by Alfred Poor | March 23, 2018 | General News, Medical
Back pain is a major problem. Not only does it result in lost worker productivity, it also can lead to opioid dependence and abuse. As a result, healthcare professionals and other researchers are seeking alternatives to medication as a way to treat chronic pain. Five...
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by Bruce Brown | February 23, 2018 | General News, Health
Approximately 87% of all strokes involve a blockage of blood flow to the brain, which can result in long-term disability. Strokes result in reduced mobility in the majority of stroke survivors age 65 and older in the U.S., according to the CDC. We have written many...
by Bruce Brown | February 14, 2018 | General News, Health
The opioid crisis grew out of pharmaceutical solutions for chronic severe pain management, and it won’t recede until medicine, science, and the private sector create effective non-drug pain treatments. History shows any war on drugs focused solely on law...
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by Bruce Brown | January 4, 2018 | General News, Health
New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep, as most of us know through experience. It’s difficult to stick with healthy new habits and, for most people, even tougher to break bad habits. Taking the conversation to the extreme, kicking an addiction to opioids...
by Bruce Brown | November 29, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Opioid addiction and overdose death growth rates terrify the general populace, overwhelm medical and social service communities, alert law enforcement, challenge governments, and build pulpits for politicians. Finger pointing at pill-count-driven pharmaceutical...
