PAIN ISSUES IN THE NEWS
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"I think I can safely state that pain falls into two broad categories: the kind you can articulate, and pain that is beyond words." Read the rest of this stunning article from the New York Times.
"A stunning number of children experience significant pain at home following an outpatient tonsillectomy. Parents are not providing enough pain medication to keep their children comfortable." Find out more in this heartbreaking Los Angeles Times piece based on a report from the American Pediatric Association.
"Four out of five Americans and is the leading reason for missed work, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)." You may think you've heard it all when it comes to back pain, but you'll learn something new in this article from the MetroWest Daily News out of Massachusetts.
"The first (European study) to look the phenomenon (of breakthough pain) from a patient’s perspective, offers valuable insight into cancer patients' experiences with breakthrough pain management and the impact of the condition on their daily lives." A moving and topical article from the Ivanhoe News Service and the Congress of the European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain (EFIC).
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