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An fMRI study measuring analgesia enhanced by religion as a belief system. |
Wiech K, Farias M, Kahane G, Shackel N, Tiede W, Tracey I. |
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Analgesia Enhanced by Religion as a Belief System Background: Religious beliefs are often claimed to help in the relief of physical ailments, such as pain. Wh... |
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Prescribing "placebo treatments": results of national survey of US internists and rheumatologists. |
Tilburt JC, Emanuel EJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Curlin FA, Miller FG. |
Prescribing "Placebo Treatments": Results of a National Survey of US Internists and Rheumatologists Background: The use of placebo treatments in clinical medicine is ethically controversial. What are... |
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Evaluation of analgesic effect of skin-to-skin contact compared to oral glucose in preterm neonates. |
Freire NB, Garcia JB, Lamy ZC. |
Skin Contact Versus Glucose in Management of Neonatal Pain Background: Is the skin-to-skin contact (aka, kangaroo mother care) an efficient and effective way of providing pain relief during minor pro... |
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Stability of preferences for end-of-life treatment after 3 years of follow-up: the Johns Hopkins Precursors Study. |
Wittink MN, Morales KH, Meoni LA, et al. |
Stability of Advance Directives Over Time Background: Do preferences for life-sustaining treatment elicited in one state of health reflect preferences in another state of health over time? Design an... |
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Distinct expression of synaptic NR2A and NR2B in the central nervous system and impaired morphine tolerance and physical dependence in mice deficient in postsynaptic density-93 protein. |
Liaw WJ, Zhu XG, Yaster M, Johns RA, Gauda EB, Tao YX. |
Synaptic NR2A and NR2B and Morphine Tolerance Background: Chronic opioid use has been limited by undesirable side effects (eg, tolerance, abnormal pain sensitivity, physical dependence) believe... |
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