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Monday, November 19th, 2012

Recommended Link

Steroids are no panacea for back pain 

The New York Times’ Elizabeth Rosenthal explains that the increasing use of steroids to treat back pain is doing more harm than good. There is no evidence that steroids are effective at actually reducing back pain.

# Posted at 9:45 am Pacific