water may contain twice as many forever chemicals as reported
A fresh look at nearly two million water samples suggests the numbers on your utility report may not tell the whole story.
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A simple saline shot may hold carpal tunnel pain at bay far longer than a steroid shot
The current go-to injection often fades in weeks, and a new trial tested a very different approach to the trapped nerve.
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12 Kidney Stone Red Flags That Should Send You Straight to the Doctor
Kidney stones trigger a distinctive cluster of symptoms, and recognizing all of them can help you tell a stone apart from a urinary tract infection or a pulled muscle before complications set in.
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Your first back pain prescription could more than double your opioid addiction risk
A huge Medicaid study tracked what patients were handed on day one, and that first prescription turned out to carry real weight.
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Check your fridge: Popular butter brand recalled over e. coli contamination fears
One specific batch of a popular butter has been pulled from Sprouts, Wegmans and Raley's over contamination fears.
News
Your tap water may contain twice as many forever chemicals as reported
A fresh look at nearly two million water samples suggests the numbers on your utility report may not tell the whole story.
News
A simple saline shot may hold carpal tunnel pain at bay far longer than a steroid shot
The current go-to injection often fades in weeks, and a new trial tested a very different approach to the trapped nerve.
Study finds man dressed as batman triples commuter willingness to help
A rush-hour train in Italy turned unexpectedly generous when a rider dressed as Batman stepped on board.
Fruits and vegetables may boost your sleep, new research finds
New research points to a simple dietary shift that may help people sleep more deeply, without buying another gadget.
Two facial changes that may reveal rising cholesterol levels
Small changes in your daily habits can help you spot early signs of rising cholesterol long before symptoms develop.
New study: These foods may protect the heart during long hours of sitting
A study suggests that common foods may help the body maintain healthy blood-vessel function during long periods of sitting.
New genetic study links impulsive choices to multiple diseases
A major study suggests that the tendency to pick quick rewards over delayed ones is rooted in our biology, and may influence risks for a wide range of medical conditions.
Orange juice may trigger gene shifts, study finds
A small nutrition study suggests that orange-juice consumption might influence gene activity in immune cells.