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Common Knee Surgery Often Hurts More Than Helps
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (277+ words) A popular fix for aching knees may be setting many patients up for more trouble, not less. A decade-long Finnish study of people with age-related meniscus tears found arthroscopic... Common Knee Surgery Often Hurts More Than Helps A popular fix…...
Brief In-Person Prayer Eases Pain, Anxiety
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (291+ words) Five minutes of hands-on prayer may pack more punch than five minutes of soft music, at least for some primary care patients. Per Fox News, a randomized trial from the University... Brief In-Person Prayer Eases Pain, Anxiety Five minutes of…...
Custom Gait Training Eases Arthritis Pain in Knees
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (325+ words) A tweak to how you walk might someday join medication on the list of ways to ease arthritic knee pain. In a yearlong clinical trial detailed in the Lancet Rheumatology journal... Custom Gait Training Eases Arthritis Pain in Knees A…...
Medicare Pilot to Cover CBD Products for Seniors
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (626+ words) Medicare is dipping into the hemp business, and seniors could be the test case, reports Axios. For the first time, the federal program is piloting coverage of certain CBD products,... Medicare Pilot to Cover CBD Products for Seniors Medicare is…...
3.1M Bottles of Eye Drops Recalled
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (723+ words) Eye drops that promised relief are instead getting pulled from shelves—3.1 million bottles' worth, reports CBS News. KC Pharmaceuticals has recalled multiple lubricating... 3.1M Bottles of Eye Drops Recalled Eye drops that promised relief are instead getting pulled from shelves—3.1 million…...
LA Kratom Ban Leaves Some Without Pain Relief
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (267+ words) Los Angeles County's effort to curb what officials saw as a spike in kratom-related overdose deaths has left some residents scrambling to hold onto what they consider a critical... LA Kratom Ban Leaves Some Without Pain Relief Los Angeles County's…...
Injured Seabird Goes to ER, Pecks on Door
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (240+ words) An injured seabird sought help by pecking at the door of an emergency room at a hospital in Germany until medical staff noticed it and called firefighters to help with its rescue.... Injured Seabird Goes to ER, Pecks on Door…...
Scientists: Pot Drinks May Be 'Harm Reduction' for Alcohol
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Swapping your IPA for a THC seltzer might do more than change your buzz. A small new study suggests cannabis-infused drinks could help some people cut back on alcohol. Public... Scientists: Pot Drinks May Be 'Harm Reduction' for Alcohol Swapping…...
As Weed Addictions Spike, Fewer Are Seeking Help
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (469+ words) Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn't eat, sleep, or function without it. But at the time, she didn't see the need to reach out for help. "I didn't think cannabis was a big deal," the 24-year-old…...
A drug made from marijuana reduced back pain in a large study
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) The 800-patient study by a German drugmaker is the latest evidence of the therapeutic properties of cannabis, which remains illegal under U.S. federal law even as most states have made it available for medical or recreational use. Health officials in Canada…...