Chronic low back pain is a plague on America, and when it comes to its treatment, there is a long laundry list of therapies and approaches people rely on. A recent study published in the May issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that acupuncture is an effective treatment for chronic low back pain. However, the study noted an unusual finding, that penetration of the skin with needles was not required, in order for people to report improvement. Turns out acupuncture can be added to the long list of uses for the common toothpick.

Back pain is thought to be one of the most common occurring complaints amongst people working in the United States. While chiropractors have long been associated with successful outcomes related to complaints of back pain, neck pain and headaches, there’s more interrelated symptoms that cross through the meshwork of daily aches and pains, that result in visits to chiropractic offices each and every day.

I recall vividly a couple of years ago when my body suddenly erupted into the explosive symptoms of the flu. I felt as a milk carton must feel being knocked down and repeatedly run over by the wheels of a large truck, contents gushing in every direction. I spent a long, miserable night in the bathroom on that occasion, and the next day sleeping fitfully in bed.

New warnings are going to be put on the packaging of common painkillers such as ibuprofen after experts ruled that their use has been linked to an increased risk of stroke and heart attack.

According to a study published in the October 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, as many as 700,000 Americans end up in emergency rooms each year as a result of adverse reactions (side effects) to drugs they’ve taken.