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FDA Warns of Percocet, Opioid Drug Mix-Up
The FDA has issued a warning that tablets, pills, and caplets of Percocet and eight other opioid products may have been mixed up and wrongly packaged as another. Read Summary > -
Excederin, Bufferin, Gas-X Recalled Over Mislabeled Pills
The company says that Excedrin and NoDoz bottles with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2013, or earlier will be subject to recall. Read Summary > -
Exercise Eases Arthritis Pain in Overweight Mice
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that obese mice on a high-fat diet demonstrated improvement in their osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms when they exercised. Read Summary > -
Drugmaker Issues Painkiller Recall Due to Labeling Error
The recall affects butalbital, acetaminophen, and caffeine tablets USP, 50mg/325mg/40mg, and hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets, USP 7.5mg/500mg. Read Summary > -
Depression Makes Arthritis Pain Worse: Study
South Korean scientists have found people who suffer from depression also experience more pain from knee osteoarthritis. Read Summary > -
Obesity's Damage to Knees May Be Irreparable
Experts say people who are morbidly obese may do damage to their knees that even significant weight loss cannot improve. Read Summary > -
Ibuprofen Cuts Risk of Parkinson's Disease: Study
Taking the painkiller ibuprofen regularly reduces users' risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study has found. Read Summary > -
Obesity is Prematurely Aging People's Joints
Obesity is so damaging to the joints that experts say most people have knees, hips, and ankles that are five to ten years "older" than they are. Read Summary >
