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Sunday, April 21, 2002
The PAINS Web Presence is about completely ordinary people who find themselves called upon to achieve extraordinary acts of courage, in the face of Chronic Intractable Illnesses and their attachments.
On the Links Page you will find everything you need to pursue an investigation on your own; to discover what these disorders are; some of the stigmas and misconceptions about painfull illnesses; and some of the treatment options available and where these treatment options are.
N E W S ! Scientists Find Gene That Controls Pain Response N E W S !
More News Links: a.. Cannabis eases chronic pain, study finds b.. Study shows cannabis spray helps ease chronic pain Previous Conference Links: (for Halifax, NS) a.. Fourth Annual Halifax Conference b.. The first Altantic Conference on Chronic Pain
'TIME WELL SPENT' "I felt that I could sense the walls coming down between people as they talked, and when that happens, you know something more powerful than us, is at work." ~ Helen Tupper
Local [General] Information]: a.. To help solve what it sees as an under-prescribing problem, the Nova Scotia College of Physicians and Surgeons is sending doctors new Pain-Treatment Guidelines.
b.. Cyberhealth system first on continent ~By Rachel Boomer -- The Daily News
c.. *UPDATE* Telemedicine Firm Bankrupt ~By Cathy Nichol-- The Daily News
Communications
Reading Room E x a m p l e: The Case For Opioids ~ Daniel Brookoff ~ University of Tennessee ~Methodist Hospitals of Memphis [Earn CME Credits] "Opioid medications allow us to treat chronic pain as aggressively as we would any pathogen, but we must first overcome ingrained misconceptions about patients' motivations for seeking treatment and about the addictive properties of the drugs.
With controlled use, the newer sustained-release formulations give real hope for safe and sustained pain relief."
Links Page More Information from our friends: a.. Isabella Mori's Action Research on Chronic Pain b.. Isabella Mori's Medication use by RSD Sufferers c.. Betty Didham's Chronic Pain Management Forum d.. Mel Martin and the Canadian RSD Network e.. Privacy Statement Last update February 5, 2002
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