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• Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums

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• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs

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• How Long Do People Want to Live?

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• How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?

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• How Stress and Gastro Issues Affect Kids With Autism

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• How to Talk to Your Doctor About Arthritis Pain

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• Ibuprofen, Similar Painkillers Won't Raise Risks for COVID Patients

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• In Animal Studies, Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Pain

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• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19

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• Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Are Linked: Review

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• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial

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• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work

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• Is Arthritis Pain Relief as Close as Your Spice Rack?

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• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs

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• Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

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• Kids With Autism Have Unique Gut 'Microbiomes'

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• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• 'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression

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• Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study

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• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness

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• Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do

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• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half

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• Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers

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• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll

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• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds

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• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options

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• Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'

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• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too

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• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study

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• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug

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• Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk

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• Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy

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• Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes

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• Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors

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• Mild COVID-19 Often Appears With Only Gastro Symptoms: Study

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• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study

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• More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain

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• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain

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• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study

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• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'

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• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?

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• Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

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• Neanderthal Poop Provides Clues to  Modern Humans' 'Microbiome'

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• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

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• 'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries

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• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's

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• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer

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• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

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• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids

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• New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment

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• New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease

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• New Guidelines Say No to Probiotics for Digestive Woes

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• New Hope for IBD Patients

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• New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children

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• New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain

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• No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children

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• No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working

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• NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?

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• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

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• Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped

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• Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems

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• Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids

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• One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain

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• One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise

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• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous

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• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals

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• Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests

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• Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination

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• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID

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• Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill

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• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions

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• Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study

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• Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain

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• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids

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• Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients

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• Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic

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• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials

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• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries

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• Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study

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• Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher

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• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant

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• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain

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• Researchers Identify Bacteria Responsible for Key Crohn's Complication

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• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients

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• Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study

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• Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?

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• Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis

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• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says

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• Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less

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• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis

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• Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV

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• Some COVID Survivors Can't Regain Weight Lost During Illness

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• Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination

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• Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain

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• Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study

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• 'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees

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• Stomach Ills May Signal COVID-19 in Kids, Study Says

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• Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today

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• Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups

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• Stopping Antidepressants Raises Relapse Risk

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• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

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• Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients

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• Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain

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• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care

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• Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs

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• Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches

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• Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near

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• The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know

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• 'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain

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• Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners

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• Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study

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• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper

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• Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile

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• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?

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• 'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms

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• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise

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• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study

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• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study

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• Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?

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• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth

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• Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?

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• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?

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• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes

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• Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey

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• Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe

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• Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary

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• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer

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