Americans Spend More to Treat Spine Woes
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Although Americans are spending more money than ever to treat spine problems, their backs are not getting any better.
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Most Americans agree our health insurance system is too expensive and leaves too many without coverage. There isn't much agreement on what to do about it.
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Schizophrenia patients do as well, or perhaps even better, on older psychiatric drugs compared with newer and far costlier medications, according to a study published yesterday that overturns conventional wisdom about antipsychotic drugs, which cost the United States $10 billion a year.
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Scientists are hunting new ways to help millions of pain sufferers &#151; from addiction-resistant narcotics to using brain scanners for biofeedback &#151; amid a worrisome rise in abuse of today's top prescription painkillers.
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In the past four years, Americans have spent a growing portion of their paychecks on health care and for the most part gotten less for their money, according to government figures and several independent studies.
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Researchers say they have found the most effective treatment for a bad back.
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Pushing more of the cost of  prescription drugs onto consumers causes patients to cut back,  sometimes with adverse health consequences, according to a  review of two decades worth of studies published on Tuesday.
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Thereâsa new way to help ease the pain for some people who suffer with lower back problems. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial spinal disc that may be able to ease the pain with fewer complications than present treatment.
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The United States spends far more on   health care than any other country but gets only mediocre care   in return for its investment, according to a report released on   Wednesday.
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Many popular treatments for back and neck pain may be ineffective or overused.
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Some doctors are concerned that an artificial disc approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of lower back pain may do more harm than good.
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Couch potatoes beware -- slumping for  hours in front of the television or computer can cause severe  lower back pain which may take months or years to cure.
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AMERICANS have been pouring greater and greater portions of the their salaries into health care over the past few years. And what makes most employees sick is that they are getting less and less for their money.
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The United States has the best health care system in the world, but financial barriers prevent too many Americans from getting the affordable coverage they need.
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More than a quarter of growth in health care spending over the past 15 years is due to obesity, and experts say prevention is key to control soaring costs.
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Americans spend double what people in other industrialized countries do on health care, but have more trouble seeing doctors, are the victims of more errors and go without treatment more often, according to a report released on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - For people with lower back  pain, a set of five criteria seem to predict whether spinal  manipulation is likely to help them, according to a new study.