The percentage of older people undergoing the complicated surgery spinal stenosis to get rid of painful lower back has increased steeply, a new study shows.
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Sharp rise in complex back surgery among older patients
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) — People with chronic low back pain that keeps them away from work can recover an average of four months earlier if they take part in a specific type of rehabilitation program, a new study suggests.
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Rehab Program Gets Back Pain Patients Back to Work Sooner (HealthDay)
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) — Early signs of glaucoma can be detected in the brain, according to a new study that may trigger a major change in how the disease is treated.
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Glaucoma Begins in Mid-Brain, Not in Eye, Research Shows (HealthDay)
Reuters – Years of competitive sports may raise teenagers’ risk of developing lower back pain, a new study finds.
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Competitive sports tied to teens’ back pain (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.
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Opiate painkillers raise fracture risk (Reuters)
AP – American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to be medically evacuated for health problems such as a bad back than for combat injuries, a new study says.
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Combat wounds not the leading cause of evacuations (AP)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — Overdoses from prescription painkillers are increasing in the United States, a new study shows.
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Overdoses From Prescription Painkillers on the Rise (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — Overdoses from prescription painkillers are increasing in the United States, a new study shows.
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Overdoses From Prescription Painkillers on the Rise (HealthDay)
Reuters – Smoking and other types of tobacco use may increase the pain of temporomandibular joint disorders, a new study suggests.
Reuters – Vaginal inserts designed to treat a condition called pelvic organ prolapse may have high rates of complications in the long term, a new study suggests.
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Devices for pelvic disorder often have side effects (Reuters)
