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Slideshow: How cities are making biking safer for everyone. nyti.ms/19sWyUZ
An ‘Up’ Outlook Can Improve Our Health nyti.ms/140i7q0
Bike Sharing Can Mean Safer Biking nyti.ms/10dIStZ
Did you wash your hands properly after you used the toilet? Don't lie. We all know you probably didn't. well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/few…
Cold, damp days and drops in barometric pressure are widely associated with flare-ups in fibromyalgia symptoms. nyti.ms/14Px9xC
Hearing Loss Takes a Health Toll nyti.ms/ZK3veQ
Do you use FitBit or another fitness tracker? @GretchenReynold looks at how accurate they are: nyti.ms/1buslRX
How Accurate Are Fitness Trackers? nyti.ms/13Asd0k
Few Wash Hands Properly, Study Finds nyti.ms/192KqqZ
Michael Douglas said he developed throat cancer from H.P.V. Why isn't there a way to screen men for this virus? nyti.ms/13v8AGW
Smokers & ppl w/ diabetes may need 2+ visits to dentist a yr, new study says. nyti.ms/14smYm2
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In a study of 10,000 visits to a children’s hospital ER, constipation was the most common diagnosis. nyti.ms/13vh7JV @PerriKlass
Don’t Do Something; Just Sit There nyti.ms/14sZGwn
Huge numbers of children can't swim. That's why drowning is the second leading cause of death among children. nyti.ms/1bmE5pu
Really? The Claim: Fibromyalgia Is Affected by Weather nyti.ms/11uGoSZ
Rethinking the Twice-Yearly Dentist Visit nyti.ms/11uDZYv
Designated Drivers Often Drink nyti.ms/12dRKQn
Swimming and the Fear Factor nyti.ms/12dPZm6
Health Apps as Parenting Aids nyti.ms/1bdWbdc
Think Like a Doctor: A Cough Solved nyti.ms/ZywK4c
Hey moms, roll that baby over, "tummy time" may not be needed. nyti.ms/192xjbK
‘Tummy Time’ May Not Be Needed nyti.ms/11vqKtG
"Eyebrows, I thought, would be good. Eyebrows seem like something it might be reasonable to want." well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/liv…
Uncertainty Is Hard for Doctors nyti.ms/13nPDYi
Living With Cancer: Look Good, Feel Better nyti.ms/13nHZwU
Challenge: Can you figure out what is wrong with a previously healthy woman with a cough that just won’t quit? nyti.ms/11jruh9
Think Like a Doctor: A Cough That Won’t Quit nyti.ms/13nkrZ2
This Is Your Brain on Coffee nyti.ms/184P5vr
Can you figure out the cause of a chronic cough? Join us as 8AM ET at @nytimeswell, for Think Like a Doctor to solve the medical mystery.
Do you run barefoot? A large number of studies suggest minimalist running doesn't make it less injurious. nyti.ms/1b2W3x5
Is Barefoot-Style Running Best? New Studies Cast Doubt nyti.ms/10PdQXF
Alzheimer’s Drugs May Have Heart Benefits nyti.ms/18SKz2G
Does the egg or mother matter in terms of deciding what makes a Jewish child? @TheDancingEgg nyti.ms/13h0SSf
Thanks so much for all of your questions and interest. And thanks, @BarryMeier. Here's his book with more info: amzn.to/15vAKTE
@nytimeswell they think opioids are cheaper than other treatments but they may be wrong -- there are huge costs assoc w/the drugs.
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Last question for @BarryMeier: Why are the govt & private insurers not as interested in paying for alternative approaches to treating pain?
@debkotz2 @nytimeswell Pain docs have said that for years.Depends on pat. But really time for them to talk more about non-drug treatments.
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.@debkotz2 says despite FDA warnings, doctors still say opioids are safer than ibuprofen for chronic use. @BarryMeier
@nytimeswell (2/2) at some point, a switch flips and one develops an increased sensitivity to pain. Some data backs this.
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@nytimeswell It's a theory but in naturally adapting to opioids (tolerance), patients may need more drug to feel the same relief (1/2)
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.@BarryMeier You write that these drugs can make patients hypersensitive to pain. How does that happen?
.@nytimeswell Suboxone is a treatment for opioid dependence also used as a painkiller. Has upsides and downsides but works for some.
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.@AdamMarkHawkins wants to know about use of Suboxone for long-term opioid users who have chronic pain & are dependent @BarryMeier
.@nytimeswell Opioid-related overdose second leading cause of accidental death in US behind car crashes. # of ODs 4x higher since 2003
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@BarryMeier I've been on pain mngmt for 8 years, you Sir are correct! Also, depression,anxiety and sleep disorders.
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