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Here is a look at some recent pain-related articles in the national media:

Time Magazine

Mr. Natural: Millions Of Americans Swear By The Alternative Medicine Of Dr. Andrew Weil. But Is Anybody Really Getting Better?
Time Magazine, May 12, 1997, an article on Dr. Andrew Weil, who is an alternative medicine guru with a Harvard Medical School degree.

The Case For Morphine: If Nothing Is Better For Pain Than Narcotics, Why Don't More Doctors Prescribe Them?
Time Magazine, April 28, 1997, Vol. 149, No. 17

Killing The Pain: Doctors Find That An Opiate Works Better On Women
Time, November 11, 1996, Vol. 148 No. 22 on the differences in the way women react to pain medication than men. It is very short, but fascinating.

Time Magazine and CNN Discussions

Using Narcotics to Treat Chronic Pain
an April 6, 1997 transcript of a discussion which Time & CNN had with Dr. Richard Patt, a Houston oncologist

Addiction: Drugs and Your Brain
an April 27, 1997 transcript of a Time/CNN discussion with Patricia Whitaker, a neuropharmacologist, psychiatrist and professor at SUNY. She also teaches a course on drugs and the brain at NYU.

U.S. News and World Report

Cover Story: The Quality of Mercy, March 17, 1997

The Quality of Mercy: Why doctors are leaving so many in pain, 3/17/97

The Quality of Mercy: Effective pain treatments already exist. Why aren't doctors using them?, 3/17/97

Easing hurt in small bodies: New knowledge is ending the dark ages, 3/17/97

Caught in pain's vicious cycle: He helped his patients--and lost his license, 3/17/97

BEATING THE PAIN: How to get the help you might need

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