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1 in 4 American Workers Struggles With Back Pain

1 in 4 American Workers Struggles With Back Pain

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter Latest Chronic Pain News MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If your back aches while on the job, you have plenty of company: New research shows that nearly 40 million American workers suffer from chronic lower back pain. In all, that’s more than a quarter of the workforce reporting lower […]

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California Couple Awarded $2 Billion in Roundup Lawsuit

California Couple Awarded $2 Billion in Roundup Lawsuit

TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A elderly California couple who said their cancer was caused by Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup was awarded just over $2 billion by a jury in Oakland on Monday. Latest Cancer News The verdict includes more than $55 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, CNN […]

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Young, and Learning Too Late That Sun Safety Matters

Young, and Learning Too Late That Sun Safety Matters

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter Latest Cancer News TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The pain Sara Langill felt in her right hip didn’t concern her much, until she felt a lump as she massaged tendons near her hip flexors following a soccer game. “I felt this thing that felt like a rubbery grape,” recalls […]

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Is That Prostate Cancer Worth Treating? Chromosomes May Tell

Is That Prostate Cancer Worth Treating? Chromosomes May Tell

Latest Cancer News MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — To treat, or not to treat: That remains one of the tough conundrums for men with prostate cancer and their doctors, because some tumors may be aggressive, while others may take decades to cause harm. Now, new research suggests that tracking specific changes in the […]

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Looking to Whales for Insight on Human Cancers

Looking to Whales for Insight on Human Cancers

Latest Cancer News MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Whales, the gentle giants of the ocean, may offer clues on fighting cancer in humans, researchers say. Age and weight are known cancer risk factors. So it would seem that whales — which include some of the largest and longest-lived animals on Earth — would […]