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Date posted: 25.02.08

An overview of some of the discussions at the 24th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine is available from Science Daily:

"The public health problem that needs to be addressed next is the epidemic of pain, according to pain medicine physicians who have come together to discuss the latest in pain research and treatment"

To read more about this relatively recent multidisciplinary field of medical practice in Australia, head to the Faculty of Pain Medicine website.

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