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Documenting Pain as the Fifth Vital Sign: A Feasibility Study in an Oncology Ward in Sarawak,...

karger.com     10 hrs ago          

Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Abstract Background: Monitoring acute postoperative pain as the fifth vital sign is currently practiced in many developed countries. In Sarawak, pain...                    

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Opioids for Metastatic Bone Pain

karger.com     10 hrs ago          

Satoshi Hara Division of Palliative Care, Kinki University Hospital, Osakasayama, Japan Address of Corresponding Author Abstract Metastatic bone pain is characteristic of cancer pain. Satisfactory analgesic effects are...                    

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A Survey of Cancer Pain Status in Shanghai

karger.com     10 hrs ago          

Jie Jun Wang Department of Medical Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, PR China Abstract This is a multicenter investigational survey conducted in 76 hospitals in Shanghai between July and August 2004. The objective...                    

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Japan Partners Against Pain®: The First Four Years

karger.com     10 hrs ago          

Setsuro Ogawa Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Abstract In Japan, the attitudes of the public and the medical profession have created problems with regard...                    

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Neuropathic Pain -- The Case for Opioid Therapy

karger.com     10 hrs ago          

Abstract For many patients, neuropathic pain (NeP) is arguably more difficult to control than nociceptive or 'normal' pain. We also now recognise the great burden that NeP has on the lives of patients - it is not only a...                    

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Poor Indoor Air Quality

misterarticle.com     1 hr ago          

As you may know the air inside your home is several times more dirty than the outside air. But what many people don't know is what causes this poor indoor air quality. This problem can be caused by several factors: 1....                    

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No Pain, No Gain: Mears shows that stock market is harder to please

independent.co.uk     16 hrs ago          

Interim figures from Mears, the support services group that rejoined the No Pain, No Gain portfolio in March, received a far from enthusiastic reception. The shares, after storming ahead before the results, slumped by...                    

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Guidelines issued on battling ear wax

reuters.com     21 hrs ago   6 related          

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When ear wax builds up to the point of causing symptoms, people should turn to their doctors rather than the old-fashioned cotton swab, according to new guidelines. About 12 million Americans...                    

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Washoe County's first West Nile virus case reported

rgj.com     21 hrs ago   33 related          

By Lenita Powers • lpowers@rgj.com • August 29, 2008 The Washoe District Health Department today reported its first case of West Nile Virus. The infected resident is younger than of 50 of age and has been hospitalized...                    

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Benefit of pelvic exercises on urine leaks wanes

reuters.com     21 hrs ago   2 related          

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In pregnant women, pelvic floor muscle training for bladder-control problems, though beneficial initially, is ineffective over the long term, research shows. Stress-related urinary incontinence...                    

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