- Integrative Medicine:
A Clinician's Journal - UCSD School of Medicine video series on pain in women.
- The Society for Women's Health Research
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The Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal provides clinicians with peer-reviewed, scientifically accurate, practical information about the integration of conventional and natural medicine. Visit the Web site. |
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| June 20-21, 2008, the UCSD Department of Psychiatry and The Diana Foundation hosted the Glucocorticoids and Mood: Clinical Manifestations, Risk Factors and Molecular Mechanisms Symposium.Download the brochure. |
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| UCTV: View the UCSD School of Medicine's cutting edge series of videos about the prevalence and severity of pain in women.View the video series. |
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| The Diana Padelford Binkley Foundation and the University of California, San Diego, Departments of Psychiatry, and Center for Pain and Palliative Care held the The 2nd Annual Pain Management in Women Over the Lifecycle 2007 conference in April 26-28, 2007. This conference focused on gender differences in pain, as well as conventional and CAM therapies in the pain management of women. More information. |
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| Suggest a Resource: Please let us know about any additional resources you think will provide insight into chronic pain in women by e-mailing us at this link: info@dianafoundation.com | |
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| The Society for Women's Health Research. The nation’s only non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. Visit the Web site. |
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| Medscape CME is accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) to provide continuing medical education for physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals. The Medscape CME site includes a course of interest, Gender Differences and Pain Medication CME.Visit the Web site. |
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| WebMD. The top consumer medical information Web site. The link below will take you to several excellent Chronic Pain resources available on WebMD. We also suggest visiting the excellent message boards, expert sections and blogs on pain management.Visit WebMD. |
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| MedWatch. The Food and Drug Administration's special Web site for timely safety information on drugs and other medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Visit MedWatch. |
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| PleuralMesothelioma.com. Pleural Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops in the lungs. It is almost solely caused by exposure to asbestos, which was used in everything from children’s toys, house-hold insulation to naval carriers. This Web site has the most comprehensive information about Pleural Mesothelioma on the Internet today. Visit PleuralMesothelioma.com. |
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| Killer headache? Migraines hike stroke risk Recent studies show those who suffer from something called migraine with aura have double, or perhaps triple, the risk of stroke or heart attack, compared with people who don’t get migraines at all. Women suffer migraines at a rate of 3 to 4 times greater than men.  Link to the MSNBC article |
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| Integrative Oncologic Practices and the
Affects of Mesothelioma on Women The treatment of cancer is not automatically limited to traditional therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy. More and more, patients are seeking alternative ways to address not only the cancer itself but also the symptoms of the disease and the side effects associated with traditional therapies. Link to the article |
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