Pain Management
The human foetus feels no pain before 24 weeks, according to a major review of scientific evidence published today.
The connections in the foetal brain are not fully formed in that time, nor is the foetus conscious, according to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
The findings of two reports commissioned by the Department of Health strike a blow to those seeking to reduce the upper time limit for having an abortion, currently at 24 weeks.
USTODAY: Leslie Cooper started down the road to addiction a decade ago, when doctors prescribed strong painkillers after a particularly tough surgery. More surgeries followed. And more prescription pain pills.
Cooper didn't have to ply dark alleys to feed her addiction. She just went to several doctors and ultimately to the "pain-management clinics" that dot southern Ohio around Portsmouth, where she grew up. Last Oct. 2, she traveled two hours to fill a prescription at a Columbus pharmacy, one that has since been raided by authorities. By the next morning, Cooper, 34, was dead.
Their request seemed simple enough: the patient and his wife, both in their 70s, wanted a copy of what I’d written in their medical file. During their visit, I had watched them refer to a well-thumbed collection of doctors’ notes and medication lists, so when they asked for a copy of my note just before leaving, I assumed it would simply be added to the others
HIV/AIDS
Scientists have discovered three previously unknown human antibodies that neutralize HIV, two of which target a broad range of HIV strains.
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