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A second opinion A second opinion: One doctor's enlightenment through pain.   |
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Doctor Visits Are So 2014 For scrappy startups, going up against the health care system sometimes seems like an impossible task. But fortunately, major players in the industry, such as McKesson, are pushing for change as well |
Salon.com
March 27, 2000
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The hardest question Even after doing it hundreds of times, it's never easy to ask someone whether they want you to let them die. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006 |
When Your Child Has Sickle Cell Disease A patient's guide: What is sickle cell disease?... What problems can sickle cell disease cause?... What should I do if my child with sickle cell disease is in pain?... etc. |
AskMen.com
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How To Check A Doctor's Credentials Here's a five-step plan to finding a good doctor. |
Salon.com
October 1, 1999
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Separated by curtains, united by grief In a recovery room, a woman realizes the loss she has experienced, only after hearing another woman's cries. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
Pain Relief After Surgery How will my pain be managed?...How are pain medicines given after surgery?... What should I do to make sure I receive the best possible pain relief?... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
Breast Pain in Women What causes breast pain?... How can my doctor find the cause of my breast pain?... |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2000 |
Treating Knee Osteoarthritis with Injections Osteoarthritis is a painful knee problem. It is also called degenerative arthritis or wear-and-tear arthritis. What causes osteoarthritis? How can my doctor tell if I have osteoarthritis? How will my doctor treat my osteoarthritis? |
Salon.com
April 4, 2002
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No relief The war on drugs is preventing many Americans from getting desperately needed pain medicine... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2002 |
Joint and Soft Tissue Injection What is a joint and soft tissue injection?... What will I feel during the injection?... What should I do after the procedure?... What should I expect after the procedure?... |
Wired
February 2005
Steve Silberman |
The Painful Truth The Iraq war is a new kind of hell, with more survivors - but more maimed, shattered limbs - than ever. A revolution in battlefield medicine is helping them conquer the pain. |
Health
February 2008
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The Scary Truth about Strokes Women who take birth control pills, get salon haircuts, or go to the chiropractor may be raising their risk for strokes. Read on for more information. |
AskMen.com
April 15, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Choosing The Right Doctor Choosing a doctor is one of the most important decisions you can make. It's probably best made when you are healthy and have some time to think about a number of possibilities. If you don't have a doctor or are thinking about changing doctors, now may be the best time to look... |
AskMen.com
Abigail Ekue-Smith |
Banish Back Pain Bad posture causes back pain and will affect your ability to do back pain relief exercises. Read on to learn how you can banish back pain for good. |
Salon.com
August 3, 2000
Tracie White |
My second daughter I never saw her alive, but I will miss her for the rest of my life. |
Managed Care
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Four Views of Managed Care Ethics The evolution of managed care has posed ethical problems for physicians, plan administrators, and even patients. Four ethicists find that questions are many, while satisfactory answers are in short supply... |
Salon.com
June 5, 2000
Jeff Drayer |
Bedside terror This summer thousands of med school graduates will be unleashed on unsuspecting patients, and I know why the public should be scared. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2005
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice This family practitioner leaves his 14-year position to work with another group... Sees a 12-year old girl with abdominal pain... Discusses his career move with patients... etc. |
Outside
August 2007
Eric Hansen |
The Wimp Gene At the Human Pain Research Laboratory at Stanford University, Pain Labbers routinely subject themselves to all manner of torture, all in the name of science. Are you tough enough? |
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June 2007
Melanie Haiken |
The Best New Pain Cures?... For Women New research shows that pain can often be prevented if women use the right treatment. Here's what you should know. |
Salon.com
April 27, 2000
Albert DiBartolomeo |
Hell on earth When a kidney stone taught me the meaning of agony, I also learned the limits of my own weak self. |
Salon.com
October 2, 2000
Lynn O'Dell |
Pain in the brain The good news? The hurt is all in your mind. The bad news? The hurt is all in your mind... |
Seasoned Cooking
November 2004
Michael Fick |
Take Charge of Your Health Care The U.S. health care system is the best in the world, but is heavily burdened. The only way to insure you are getting the best care is to get involved. |
Nurse Practitioner
May 2009
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Is Low Back Pain Getting on Your Nerves? The pain and disability of low back pain are the most common reasons patients seek healthcare. Here are tools for diagnosis and treatment options. |
AskMen.com
March 17, 2001
Joshua Levine |
The Importance Of Regular Check-Ups For Men Men are much less likely than women to seek the routine medical care that they should. This article describes some of the risks. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2008
Ellen Flaherty |
