BACK PAIN

Practice these exercises to maintain good spine health.

One of the most common conditions that people suffer from is back pain. Health experts say that approximately one in three individuals suffer from this condition each year. Fortunately, there are simple home exercises that are proven to be very effective in dealing with back pain.

Vitamin D is among the essential vitamins that the body needs. However, not everyone gets sufficient amounts of vitamin D. In fact, there is one body part that would normally ache if you lack this vitamin.

There are some diet changes that you need to make to help treat chronic back pain.

A woman in Florida who endured back pain for 14 years after giving birth has discovered part of an epidural needle embedded in her spine.

Millions who suffer from lower back pain often resort to physical therapy, BUT there may be an alternative that’s just as effective.

A new study published this week found yoga can cure back pain as effectively as physical therapy. We take a look at some of the yoga poses which will help in treating chronic lower back pain.

Back pain in astronauts who have undertaken lengthy sojourns in low-gravity is caused by atrophying paraspinal muscles, a NASA-funded study has revealed.

Around the world, the number one reason for work disability is back pain and the problems it can cause.

Kim Kardashian will no longer be endorsing Skechers' Shape-ups fitness shoes. A lawsuit against the company has resulted in a $40 million settlement along with the company no longer being able to make health-related claims about their Shape-Ups, Tone-Ups, and the Skechers Resistance Runner athletic shoes.

Stendra, the first new drug to enter the erectile dysfunction market in nearly a decade, aims to become the new Viagra alternative after receiving approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

Jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko continues a hunger strike to protest prison abuse while doctors say she also suffers from a chronic back condition that is unable to be treated in Ukraine.

For sciatica patients, the genetically engineered pain medicine etanercept is no better at treating leg and lower back pain than traditional steroid injections, according to a new study.

Actor Ryan O'Neal revealed he has stage 4 prostate cancer, although his doctors are optimistic that he will overcome the disease.

On Monday, March 12, Pfizer Inc., Johnson & Johnson and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will argue that they should continue to study the drug, while taking the necessary safety precautions to protect their patients. Two years ago a series experiments to develop a new prescription drug that would successfully alleviate the pain caused by arthritis conducted by some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies were put on hold by the United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

A leading group of U.S. doctors is trying to tackle the costly problem of excessive medical testing, hoping to avoid more government intervention in how they practice.

One man learned the hard way that the Triple Bypass Burger at Las Vegas' Heart Attack Grill is no joke after he ended up in the hospital.

A new study suggests that women may feel pain more intensely than men do.

There are already as many as 15 U.S. states that allow patients the use of marijuana, as a legal substitute, to manage their pain and advocates fighting to legalize, regulate and tax cannabis claim they are now near victory.

Dwarf tossing, a barroom attraction where revelers throw padded-down dwarfs, got notoriety during the Golden Globes Sunday after actor Peter Dinklage mentioned British little person Martin Henderson who in October was picked up, dropped and severely injured in an attack outside a pub.

Azam is suspected of having committed war crimes during Bangladesh’s war of independence forty years ago.