Disaster adds to patients' pain
4th Oct 2005, 06:28 GMT
Hurricane Katrina displaced many cancer patients. A disaster could have a similarly catastrophic effect in Ireland, writes Haydn Shaughnessy
Disaster adds to patients' pain related news:
- Nearly 20 elderly care facilities under investigation — Breaking National (AP)
- AAKP offers grants to kidney disease patients affected by hurricane Katrina — Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed
- Study Demonstrates That Orthofix's Cervical-Stim(R) Bone Growth Stimulator Significantly Improves Healing in Spine Fusion Patients and Its Use Results in Less Pain for More Patients — DBusiness News - Columbia
- Watch out for hip surgery hype — Detnews.com -- health
- Neck pain — MedTerms Word of the Day
- Clinical trial to study new option for treatment of lower back pain - Abbott — Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed
- Knee Pain: The Verdict Is In On Glucosamine vs Pain Killers — PR Web (The Free Wire Service) Medical General
- Advising patients still risky business — Scotsman.com News - Health
- Gaming Improves Pain Tolerance — Inside Mac Games
- Review: Franklin Offers 'Pain Medicine' (AP) — Yahoo! News: Music News
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