• Wrist Watch
    Know when to see your doctor
    You’re working at your desk, but you’re distracted by tingling or numbness in your hand and wrist. Then a piercing pain shoots from your palm through your arm.
  • Heal That Heel Pain
    Most types can be treated
    Americans complain about heel pain more than any other foot problem, according to a survey by the American Podiatric Medical Association.
  • Overuse of Pain Relievers May Worsen Headache Pain
    Even OTC medications are “serious” drugs
    If you suffer from frequent or severe headaches, see your physician. Regular use of pain relievers can bring on a condition known as medication-overuse headache.
  • A Guide to Safe Use of Pain Medicine
    If you've ever been treated for severe pain from surgery, an injury, or an illness, you know just how vital pain relief medications can be.
  • Maintenance Narcotics
    Usually not a good idea
    The indications for long-term use of narcotics (opioid analgesics) are few. Most of the proper uses involve cancer-related pain.
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