A dry eye drug that’s being co-developed by Irvine-based Allergan Inc. faces an uncertain future after failing yet another clinical trial. Read more »
Santa Maria couple seeks help for unborn son (The Lompoc Record)
Isaac Hoyos has heart, kidney and spinal problems. Read more »
Competitive sports tied to teens’ back pain (Reuters)
Reuters - Years of competitive sports may raise teenagers' risk of developing lower back pain, a new study finds. Read more »
Free workshop for chronic back pain sufferers (Fort Myers Beach Bulletin & Observer)
A Free Workshop for Chronic Back Pain Sufferers will be offered Tuesday, Feb. Read more »
Unborn child earning ‘little victories’ (Santa Maria Times)
Isaac Hoyos has heart, kidney and spinal problems. Read more »
Experimental vaccine works against Chikungunya (Reuters)
Reuters - An experimental vaccine works against the newly spreading Chikungunya virus, at least in monkeys, and the approach may also work against other exotic viruses, U.S. government researchers reported on Thursday. Read more »
Health Highlights: Jan. 28, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Read more »
Spinal Stretch Receives Endorsement from Spine Surgeon Charles Burton, M.D. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Spinal Stretch, a new device for relieving low back pain, has been endorsed by Charles Burton, M.D., a noted spine neurosurgeon and a former Chairman of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration Advisory Panel on Neurological Devices. Read more »
Health news in brief (Naples Daily News)
Here is this week's health news from across Southwest Florida:H1N1 vaccineCollier County Health Department is offering the H1N1 vaccine to anyone who is interested from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Read more »
Opiate painkillers raise fracture risk (Reuters)
Reuters - Older adults who take powerful prescription painkillers known as opioids face an increased risk of bone fractures, especially at moderately high medication doses, a new study finds. Read more »
