Articles: pain.
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Retraction Of Publication
Sex-Specific Effects of Gender Identification on Pain Study Recruitment.
Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory studies show sex differences in pain responses, with women more sensitive to nociceptive stimulation and more vulnerable to long-term pain conditions than men. Because of evidence that men are culturally reinforced for the ability to endure (or under-report) pain, some of these findings might be explained by sociocultural beliefs about gender-appropriate behavior. One potential manifestation of these effects might be differential participation in pain studies, with men adhering to stereotypical masculine roles viewing participation as a way to demonstrate their masculinity. ⋯ Among masculine gender traits examined, we found that high levels of aggression and competitiveness were the strongest predictors of pain study participation. Our results suggest that men in pain studies might have higher levels of masculine gender identification than the wider male population. Taken together with previous findings of lower levels of pain sensitivity (or reporting) in masculine-identifying male participants, these results suggest an explanation for some of the sex-related differences observed in pain responses.
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Letter Case Reports Retracted Publication
Lumbar vertebra surgery performed with a bilateral intramuscular iliocostal muscle block.
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Letter Case Reports Retracted Publication
Clinical experiences of unilateral anterior sub-costal quadratus lumborum block for a nephrectomy.
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Globally, low- and middle-income countries are home to 70% of cancer deaths and 99% of HIV deaths, but they consume just 7% of opioid analgesics. ⋯ Treat the Pain is supporting governments in Sub-Saharan Africa to reduce needless suffering and improve access to essential pain medicines for patients in pain by supporting the expansion of locally produced, affordable oral morphine solution and expanding basic training in pain assessment and management.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2018
Retraction Of PublicationDevelopment of Palliative Care (PC) in Armenia.
In the last seven years, considerable progress has been made in palliative care (PC) in Armenia, but many problems remain unresolved. Policies developed include completion of a national needs assessment, a recognized working group on PC formed, national standards approved, a concept paper on PC approved, resolutions on PC as a specialized service approved, PC became a subspecialty in medicine, PC qualifications developed, and a social assistance package approved. In addition, the Government of Armenia lately approved the National Strategy on Palliative Care for Adults and 2017-2019 Action Plan. ⋯ A "Pain Control and Palliative Care Association" began in 2003, and for two years, four pilot PC programs successfully operated with Global Fund resources. However, now only one service provider is operating. The public has begun to learn about PC, but funding remains a challenge.