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July 27, 2016

CVS to join pharmacies selling opioid overdose reversal drug

The drug store chain CVS has announced that it is making naloxone, a drug to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, available without prescription at all of its Texas stores.

July 27, 2016

Teens who play sports less likely to say they've done heroin

Teens who play sports are less likely than those who don't to say they've ever used opioid painkillers without a prescription or heroin, according to a new U.S. study.

July 27, 2016

Recro Pharma's intravenous painkiller succeeds in trial, shares soar

Recro Pharma Inc said an intravenous version of its lead painkiller was successful in the first of two pivotal late-stage trials, sending the company's shares surging 50 percent in trading after the bell.

July 20, 2016

Cutting calories can lower inflammation

We often hear that certain foods or vitamins can lower inflammation in the body, but a new study suggests that there's a simple thing we can do to cut inflammation: Eat less

July 20, 2016

Obese teens may have less pain, more mobility after bariatric surgery

Weight-loss surgery might offer extremely obese teens some relief from debilitating pain and make it easier for them to walk, a U.S. study suggests.

July 20, 2016

Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia: increasingly legal but still rare

Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs.

July 13, 2016

US high school federation calls for pitch limits in 2017

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July 13, 2016

Lower-cost biotech drug gets thumbs up from FDA panel

The second-biggest selling drug in the world could get some cheaper competition in the U.S., after a federal panel endorsed an alternative version of the pricey medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.

July 8, 2016

Woman mistakes cancer for hangover

After a night out with friends, a British woman began suffering from a headache she attributed to a hangover.

July 8, 2016

Prescription-drug monitoring saves lives, could save more

State programs that monitor narcotic prescriptions help prevent 10 opioid-overdose deaths a day in the U.S., yet improvements could save another two people a day, a new study finds.