Disabling Back Pain Increases Mortality Risk for Older Women
Disabling Back Pain Increased Risk of Death. New British research suggests that disabling back pain puts women in their seventies at an increased risk of death. Findings from the Cambridge City over-75s Cohort confirm those from other studies indicating a relationship between back pain and increased mortality, say the … [Read more...] about Disabling Back Pain Increases Mortality Risk for Older Women
Vioxx Users Pursue Legal Action Over Painkiller
Laura Darrell needed relief from back pain so she could concentrate on her nursing studies. A doctor prescribed the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx in 2001, and it eased the pain from her degenerative bone disease But the 37-year-old Madera mother says the painkiller caused her to have a series of small strokes at the end of 2002, … [Read more...] about Vioxx Users Pursue Legal Action Over Painkiller
