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Are Internet-based interventions, therapeutic Interactive Voice Response technology, and other interactive applications useful?

The Geriatric Pain Website was created in response to the need for better pain assessment and management in long-term care environments.

Providing treatment to chronic pain patients living in rural areas and patients with limited mobility presents itself as a challenge.

Recent research has shown that changes in AMPA receptor subunit trafficking in the dorsal horn may be driven by peripheral inflammatory insults.

By focusing on coping strategies and appraisal, physicians can enhance their capacity to "understand disease related pain and disability."

Virtual reality is an effective tool not only for distracting children during acute procedures, but also for the management of recurrent or cronic pain.

The latest evidence in effective pain management for patients with chronic pain who are also addicted to opioid medications.

Genomic strategies of treating illnesses are set to revolutionize the way physicians practice medicine.

Conference attendees looking for great restaurants to eat, here is a list of places profiled on The Food Network's

The annual meeting will "offer current information about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of various pain types."

Conference attendees who are looking for places to eat and things to do while in Anaheim, here is a list of suggestions.

Here you will find links to information about the session topics scheduled for coverage at Pri-Med West 2010, including breakfast symposia, keynote addresses, the Current Clinical Issues sessions, and the Practice Solutions sessions. We've also included links to the complete conference brochure, accreditation information, travel news, and exhibitors and exhibit hall information.

The new clinical practice guidelines on the management of hyperthyroidism that are soon to be released jointly by the ATA and the AACE are a work in progress.

Patients who achieve target LDL-cholesterol levels on statin therapy may still be at risk for cardiovascular disease.

The pros and cons of using the hemoglobin A1C test to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes was the subject of a lively debate at the AACE Meeting.

The benefits of intensive glycemic control on microvascular and neuropathic complications remain clear and well established in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Couples, wherever they live in the world, are interested in having children who are healthy. Unfortunately all of us carry potentially lethal gene mutations.

There are new treatments being investigated for the management of osteoporosis. All show promise, but most still lack definitive data from phase III trials.