Alternatives to Opioids for Pain
The crisis with opioid painkillers is making doctors look at alternative medicine therapies for a substitute for these drugs.
Medical Notes: Week of April 2, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of April 2, 2017.
Inflammation and Depression
Inflammation, which is part of many illnesses and infections, has been found in brain cells and is being implicated as a cause of depression.
Living Through Pain (2016)
A noted university professor who became a quadriplegic in a bicycle accident discusses her constant pain and the way it changes life.
Biofilm
Biofilm is resistant to many antibiotics and is gaining new attention as a source of hard to eradicate infections.
Harmful Inflammation
Inflammation is being tied to many disorders including heart disease. Experts discuss how it can be combatted through diet and supplementation.
How Weather Causes Pain
Experts discuss conditions affected by weather, why pain responds to weather changes and possible remedies.
