WWE August 22, 2023 Legendary pro wrestler Hulk Hogan details 'vicious cycle' of painkiller addiction after string of surgeries Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his stage name Hulk Hogan, opened up about the physical toll wrestling took on his body and his addiction to prescription painkillers.
Health March 10, 2023 Migraine nasal spray from Pfizer snags FDA approval for expected summer launch The FDA has approved Pfizer's nasal spray to treat migraines in adults. The medication, called Zavzpret, is expected to be available via a doctor's prescription in July 2023.
Health February 26, 2023 For acute lower back pain, these are the best medications, new study finds A recent study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research pinpointed the three best medications for acute lower back pain, characterized as pain lasting 12 weeks or less.
Medications February 12, 2022 CDC proposes new opioid guidelines focusing on alternatives to treating pain The CDC is updating its 2016 current guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, citing new research on alternative treatments to treat pain
VIDEO November 12, 2021 CDC warns of rise in synthetic opioid deaths Former DEA agent Derek Maltz and Todd Spitzer, the Orange County, Calif. district attorney, on the growing opioid crisis and the push for murder charges against drug dealers that sell fentanyl-laced narcotics.
VIDEO February 12, 2021 Biden scraps Trump plan on opioids treatment A panel on 'America's Newsroom' discusses the Biden administration decision to roll back a Trump administration measure for treating opioid addiction in the United States.
Prescription for Health September 15, 2020 Turmeric may help osteoarthritis knee pain, study says Turmeric may help reduce pain in arthritic knees, according to a new study from the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research.
VIDEO November 10, 2019 Family describes the personal toll of the nation’s opioid crisis Megan Megale and Shea Megale share the loss of their loved one in new book 'American Boy.'
VIDEO October 30, 2019 Trump administration unveils new website to help people find drug addiction treatment U.S. Drug Czar Jim Carroll says over 13,000 facilities have registered with www.findtreatment.gov and you can find a treatment center by your zip code.
VIDEO October 21, 2019 Ohio counties reach tentative deal with four drug companies in opioid epidemic case The nation's three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker reached a $260 million settlement with two Ohio counties over the deadly havoc wreaked by opioids.