June 2, 2017 1-year-old revived with Narcan after opioid overdose, police say A 1-year-old Ohio boy was revived with Narcan after he overdosed on opioids Thursday evening, police said.
June 1, 2017 Older adults might be able to stave off arthritis knee pain with fiber Older people who eat the most fiber are at lower risk of developing knee pain and stiffness due to osteoarthritis (OA), new research shows.
May 24, 2017 New Jersey's new opioid law raises concerns among doctors One week before New Jersey’s law on prescription painkillers – one of the toughest in the nation – is set to take effect, many doctors say they are unclear about various aspects of it, and are concerned that it may be too severe.
May 22, 2017 Cracking, popping joints may foretell arthritis Grating, cracking or popping sounds around joints may predict future arthritis, especially in the knees, according to a recent U.S. study.
April 20, 2017 FDA further restricts pain medication use in kids U.S. regulators are strengthening warnings about the dangers of two types of powerful opioid painkillers, codeine and tramadol, due to risks of slowed breathing and death.
April 19, 2017 Opioid use common even after minor surgery The risk that surgery patients will become chronic opioid users may be similar after minor procedures or major operations, a U.S. study suggests.
April 12, 2017 Opioids after surgery: Which patients don't stop when they should The first time many patients in the United States take prescription opioid painkillers is following surgery.
April 7, 2017 Over-the-counter medicine emerges as an alternative for opioid addicts In a law of unintended consequences, an over-the-counter treatment for diarreah typically seen as commonplace and harmless, is accounting for a rising number of overdoses, reports The Atlantic magazine.
March 31, 2017 Trump's opioid addiction commission lauded by relatives of overdose victims Perhaps more than anyone, they felt hope and relief over the news this week that President Donald Trump had established an opioid addiction commission that is tasked with looking at ways to respond to an epidemic that claims some 90 deaths each day in the United States.
March 28, 2017 Would legalizing medical marijuana help curb the opioid epidemic? In states that legalized medical marijuana, U.S. hospitals failed to see a predicted influx of pot smokers, but in an unexpected twist, they treated far fewer opioid users, a new study shows.
