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  1. How much relief from chronic pain is a reasonable therapeutic goal? Is that the only outcome that matters? Learn more: http://bit.ly/fdNFY
  2. Good evidence on biofield therapies – eg, therapeutic touch, Reiki – for pain. Are you skeptical? See details: http://bit.ly/20mLPM
  3. Report from Mayday Fund calls for revolution in pain care for Americans. See details at: http://bit.ly/32TX5z
  4. Economic recession is causing epidemic of back pain, other strains and pains. Why? See survey results: http://bit.ly/22hl5u
  5. Why is pain care in America so abysmal? Why will it take so long to fix? See details: http://bit.ly/37SW3i
  6. New pain product announcements & warnings now posted at: http://bit.ly/3wc1SI
  7. FDA delays opioid-REMS by a year. Will industry act on their own or snooze? See details: http://bit.ly/4sNSxz
  8. Why do primary care providers often shun opioid therapy? Some answers at: http://bit.ly/XvKj4
  9. Chile pepper ingredient, capsaicin, aids neuropathic pain – somewhat. See research review: http://bit.ly/3YZ3RK
  10. Study finds magnets, copper bracelets useless for pain relief. But there’s more to this story at: http://bit.ly/4DxXoS
  11. FDA now says to dispose of unused opioids by flushing down sink or toilet. See details: http://bit.ly/3QrOeF
  12. Placebo effects aid pain relief directly in the spinal cord. See study details: http://bit.ly/4vn9P5
  13. Placebo effects can be vitally important for treating GI pain in children. See discussion: http://bit.ly/1f4uSm
  14. Survey of U.S. seniors tells FDA to leave acetaminophen OTC access alone. See details at: http://bit.ly/11OiX3
  15. If the U.S. DEA becomes involved in opioid-REMS initiatives, prescribers are headed for a heap of aggravation. See: http://bit.ly/3325jy
  16. Combination-drug therapy works best for neuropathic pain, study. More details here: http://bit.ly/3CpA6h
  17. A quarter of patients with pain mix alcohol and analgesics, risking overdose and death. Learn more: http://bit.ly/v3u7p
  18. Proposed REMS for new Exalgo may portend a dreadful future for opioid analgesia in the U.S. Learn more: http://bit.ly/90gc6
  19. Size DOES matter. Why small pain research trials may do more harm than good. See: http://bit.ly/2dNG04
  20. When is “too much” opioid analgesia -- exceeding morphine-equivalent doses of 1,000 mg/day – just the right amount? See: http://bit.ly/7ruLG