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 »
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 »
