While every single ache and pain you experience shouldn’t put you on edge—there are certain sharp pangs, fevers, and headaches that come on with excruciating swiftness and spell a healthy distress that should never be ignored. These eight discomforts require immediate medical attention… 1. Appendicitis Pain If the appendix ruptures, it’s an agonizing stomach pain […]
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Millions of people suffer with terrible bodily pain. The only way they get through each day is by taking pills that alleviate the aches and suffering. They understand the relief is only temporary, but there is no easy alternative. They must get up and go to work and get things done, and they need a […]
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A shocking new study shows that an alarmingly high percentage of ex-soldiers turn to painkillers after returning home. In fact, it’s believed that soldiers are roughly four times more likely to use opioids — or psychoactive drugs — than civilians. That’s the finding of a recent survey of just under 2,600 soldiers carried out by […]
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Whether it’s a chronic stiff neck, a horrible migraine, or a pinched nerve in your shoulder nerve pain is relentless when it strikes—and it always comes on at the worst possible moment. Getting control of your nerve pain can seem hopeless without effective pain relief. Luckily, the medical professionals offer nine popular options—of the prescription […]
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Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s health minister, has announced that Canada will allow for generic OxyContin to be produced. This issue has been controversial. The “hillbilly heroin” has been widely abused. In response to the drug abuse, the drug developers, Purdue Pharma Canada, reformulated the painkiller. Now called OxyNEO, the drug is nearly impossible to crush, snort, […]
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With the patent on OxyContin expiring on November 25, the federal heath minister has to decide if Canada will allow generic versions of the drug. Known by its generic name, oxycodone is an opioid that is chemically similar to codeine and heroin. In 2008, Canada had the second highest per capita consumption of oxycodone. As […]
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