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Healthnotes Newswire (May 3, 2007)—Pain relief is one of the most common reasons that people seek medical care, and now people looking for alternatives to drugs have another place to turn. A new report finds that omega-3 fatty acids from fish are effective for relieving joint pain associated with a variety of conditions.

Nutritional, herbal, and homeopathic supplements have become increasingly popular among people looking for pain relief, owing in part to concerns about the side effects of anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicines. While some of these natural therapies have promising evidence supporting their effectiveness, many remain unstudied.

Healthnotes Newswire (March 8, 2007)—Staying active may provide an unexpected benefit for women’s health: new research suggests that regular exercise might prevent uterine fibroids.

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors made of cells from the muscular layer of the uterus. Many women with fibroids choose hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) because of the severe pain and heavy menstrual bleeding fibroids cause. In fact, fibroids are the primary reason for hysterectomy in the United States.