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Chronic Pain May Cause Similar Disability Linked With Aging at Earlier Ages

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This is one of those studies that makes me shake my head and ask WHY the study had to be conducted in the first place. To me, it is common sense that a person with chronic pain has in fact a disability, and is similar in this regard to a person who is two to […]

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Oct

Omega fatty acid balance can alter immunity and gene expression

Posted by steph Published in Alternative medicine, Biology, Diet, News article, Research

Omega fatty acid balance can alter immunity and gene expression By Nick Zagorski American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Appearing in the June 5, 2009 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) For the past century, changes in the Western diet have altered the consumption of omega-6 fatty acids (w6, found in meat […]

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0 - Pain Free

1 - Very minor annoyance - occasional
minor twinges. No medication needed.

2 - Minor Annoyance - occasional
strong twinges.
No medication needed.

3 - Annoying enough to be distracting.
Mild painkillers are effective.
(Aspirin, Ibuprofen.)

4 - Can be ignored if you are really
involved in your work, but still
distracting. Mild painkillers relieve
pain for 3-4 hours.

5 - Can't be ignored for more than 30
minutes. Mild painkillers reduce
pain for 3-4 hours.

6 - Can't be ignored for any length of
time, but you can still go to work and
participate in social activities.
Stronger painkillers (Codeine,
Vicodin) reduce pain for 3-4 hours.

7 - Makes it difficult to concentrate,
interferes with sleep. You can still
function with effort. Strongest
painkillers relieve pain (Oxycontin,
Morphine)

8 - Physical activity severely limited.
You can read and converse with effort.
Nausea and dizziness set in as factors
of pain. Stronger painkillers are
minimally effective. Strongest painkillers
reduce pain for 3-4 hours.

9 - Unable to speak. Crying out or
moaning uncontrollably - near delirium.
Strongest painkillers are only partially
effective.

10 - Unconscious. Pain makes you
pass out. Strongest painkillers are only
partially effective.

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