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...pain, the patient's risk profile and even his or her personality. "A patient's psychological preference for treating pain can be more important than the amount of medication," Palmer says. She cites the case of an elderly woman with arthritis in her back who preferred taking the oral narcotic Vicodin to using a more potent opioid drug delivered through a patch. "The Vicodin wasn't nearly as powerful as the opioid patch," says Palmer, "yet it gave her more pain relief. That tells you this is a patient who wants control. In some patients the psychological impact of being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right (and Wrong) Way to Treat Pain | 2/20/2005 | See Source »

Currently, there is no cure for HSV-2, the sexually transmitted variant, which affects about one out of every five Americans over the age of 12. Knipeā€™s vaccine targets HSV-2, which is also responsible for oral herpes, or cold sores...

Author: By Anne E. Bensson, CONTRIBUTNG WRITER | Title: Prof Finds Herpes Vaccine | 1/21/2005 | See Source »

...CARE CARE volunteers in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand are providing survivors with water purification tablets and oral rehydration salts to combat water-borne diseases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tsunami Aid: Where to Donate Online | 12/30/2004 | See Source »

...series of basement grottoes where they are informed Christ was born. The Nativity Church may not be the best possible guide, since it was built well after the fact, circa 324, by Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Roman Emperor to become a Christian. Nonetheless, she was heeding strong oral traditions that seem to have prevailed in the region for many years, and the idea of a cave is not so exotic as it might seem. Then, as now, many West Bank houses were built onto natural caverns that function as rooms and basements and, yes, even mangers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Behind The First Noel | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...since no money changed hands and the drug didn't cross state lines. For a court that has expanded states' rights, often to the dismay of liberals, the case is tricky. "Federalism isn't just for conservatives," says Boston University law professor Randy Bennett, who will present the oral arguments for California. "It means allowing states to experiment with social policies beyond the reach of Congress." Who says red and blue states can't get along? --By Margot Roosevelt

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red States Weigh In As The Court Goes To Pot | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

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