A consensus panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded there is clear evidence that needle acupuncture treatment is effective for postoperative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting, nausea of pregnancy, and postoperative dental pain. 08-13-99.
Researchers in St. Louis have concluded a study that finds premature infants may be underdeveloped in some ways, but being able to discern pain is not one of them. 07-09-99.
Baby boys undergoing circumcision should receive pain relief, declares a report from the American Medical Association. Medical staff often perform the procedure without using analgesics or local anesthesia. 12-10-99.
A Gallup survey shows four of 10 Americans suffer daily pain, and 89 percent say they experience aches every month. Despite the prevalence of pain, only half of those surveyed have visited a doctor in the past three years for this problem and 64 percent say they seek a doctor's help only when the pain is intolerable. 04-14-00.
Patients who participate in clinical trials - even those that fail to work - say that far from feeling like guinea pigs, they benefit from the overall experience. 09-03-99.