Institute of Medicine Issues Long-Awaited Pain Report

Today the Institute of Medicine issued a 350-page report entitled Relieving Pain in America: Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Treatment and Research.


From our community...
	Treating Chronic Pain: Little Progress Has Been Made Karen Lee Richards \| Posted: Jun 28, 2011 Despite the fact that the U.S. Congress declared 2000 - 2010 to be The Decade of Pain Control and Research, an article in this month's journal The Lancet reveals that little has changed for those who live with chronic pain. Read More »
	Recalls Issued for Oxycodone, Hydrocodone and Butalbital Karen Lee Richards \| Posted: Jun 27, 2011 Voluntary recalls were issued for specific lots of two opioid pain relievers and one medication for tension headaches. The affected drugs include: Endocet, Hydrocodone/acetaminophen, Butalbital. Read More »
	Acetyl-L-Carnitine Supplement: A Promising Treatment for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Christina Lasich, MD \| Posted: Jun 24, 2011 What is Acetyl-L-Carnitine? Without getting too scientific, ALC is a form of carnitine which is involved with energy production in the human body. Some recent evidence shows that this naturally occurring substance is also linked to nerve health. Read More »
	Slideshow: 7 Natural Ways to Ease Back Pain \| Posted: Dec 31, 1969 Read More »
	Chronic Pain Newsletter Returns to Weekly Publication \| Posted: Dec 31, 1969 Back by popular demand! Our Chronic Pain Newsletter, which has been coming out monthly for the past few months, will be issued on a weekly basis again beginning this week. Read More »