How to Try This: Using Pain-Rating Scales with Older Adults Pain is often undertreated and underdiagnosed in older adults. Regular use of short, simple, reliable pain-rating scales provides nurses and physicians with measurable information to establish and modify a pain management plan. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2001 |
Dyspareunia: What it Might Mean for You Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse. It can have many causes. It is important to talk to your doctor if you have this problem because there are effective treatments for many of the causes... |
The Family Room
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Children Lost, But Not Forgotten Experiencing a miscarriage. |
Managed Care
October 2004
MargaretAnn Cross |
Consumer-Directed Care Bets Against Human Nature How many patients have the intelligence and skills to choose on the basis of medical quality? |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2006
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Technology for Life One of the most powerful health-care instruments is sitting right on your desk. Your PC can be the link to resources that can prevent illness and help you reach your exercise goals, battle bad habits, and communicate more effectively with your doctor. |
Reason
September 2004
Maia Szalavitz |
Dr. Feelscared U.S. drug warriors put the fear of prosecution in physicians who dare to treat pain. While the OxyContin panic does not seem to have deterred addicts, it has scared doctors. |
Health
July 2007
Curt Pesmen |
Surgery to Avoid #5: Lower-Back Surgery Endoscopic or the traditional lumbar-disc repair surgeries relieve lower-back pain in 85 to 90 percent of cases, but there may be easier solutions. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2011
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RVU Thinking Think of how much more positive and profitable an impact you can have on yourself and your advisory firm once you redefine how you will function within your practice and examine your relative value units. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2005 |
What to Do If Your Child Swallows Something A hand-out for parents and caregivers of young children offering advice for this safety concern. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2001 |
How to Stay Out of the Hospital if You Have Congestive Heart Failure If you know a lot about CHF, you have a good chance of staying out of the hospital... |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2006 |
Mental Retardation: What Caregivers Need to Know A caregiver's guide: What should I do about doctor visits for a person with mental retardation?... What if a person with mental retardation is hurt or acts strangely?... Who should make medical decisions for a person with mental retardation?... etc. |
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Living With A Heart Condition Actor and comedian Kevin Nealon is proof that older men can live (and thrive) with a heart condition |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Hal Millard |
Geriatrics to the rescue A South Carolina clinic is offering good healthcare to the uninsured and a meaningful life to retired doctors. Can the idea spread to the rest of the country? |
American Journal of Nursing
March 2011
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The Use of Algorithms in Assessing and Managing Persistent Pain in Older Adults This article introduces readers to the use of algorithms in guiding the assessment and management of persistent pain in older adults, and provides an illustrative case study. |
AskMen.com
Jeff Bayer |
8 Body Pains You Mustn't Ignore These are body pains you mustn't ignore while you're at the gym to help to ensure that you can maintain your workouts and stay injury free. |
Macworld
August 14, 2007
Kelly Turner |
Desk Doctor 1.3.1 Einspine's Desk Doctor 1.3.1 helps keep you mindful of your work habits and creates an exercise plan customized to your needs. |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2010
Mary Curry Narayan |
Culture's Effects on Pain Assessment and Management When patients belong to a culture or speak a language that's different from that of their health care provider, the provider faces additional challenges in successfully assessing and managing the patients' pain. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2005 |
Kidney Cysts A patient hand-out on what the kidneys do, how cysts affect function and possible treatments of the problem. |
American Family Physician
August 2001
Saud Suleiman & David E. Johnston |
The Abdominal Wall: An Overlooked Source of Pain When abdominal pain is chronic and unremitting, with minimal or no relationship to eating or bowel function but often a relationship to posture (i.e., lying, sitting, standing), the abdominal wall should be suspected as the source of pain... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
Daisy Arce |
Recognizing Spinal Cord Emergencies Physicians who work in primary care settings and emergency departments frequently evaluate patients with neck and back pain. Spinal cord emergencies are uncommon, but injury must be recognized early so that the diagnosis can be quickly confirmed... |
Nursing
June 2008
Yvonne D'arcy |
Nursing2008 Pain Management Survey Report See how your responses to this survey compare with those of nursing colleagues across the country and beyond. |
Salon.com
November 26, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
When being holy hurts An historian talks about the modern face of "sacred pain," which religions use it the most and how self-cutters carry on the tradition... |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000 |
Sex Isn't Working for Me. What Can I Do? When you have problems with sex, doctors call it "sexual dysfunction." Men and women can have it. There are four kinds of sexual problems in women. |
BusinessWeek
July 9, 2007
Catherine Arnst |
The Doctor Will See You--In Three Months Waiting for doctor appointments is definitely a problem in the U.S., especially for basic care. |
