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Some Parents Weigh "Hastening Death" for Children in Extreme Pain with Terminal Cancer
March 2nd 2010New research suggests that many parents worry that their children will suffer from uncontrollable pain, underscoring the importance of managing patients' pain, and of communicating with parents about the tools available for easing progressive pain.
Chile (and Haiti, and Katrina…): Preparedness lessons for you and me
March 1st 2010We've entered a new arena of horror where our Richter scale, for the first time, doesn't seem to reach high enough, and adjectives are crumbling under the impact. "Devastation" or "catastrophe"? None of the usual descriptors feel powerful enough.
The Short Shrift of Healthcare: Managed Care Organizations Practicing Medicine (Without a License)
To improve the insurance coverage of mental healthcare, employers and group health plans are ruled against discrimination (ie, providing less coverage for mental health conditions than physical ones).
Exercise Video Games May Significantly Improve Subsyndromal Depression in Older Adults
February 26th 2010The symptoms of subsyndromal depression in older adults may significantly improve with regular use of �exergames,� or video games that combine game play with exercise, according to the results of a recent University of California San Diego study,
Evaluation of EULAR-RAID Score in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients (Rainbow)
February 26th 2010The main goal of this trial is to "evaluate the practical modalities and performance of the EULAR-RAID score in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have been prescribed etanercept as part of usual medical practice."