• TIME MAGAZINE: 2012 Health Special/Chronic Pain |
• Painkiller Overdose 'Epidemic' Strikes US By Kerry Sheridan | AFP, Tue, Nov 1, 2011. |
• Scientists Find Gene that Controls Chronic Pain By Kate Kelland, Reuters, Published: September 9, 2011 |
• Institute of Medicine Report: More than 100 million suffer lasting pain By Lauran Neergaard, AP, Published: June 29, 2011 |
• Advance Directives Effective in Ensuring Care Associated with Preferences of Older Patients Article in Medscape Medical News by Laurie Barclay, M.D. and Maria Silveira, M.D. |
• Pain Medicine News |
• Changing the Paradigm in Michigan  Federation of State Medical Boards Newsletter - see the article on page 1 about Michigan's Pain Management Program |
• Changing the Paradigm in Michigan Federation of State Medical Boards Newsletter - see the article on page 1 about Michigan's Pain Management Program |
• Massachusetts Press Release - May 4, 2009 Health Professions Licensing Boards Issue Rulings on the Management of Pain |
• New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain News headlines provided by HealthDay - News for Healthier Living |
• Pain / Anesthetics News Headlines News headlines provided courtesy of Medical News Today
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• Palliative Care / Hospice Care News News headlines provided courtesy of Medical News Today.
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• "Speak Up" Brochure Informational brochure for patients about speaking up about pain management, prepared by the Joint Commission. |
• Michigan Receives a "B" for Hospital Based Palliative Care AMERICA'S CARE OF SERIOUS ILLNESS: A State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care in Our Nation's Hospitals. Information from the Center to Advance Palliative Care. |
• IASP Declares Global Year Against Cancer Pain "Raising Awareness, Improving Treatment, Growing Support" Campaign Highlights Pain in People with Cancer Worldwide |
• The New York Times blog about Caring for Aging Parents In The New Old Age, Jane Gross explores this unprecedented intergenerational challenge and shares the stories of readers, the advice of professionals, and the wisdom gleaned from her own experience caring for her mother in her waning years. |
• New Web site offers information for those who suffer from cancer pain The Michigan Cancer Pain Initiative has opened a new website for the organization whose mission is to help people suffering from cancer pain and those who support them. Located at www.mipain.org, the site offers resources for those suffering from pain, health care providers and policymakers. |
• Hackley Community Care Center Helps Patients Manage Pain Michigan Primary Care Association article, February 2008 |
• A New Focus on Easing Pain A New Focus on Easing the Pain, by Joanne Kenen, The Washington Post - July 3, 2007
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• Pain Goes Untreated for Many Minorities Pain Goes Untreated for Many Minorities, by Sherri Hall, Detroit News Article - February 20, 2005 |
• NIH News in Health NIH plays a major role in finding better ways to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent diseases. The practical health information in The NIH News in Health is based on research conducted either by NIH's own scientists or by our grantees at universities and medical schools around the country. |
• E-Orthopod Pain Management News Articles |
