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Fibromyalgia No Longer an "Invisible" Disease

Drucilla Dyess, November 5, 2008

The chronic disorder known as fibromyalgia is characterized by extensive muscle pain lasting for at least three months coupled with heavy...

Leg Pain May Be Sign of Dangerous Blood Clot

Drucilla Dyess, September 15, 2008

Simple leg pain can be a sign of a dangerous blood clot known as a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A DVT can form in a large vein such as in a leg or the...

Lidocaine Gel Could Make Mammograms More Comfortable

Allie Montgomery, July 24, 2008

Mammograms are not one of the Top 10 things women look forward to each year. In fact, they may be in the Bottom 10, or even the Bottom 3. While they...

OxyContin Safeguards May Reduce Abuse

Madeline Ellis, May 10, 2008

OxyContin, a time-release version of the old narcotic oxycodone, was introduced in 1996 for use by seriously ill patients. It wasn’t long...