Music Can Help Manage Pain

by Staff on January 9, 2012

Music can ease pain for high anxiety individuals by distracting them. Photo by Elmar Ersch.

If you cringe at the thought of visiting your dentist, you might want to take along an iPod next time to soothe your fears. A new study published in the Journal of Pain found that music can be effective in reducing pain in high anxiety persons. Researchers at the University of Utah’s Pain Research Center [...]

Trade Insanity

by Joel D. Joseph on January 9, 2012

The U.S. has lost nearly two million jobs because of NAFTA.

President Obama pushed free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia as part of his jobs-creating legislation. Congress went along for the ride because this was the only path where Republicans and Democrats could agree. But this path is the wrong path. This is trade insanity. Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same [...]

Study: Daily Use of Aspirin Could Harm Seniors Eyes

January 6, 2012
Seniors who take aspirin daily could be doubling their risk of age-related macular degeneration. Photo by Chaval Brasil

Millions of seniors who take aspirin daily to relieve pain or reduce the risk of heart disease may be doubling their risk of developing a debilitating eye disease, according to a new European study. The possible link involves so-called “wet” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a significant cause of blindness in seniors. Aspirin use was not [...]

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Chiropractors and Exercise Better for Neck Pain than Painkillers

January 6, 2012
Chiropractic care and stretching exercises are more effective at relieving neck pain than painkillers. Photo by Michael Dorausch

Home exercises and spinal manipulation by a chiropractor are more effective at relieving neck pain than prescription drugs or painkillers, according to a new study. Researchers at the Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minnesota studied 272 people who suffered from neck pain. Participants were divided into three groups; those who received spinal manipulations over [...]

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Poll: Over a Third of Americans Would Not Vote for a Mormon to be President

January 5, 2012
: A new poll found that 36% of Americans would not vote for a Mormon to be president. Photo by Gage Skidmore

Mitt Romney may be the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination after his razor thin victory in the Iowa caucuses, but a new poll shows that his Mormon faith poses a problem for a large number of American voters. A national survey by Poll Position found that only 39 percent of those polled said they [...]

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Jobs Jobs Jobs

January 4, 2012
Steve Jobs was brilliant, creative and successful. But under his leadership, Apple shipped hundreds of thousands of jobs overseas.

It’s all about Jobs. Steve Jobs. Although he was brilliant, creative and a successful CEO, he had one flaw: he outsourced Apple. Mr. Jobs could have created a hundred thousand jobs in the United States, but instead he created them in China and Korea. Apple can still move many of those jobs back to the [...]

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My Life with Fibromyalgia

January 4, 2012
Tina Samuels suffers from fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder characterized by pain and tenderness in the joints and muscles.

  I wasn’t a person of perfect health and I believe this triggered my onset of fibromyalgia, a complex chronic pain disorder that affects over 6 million people in the U.S. Like many sufferers, it took years before my condition was properly evaluated and diagnosed. I was first diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, or painful bladder [...]

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Studies Find High Fat Diets Damage the Brain

January 3, 2012
High fat diets cause changes in the brain associated with obesity and Alzheimer’s disease.

Two new studies show how high fat diets can damage your brain – and make it harder for you to keep a New Year’s resolution to lose weight. Researchers in Oregon found that elderly people with high levels of vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids in their blood had better performance on mental acuity tests [...]

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Possible Breakthrough in Research about Chronic Pain Gene

January 2, 2012
The HCN2 gene plays a significant, but not clearly understood role in regulating chronic pain.

Finding Could Lead to New Drugs that Block Chronic Pain     A group of scientists has identified the role of the HCN2 gene in regulating chronic pain. Researchers from Cambridge University in England and the University of Cadiz in Spain recently published their findings in the journal Science. Their study uncovers a new understanding [...]

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Knee Pain a Chronic Problem for Older Women

December 30, 2011
Nearly two-thirds of the women in a British study complained of knee pain.

“Creaky” is how Paulette Rochelle-Levy describes her knees. The 69-year old Santa Monica, California woman leads a very active lifestyle, but has trouble walking down stairs, jumping and hiking. And she’s not alone. Knee pain is a common complaint in middle aged and elderly women, with nearly two-thirds reporting knee pain, according to a new [...]

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