http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/Latest Chronic Pain News from ChronicPainConnection.comen-us6012019http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gifhttp://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:10:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/news-292773-98.htmlOfficials say 70 percent of fireworks-related accidents happen between June 20th and July 20th every year, with the largest number of people injured by the devices falling into the 14- to 17-year-old age group.http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/news-292773-98.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 16:16:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292768-98.htmlAccording to Kaiser Health News, the hospital industry is about to agree to accept federal funding cuts of $150 billion to $170 billion over the next decade to help pay for efforts to reform the national healthcare system.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292768-98.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292752-98.htmlExperts say that if the FDA chooses to ban Vicodin and Percocet as its advisory panel suggests, the move won't be too drastic because alternatives exist.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292752-98.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 12:34:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/news-292693-98.htmlAging women are usually screened for osteoporosis, but a new study suggests the bone-loss disease may be just as common in men.http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/news-292693-98.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 11:28:03 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/news-292687-98.htmlMothers who eat a diet full of fruits, vegetables, and other whole foods during pregnancy have children with bigger and stronger bones later in life.http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/news-292687-98.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 16:43:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292664-98.htmlThe popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet--which combine acetaminophen with a narcotic pain drug--should be banned, according to a panel of experts that advises the FDA.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292664-98.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:07:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292475-98.htmlAn expert panel that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the maximum dose for pain medications that contain acetaminophen should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses among users.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292475-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291877-98.htmlMakers of over-the-counter cold and flu products that contain the painkiller acetaminophen say their products should remain on the market despite concerns from U.S. regulators.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291877-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 12:06:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291334-98.htmlEuropean drug regulators say the painkiller Darvocet (dextropropoxyphene, propoxyphene) should be pulled off the market because patients using the drug have been dying from overdoses.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291334-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 11:58:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291332-98.htmlDoctors discuss how pain drugs like Demerol and OxyContin--which some speculate may have caused pop star Michael Jackson's death--can cause cardiac arrest.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291332-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:22:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-291325-98.htmlThe average total wait time in an emergency room in the United States is four hours and three minutes, but experts say there are ways you can cut down your wait.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-291325-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 18:42:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291281-98.htmlThe Los Angeles Coroner's Offfice called the autopsy performed on the body of pop star Michael Jackson "inconclusive," and he said it will take six to eight weeks before an official cause of death can be determined.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291281-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 15:17:02 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291271-98.htmlFriends and medical experts believe the narcotic painkiller Demerol was behind Michael Jackson's sudden death from cardiac arrest.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291271-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 08:29:02 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291258-98.htmlThe seizure of meds from drugmaker Caraco affects 33 medications, and it could lead to a shortage of the painkiller choline magnesium trisalicylate.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291258-98.htmlThu, 25 Jun 2009 12:17:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/news-291203-98.htmlSecretary of State Hillary Clinton's elbow fracture could draw attention to the importance of osteoporosis screening, some health experts say.http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/news-291203-98.html