Practicing what I preach.
Recently, I received correspondence regarding one of my columns. I was asked whether I really utilize the business principles I discuss in these columns. It's a great question, since it's one thing to talk or write about business concepts and tools, or to even suggest how to...

Laugh it off.
Byline: DR PARUL R SHETH A dose of 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is good for the vascular system. Laughter is the best medicine ," they say. It's no joke - a good laugh can actually improve your health. Generally, a sense...

MEDICAL MEMOS.
COLUMN: MEDICAL MEMOS Nancy R. Kruger, DNSc, RN, has been appointed senior vice president and chief nursing officer at UMass Memorial Medical Center. As CNO, she will oversee about 1,800 employee nurses and participate in strategic and annual planning for the Medical Center. She will also be...

NVIDIA, University of Washington, and Imprint Interactive Join Forces on Pain Management System for Burn Victims.
Groundbreaking 'SnowWorld' on Display in New Exhibit at Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation , the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced that it has teamed up with the University of Washington's Harborview Burn Center and...

Pain education and conduction of local guidelines improved the attention to pain.
ABSTRACT Successful cancer-pain management is based on attention to discover and evaluate pain. There is evidence that pain is poorly assessed and documented by clinicians. To overcome this problem, major efforts have focused on pain education. However, it has been shown that isolated education had a minimal...

Easing the pain for newborns.
A new study has revealed Australian hospitals need to improve pain management procedures for newborns. The study, led by Dr Peter Gray from Brisbane's Mater Mothers' Hospital, surveyed 212 Australian hospitals about their awareness of the benefits and use of analgesia for minor procedures in newborns. ...

Concise Encyclopedia of Pain Psychology.
Concise Encyclopedia of Pain Psychology. Roger B. Fillingim. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Medical Press, 2005, 203 pages, $24.95. Ease of Reference and Usability: Quick, on-the-spot resource Content Level: Intermediate Media Size: Intermediate Softcover Pain management continues to be a very...

Ethical and practical issues with opioids in life-limiting illness.
Effective pain relief, especially at the end of life, is a primary ethical obligation based upon the principles of beneficence, nonmaleficence, patient autonomy, and particularly the concept of double effect. The pragmatic foundation of pain management begins with a complete assessment, which incorporates "WILDA" (words, intensity, location, duration, aggravating/alleviating...

New Study Helps Dispel Myth That Opioids Hasten Death.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The belief that the administration of opioids (including morphine) hastens death can be a significant barrier to effective pain management for dying patients reports the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. A new study appearing in the December issue of the Journal of...

Pharma cos cash in on painkiller demand.
AHMEDABAD: Pharma majors, who have a presence in the pain-management segment, are making huge profits due to the spread of air and water-borne diseases across India. Pharmaceutical companies are witnessing a phenomenal growth of as much as 50% or more in demand for their drugs in the pain-management segment...