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Watch Your Diet During the Holiday Season

As you prepare for the holidays with their festive meals, remember that overeating can exacerbate your diabetes especially if you…

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How Smoking Can Make Chronic Pain Worse

If you suffer from chronic pain, you may try to find some relief by lighting up a cigarette. While nicotine…

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Does Electrotherapy Work?

For many years, pain specialists have used electrotherapy which is the application of electrical current to mitigate pain.  Over time,…

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The Mystery of Fibromyalgia

Until it strikes you, you may not have heard of fibromyalgia (FM) before. Although this is one of the most…

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Legalized Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use

The body of scientific research strongly suggests that the opioid epidemic that is ravaging communities across the country is related…

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Celebrities that Suffered from Chronic Pain

Most of us like to believe that famous people are immune to the challenges that plague the rest of us,…

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Most Common Chronic Pain Conditions

Chronic pain is one of the most common ailments, affecting more than 100 million Americans. What may have begun as…

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The Rising Cost of the Opioid Epidemic

The magnitude of the ongoing opioid crisis is almost beyond understanding. In 2015, more than 15,000 people died from prescription…

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