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FDA Panel: Codeine-Containing Medications are Unsafe for Kids Under 18

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) medical advisers are saying that medications containing codeine should not be given to children and most teens to treat pain or cough.
Members of the Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs (PADC) and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committees voted in favor of including a new contraindication for codeine for the treatment of cough in individuals under 18, while others recommended a lower threshold.

Pharmaceutical Company Misleads Consumers, Caught in Painkiller Scam

Drug giant Reckitt Benckiser has been ordered by the Australian Federal Court to pull its so-called “targeted” ibuprofen products off the shelves after the company admitted that these were identical to the standard tablets. Marketed under the name Nurofen, all products contained 200mg of ibuprofen, whether they were labelled as “standard,” “migraine,” “period pain,” or “back pain.”

Beginners Yoga for Back Pain

Beginners Yoga for Back Pain, 10 Minute Stretch Routine for Low Back & Sciatica, Easy At Home Exercises
Meera Hoffman guides you through relaxing yoga poses to relieve back pain. This specifically focuses on low back pain and pain caused by sciatica. This is Part 4 of Meera’s Back Pain Yoga series.
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http://www.meerahoffman.com
Meera’s Yoga for Back Pain series:
Part 1: Yoga for Back Pain, Low Back Pain Stretches for Beginners, Sciatica Relief

Thai Massage for Back Pain & Headache Relief

Thai Massage for Back Pain & Headaches, How to Techniques | Relaxing Music ASMR
In this video, Licensed Massage Therapist Randy Cummins explains how to do Thai massage on the floor, specifically for low back pain and headaches. Randy Cummins of Black Swan Bodywork is a practicing massage therapist in Austin and Chicago. This video will help you relax and unwind– with relaxing music and soft spoken ASMR.
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Complete Beginners Yoga for Relaxation, Pain Relief

Complete Beginners Yoga for Relaxation, Pain Relief
New to yoga? Joy can help! Enjoy this relaxing yoga flow, great for complete beginners and all levels. This relaxing flow will help you relieve pain, improve flexibility.
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Could Listening to Music Really Improve Your Health?

Here’s one more reason to rock out: music isn’t just good for the soul, it’s good for the body. Patients who listen to music before, during, and after surgery may have less pain, anxiety, and blood pressure than patients who don’t, a new analysis suggests.
Surgery patients who got to pick their own playlists faired even better, researchers found.

Avoiding These 5 Types of Foods Could Help You Avoid Migraines

About 45 million Americans deal with chronic headaches each year, but everyone has had to deal with pounding head pain at some point in their lives. But did you know that eating certain foods could actually trigger these painful episodes?

Migraines are especially intense, sometimes debilitating headaches with well-known triggers. If you suffer from migraines, you may have to give up some of the foods you love, but the good news is that you may be able to avoid spending more days lying in bed in the dark.

“Hillbilly Heroin” OxyContin Approved for Use in Children

On Thursday, the FDA approved the powerful painkiller OxyContin for use in children ages 11 to 16 who have severe, long-term pain.
The extended-release opioid has been used for years to treat constant pain in adults, but it is one of the few prescription painkillers approved for children. The only other known opioid drug approved for use in children is Duragesic, or the fentanyl patch. [1]