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Low-Level Lasers Effective in Chronic Neck Pain (CME/CE) Although no one is sure how it works, low-intensity laser therapy appeared to be effective in relieving chronic neck pain, researchers found in a meta-analysis.

Imagination Helps Tame Young Kids’ Fears Researchers say staying in your child’s fantasy world may help when trying to calm a young child’s fears of monsters.

FDA OKs Menstrual Drug Lysteda The FDA has approved Lysteda tablets (tranexamic acid), the first non-hormonal product cleared to treat heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia).

Dark Chocolate Takes Bite Out of Stress A new study shows eating dark chocolate may lower levels of stress hormones in people feeling stressed out.

FDA Eyes Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks The FDA today told nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products.

Gender Divorce Gap After illness Strikes When faced with the serious illness of a spouse, men are far more likely to walk away than women, startling new research finds.

More Than 22 Million in U.S. Had H1N1 Swine Flu CDC: 22 million Americans — perhaps as many as 34 million — got H1N1 swine flu in the first 6 months of the pandemic. Between 2,500 and 6,100 died, including some 540 kids.

Cigarette Smoking’s Decline Levels Off The prevalence of adult American cigarette smokers, which dropped below 20% in 2007, leveled off in 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a new report.

Boomers Doomed to Disability? Baby boomers are entering their 60s just in time for a new trend: disability. 20% of 60-somethings need help with basic activities, up from 13% just a decade ago.

Texting Can Be a Pain in the Neck, Shoulders Texting may be preferred over phone jabbering by most young people, but too much text messaging may increase risk of discomfort — in the neck or shoulders, a new study says.