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Your Good Health: Pricey probiotic no better than 'generic' brand

Your Good Health: Pricey probiotic no better than 'generic' brand

There are no probiotic preparations specifically approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and no good trials comparing different preparations of probiotics
Your Good Health: Those at highest risk should get booster ASAP

Your Good Health: Those at highest risk should get booster ASAP

Initial studies looking at booster shots that have been optimized for the omicron variant have not shown better outcomes than the original vaccine, so don't wait for a new formulation.
Your Good Health: Benefits of quick diagnosis outweigh biopsy risk

Your Good Health: Benefits of quick diagnosis outweigh biopsy risk

If you are recommended for a biopsy, you should get it done as quickly as possible, Dr. Keith Roach writes
Your Good Health: Get celiac diagnosis before cutting out gluten

Your Good Health: Get celiac diagnosis before cutting out gluten

Placebo response from a major dietary change like going gluten-free can be powerful
Your Good Health: Vitamins supplements can irritate the bladder

Your Good Health: Vitamins supplements can irritate the bladder

You can get all the vitamins you need from eating plenty of fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables
Your Good Health: Spinal stenosis treated first with PT, meds

Your Good Health: Spinal stenosis treated first with PT, meds

There are many back surgeons who are very slow to operate and who only do so when other treatments have failed to provide adequate relief
Your Good Health: Pain doctors' stance on cannabis cruel, puzzling

Your Good Health: Pain doctors' stance on cannabis cruel, puzzling

The data on cannabis for chronic pain is mixed, but most studies have shown modest benefit for chronic pain and sleep
Your Good Health: Short naps can reduce fatigue, improve concentration

Your Good Health: Short naps can reduce fatigue, improve concentration

The optimal length of a nap seems to be about 20 minutes; longer than that and there is a higher risk of 鈥渟leep inertia"
Your Good Health: Infection most common reason to remove surgical hardware

Your Good Health: Infection most common reason to remove surgical hardware

Pain and joint stiffness are possible after surgical hardware placement, although that doesn鈥檛 mean the hardware is causing the problem.
Your Good Health: Shortness of breathe not caused by valve issue

Your Good Health: Shortness of breathe not caused by valve issue

Additional testing on patient's heart, lungs and blood might be necessary