The most effective treatment for the pain of knee osteoarthritis may be an injection of hyaluronic acid or corticosteroids, and the least effective may be Tylenol or Celebrex pills.
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Personal Health: Prescribing Vegetables, Not Pills
Instead of drugs or admonishments to lose weight, which typically fall on deaf ears, some doctors are providing families with a “prescription” to eat fruits and vegetables.
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Birth Control Pills May Raise Eye Risks
Women who use birth control pills for several years or longer may want to consider having their eyes checked more regularly as they get older, as a new study suggests the pills may double their lifetime risk of developing glaucoma.
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Few Signs of a Taste for Diet Pills
Qsymia, a weight-reduction drug, had sales of only $ 4 million in the first quarter. Its manufacturer is trying to jump-start acceptance of the drug.
Well: The Problem With Pain Pills
In the new e-book “A World of Hurt: Fixing Pain Medicine’s Biggest Mistake,” the New York Times reporter Barry Meier makes a strong case that opioid drugs used to treat chronic pain, like OxyContin, not only are addictive and deadly but often don’t work for many people who use them and lead to a range of additional health problems.
Too Many Pills in Pregnancy
Doctors are concerned as studies find more women take medications during their pregnancies, including in the first trimester, when fetal organs are forming.
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