A study published in the September issue of the journal The Cochrane Library finds that aspirin or acetaminophen were only effective 30% of the time If you’re suffering from acute pain, don’t be surprised if aspirin or acetaminophen doesn’t do the trick for you. A new study finds that only about one-third of people who [...] Read more »
Use of Painkillers during Pregnancy May Be Linked to Miscarriage Risk
According to a research study that appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on September 6, 2011 the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs during pregnancy may increase the risk of spontaneous abortion or miscarriages. The normal risk for a woman is 15%. But the study says that number goes up to more than [...] Read more »
Pain Pills: You don’t need them for Chronic Pain
Your back. Your knees. Your aching head. Very few people make it through life without suffering from some sort of pain…or without taking medication to help, at least temporarily, relieve pain symptoms. Maybe because there are so many pains, and so many pills, out there, there are quite a few mistakes that many people make [...] Read more »
Prescription Drug Misuse on the Rise in Iowa
According to the Des Moines Register prescription painkillers are causing more than 12 times as many Iowa deaths as they did a decade ago, because the pills have become more readily available and many people falsely see them as a fairly safe way to get high, state leaders say. Dr. Dennis Weis, who runs a [...] Read more »
Real Time Pain Relief – Natural Alternative to Misused Painkillers
The FDA announced it is pulling off the U.S. market the prescription painkillers Darvon and Darvocet, which are combined with the aspirin substitute acetaminophen (APAP), because of new scientific evidence they can damage the heart, even at recommended doses or cause fatal cardiac abnormalities. The FDA also announced this year that it would sharply restrict [...] Read more »
