_ Pain Management Opioid Use: A Public Health Crisis By Sondra Forsyth article In response to concerns about overdose deaths in the U.S. due to prescribed opioid pain killers, the Centers for Disease … Read More→
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_ Addiction & Substance Overuse New Guidelines on Prescribing Opioids By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs Note: The abuse of prescription opioids is one of the most crucial public-health issues today. According to the latest … Read More→
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_ A Frightening Epidemic among Middle-Class Americans By Jane Farrell article ThereΓÇÖs a new epidemic among white, middle-aged Americans, according to a recent study from Princeton University. The number of deaths … Read More→
Addiction & Substance Overuse Medical Care prescription medicines Teaching Clinicians Safe Opioid Prescribing By article Educating clinicians on how to prescribe opioids safely can help decrease opioid misuse among chronic pain sufferers. ThatΓÇÖs the finding … Read More→
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Pain Management One in Four Patients Prescribed Opioids Progresses to Long-Term Use By article Opioid painkiller addiction and accidental overdoses have become far too common across the United States. To try to identify who … Read More→
_ Pain Management A New Treatment for Fibromyalgia? By article Women who have fibromyalgia appear to benefit from treatment in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, according to researchers at Rice University … Read More→
_ Back Pain For Older Patients with Stenosis, PT & Surgery Get the Same Results By article For first time, research shows that physical therapy outcomes can be as successful as the results of surgery for older … Read More→
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Manopause and Low T: Two Issues Whose Time Has Come By blog The August 18, 2014 issue of Time magazine had a cover story lead article titled: ΓÇ£Manopause?! Aging, Insecurity and the […]
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Coming Next Week! August 25th to August 29th 2014 By Sondra Forsyth article HereΓÇÖs a sneak preview of the articles, slideshows, and blogs weΓÇÖll be posting during the coming week on ThirdAge, the biggest and best site for ΓÇ£boomer and beyondΓÇ¥ women since 1997. As always, weΓÇÖll bring you the latest information from top experts about maintaining a healthy body, mind, and spirit as you navigate both the challenges and the joys of being a ThirdAger.