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Young children suffering from fever get better faster when given ibuprofen rather than paracetamol, say researchers.
Those needing treatment over 24 hours can safely take both painkillers, which could reduce the period of illness by more than four...
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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
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Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer’s disease or slow mental decline in older...
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Many people, especially those in developing countries, needlessly suffer during childbirth or cancer because of insufficient painkiller use, a global watchdog said...
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Emergency room doctors are prescribing strong narcotics more often to patients who complain of pain, but minorities are less likely to get them than whites, a new study...
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Emergency room doctors are prescribing strong narcotics more often to patients who complain of pain, but minorities are less likely to get them than whites, a new study...
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A doctor known by some patients as the “candy man” was indicted Wednesday on allegations he wrote illegal prescriptions for painkillers for up to 80 people...
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Previous studies have, no doubt transpired painkillers like ibuprofen, helpful in fighting colon cancer but a federal task force has come out replacing this advice with...
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