Arthritis is often synonymous with old age, but the truth is that juvenile arthritis (JA) affects approximately 300,000 children in the US, ages 16 and younger. Cases of arthritis in children can range from mild to severe, with the most progressive forms confining young patients to wheelchairs. During the month of July, special efforts are [...]

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You can read the latest article, “Changing Paradigms in Chronic Pain Relief,” written by Nutra Pharma Chairman and CEO, Rik J. Deitsch. It is published in the Biotherapeutics Quarterly – Spring 2011 issue, produced by the Henry Schein Company. To read the article, click here to download a PDF. You will find it on page [...]

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Inflammation is a natural protective response that occurs in the body whereby white blood cells are released to ward off or eliminate foreign agents and heal injured tissues; this is a healthy process. But certain diseases can cause the body’s inflammatory response to be triggered even when there are no foreign substances threatening to invade. [...]

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If you’ve never experienced back pain before, you are among the lucky few; 8 in 10 Americans complain of back pain at one time or another in their lives, making it one of the most common reasons for visits to doctors’ offices and missed work days. It is also one of leading causes of disability [...]

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Last week the new Florida drug-monitoring law went into effect that states that prescription painkillers can only be dispensed by pharmacies and not by physicians or clinics. Officials went on the hunt to remove narcotics leftover in clinics and doctors’ offices, seizing well over 100,000 pills. The vast majority of these pills were confiscated in [...]

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