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• Cimzia Approved for Rheumatoid Arthritis

  May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cimzia (certolizumab ...

• Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Eases Back Pain

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Any kind of acupuncture, whether it pierced the skin or ...

• New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain

  May 7 (HealthDay News) -- The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or cox-2 inhibitors ...

• Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Chlamydia infection may play a role in a type of ...

• FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers

  April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Many over-the-counter painkillers and fever reducers will have to carry ...

• Simponi Approved for Immune-Related Arthritis

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Simponi (golimumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and ...

• Marijuana Is Option to Unpleasant Meds, Teens Say

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Some teens are smoking marijuana not just for recreation but ...

• Painkillers May Not Protect Against Dementia

  April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Research has suggested that older people who want to avoid ...

• Addiction Drug May Help Ease Fibromyalgia

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Low doses of an inexpensive drug called naltrexone -- already ...

• Researchers Create Long-Acting Local Anesthetic

  April 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new, slow-release injectable nerve block could be a long-lasting ...

• Acetaminophen, Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Stroke

  April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies find that acetaminophen and statins can be ...

• Aspirin Use Linked to Brain Microbleeds

  April 13 (HealthDay News) -- A Dutch study finds an increased incidence of tiny bleeding ...

• Once-a-Year Drug Helps Counter Steroid-Linked Bone Loss

  April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or asthma often need to take ...

• Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain

  April 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds oxycodone, often known as OxyContin, successfully ...

• FDA Reverses Stance on Removal of Morphine Painkiller

  April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Bowing to the pleas of hospice experts, the U.S. Food ...

• New Drug May Help Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis

  April 9 (HealthDay News) -- The drug golimumab shows promise in treating psoriatic arthritis, according ...

• Post-Op Painkillers Tied to Deaths After Spinal Fusion

  April 3 (HealthDay News) -- A new study links painkillers to one in five deaths ...

• Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

  WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- People exposed to high levels of traffic pollution have ...

• FDA Warns Drug Makers to Stop Selling Unapproved Prescription Painkillers

  March 31 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned nine ...