American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, May 17-20
CHICAGO, March 28, 2017 — The American Pain Society (APS), www.americanpainsociety.org, will host its 36th Annual Scientific Meeting May 17-20 at the Pittsburgh Convention Center. APS is the leading multidisciplinary professional society in the United States...An Important View on Pain as a 5th Vital Sign
Since the first century, “Calor, dolor, rubor and tumor,” i.e., heat, pain, redness and swelling, have been recognized as classical signs of a serious health problem, but there has never been a “litmus test” for measuring the severity of pain itself. In the mid-90s a...CDC: Painkillers No Longer Driving Opioid Epidemic
Published by Pain News Network A top official for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has acknowledged that prescription painkillers are no longer the driving force behind the nation’s so-called opioid epidemic. In testimony last week at a congressional...Chronic pain sufferers feel stigma amid opioid crackdown
Published by The Tennessean Bridgette Rewick has experienced pain — sometimes agonizing — for all of her adult life. At 56 years old, the mom from Brentwood in Middle Tennessee is on disability. She doesn’t work. She can’t kneel, wear high-heeled shoes because of her...Acupuncture becomes popular as battlefield pain treatment
Published by Stars & Stripes About 50 flight surgeons from 21 countries wrapped up a day of training at an international medical conference here this week with matching gold-plated studs set in their ears. Their ears sparkled in the name of medicine: This was a...Connect
