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Patients who knowingly took a placebo pill while undergoing traditional treatment for lower back pain had less pain and disability than those who received traditional treatment alone

Open-Label Placebo Treatments Can Ease Chronic Low Back Pain

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Patients knew they were taking a placebo and still obtained relief, researchers say
Narrow-network health insurance plans have lower monthly premiums than larger-network plans

Lower Monthly Premiums for Narrow-Network Plans

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Extra-small-network plan has less expensive monthly premium than large-network plan
Use of complementary health approaches is significantly higher for U.S. adults with musculoskeletal pain disorders

CDC: Complementary Health Use Up With Musculoskeletal Pain

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Over 41 percent of U.S. adults with musculoskeletal pain disorders use complementary health approach
Bowing to public pressure

DEA Halts Move to Ban Controversial Herbal Kratom

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Researchers say kratom may help them develop nonaddictive alternatives to opioids
Half of women treated with acupuncture report a decline in the frequency of menopausal vasomotor symptoms

Acupuncture May Cut Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms

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Indicators can predict which women will benefit from acupuncture
Despite offering assistance to individuals who cannot afford expensive medications

Copay Assist Programs Creating Problems in Health Care Markets

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Despite offering assistance to those who cannot afford meds, programs create broader problems
Real and sham chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy are equally likely to ease patients' migraine pain

Placebo Effect Seen in Chiropractic Tx of Migraine

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Study participants who had sham treatment reported pain relief, too
The U.S. health care system is one of the least efficient worldwide based on a Bloomberg index that assesses life expectancy

U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide

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America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
Effective strategies for managing physician burnout include mindfulness and stress-management training

Strategies Presented for Managing Physician Burnout

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Shorter workdays, stress-management training can help the more than half of U.S. physicians affected
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it has mandated significant cuts in the production of Schedule II opiate and opioid medication.

DEA Planning to Cut Production of Opioid Medication

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There will be a reduction in amount of opioid controlled substances manufactured in 2017