Approximately 21 million visits were made to physicians' offices due to back problems in 2006. While countless adults experience back pain and stiffness, many suffer from serious spine and back conditions -including injury, herniated discs and the deterioration of the vertebrae. Three new studies presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) detail ...

Results of new studies will help surgeons and patients together determine when surgery is the appropriate treatment

The methadone maintenance therapy program is building on the west coast. Right now the only place to begin treatment for opiate drug addiction is St.

Former clients of Cincinnati lawyer Ken Lawson have received more than $200,000 from a fund that covers victims of attorney theft. The 28 claims are a record for Hamilton County and the second-highest amount in the history of Ohio's Clients' Security Fund.

Swedish scientists are touting both the safety and effectiveness of home-based abortion medications for women who are 50 to 63 days pregnant, according to a March 9, 2010 Reuters report.Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, led by Dr.

Medication-induced home abortions are safe for women who are 50 to 63 days pregnant, a new study from Sweden shows.

On the harm reduction/drug policy circuit party trek, it's time for the annual United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drug (CND) meeting in Vienna. This "select...

The age a young woman begins menstruating and her level of period pain are linked to risks of developing endometriosis, Australian research shows.

Chronic pancreatitis is a painful condition. Sometimes removing the organ is the only option, but then patients develop diabetes. Doctors have found a way to use another organ so that won't happen...

HAZARD — "Be strong, and please be safe," Danielle Sandlin told a gathering of abou