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Saturday, September 8, 2007 (Deccan Herald)

Going back to nature never rang so true. Stressed out urban professionals are today finding solace in traditional, herbal and alternative therapies. The alternative medicine industry is thus seeing a boom like never before.

The Questionnaire (Baltimore City Paper)

We asked all the candidates for mayor, city council president and district council seats to fill out a short questionnaire on their positions across a variety of issues we consider crucial.

Pediatric Pain Expert Awarded Mayday Pain And Society Fellowship (Medical News Today)

Jennie Ching-I Tsao, associate professor of pediatrics in the Pediatric Pain Program at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, has been selected as one of six winners of the 2007-08 Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship.Established in 2003, the fellowship provides leaders in the pain-management field with the tools and skills to advocate for better treatment for pain. [click link for full article]

Pediatric Pain Expert Wins Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship (Newswise)

Complementary therapies for pain management in palliative care (Journal of Community Nursing)

One third of patients with cancer will experience pain as a problem and this increases to two thirds when the patients becomes terminal. This pain may be as the result of the cancer or it can be a consequence of the cancer treatment.

Health calendar (The Herald News)

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Chinese-made hotel toothpaste recalled after toxic chemical found (International Herald Tribune)

Gilchrist & Soames has started a worldwide recall of complimentary Chinese-made toothpaste offered in hotels after samples showed some it contained a toxic chemical.

Chinese-made hotel toothpaste recalled (MSNBC)

A leading supplier of toiletries for hotels and resorts said Monday it was recalling worldwide complimentary tubes of toothpaste made in China after tests showed some may contain a potentially toxic chemical.

Ways to Reduce Dental Anxiety, from a New Harvard Medical School Report (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

For some people, the fear of visiting a dentist outweighs the pain of a toothache. But putting off that visit almost invariably leads to more advanced oral health problems and lengthier, more complex procedures. What many people don't realize is that they can work with their dentists to learn about and implement anxiety- relieving strategies, according to Dental Health for Adults: A Guide to ...

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