| Polyanalgesic Consensus Panel's New Treatment Guidelines Via ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2007 Polyanalgesic Consensus Panel (PCP) -- a group of leading national pain management physicians from the United States and abroad -- has updated their intraspinal pain treatment guidelines and recommendations. The findings were released this month in Neuromodulation, a neurology and pain publication for physicians. The panel of pain experts revised the guidelines used to determine treatment via intraspinal infusion for patients suffering from severe chronic pain. The updated algorithm includes PRIALT (Elan Corp.) as a first-line alternative for intraspinal infusion to the opioids morphine and hydromorphone "We did an extensive review of the literature that has been performed and the consensus was the data was very supportive that PRIALT should be considered a first line drug -- one of the first lines for intraspinal infusion you would use for a patient with chronic, severe or moderate pain," said Timothy Deer, MD of the Center for Pain Relief in Charleston, W.V.
Pioneering Social Activist Geoffrey Canada to Be Honored With 2008 ...
The four-year program grounds students in the principles of servant leadership -- responsibility, respect, caring, gratitude, and service -- and how these values help both communities and their economies thrive. Canada and previous Austin College Leadership Award recipients are chosen because their lives directly model the leadership goals and ideals taught by the Posey Leadership Institute. "Mr. Canada's determination to reweave Harlem's social fabric by providing a safety net to catch at-risk youth and their families make him an inspiration and an ideal Austin College Leadership Award recipient," said Oscar C. Page, president of Austin College. "Leaders are measured by the mark they leave on society, and Canada's work has significantly impacted an important 100-block area.
Paper Talk
We bring you all the gossip from the newspapers during the January transfer window. Please note that these are the views published in the print media. Sunday 27th January From Russia with Love for City- Various Manchester City are hoping to bring Brazilian striker Vagner Love to Eastlands to bolster their attacking options. Do you think Love is the man to solve City's striking problems? Duo target Toffees ace - News of the World Manchester United and Arsenal are keeping tabs on Everton defender Joleon Lescott. Can Everton keep hold of Lescott? Scots keen on Wigan forward - News of the World Rangers boss Walter Smith is planning a move for Wigan striker Marcus Bent, who is on loan at Wigan from Charlton.
Mane attraction: What about me?
Oh, how the mighty hath fallen. Experts say the cat, once worshiped as a god in ancient Egypt, is now suffering from an image problem. The result is a movement within the pet-products and -care industry to promote kitty equality. The pet business, it seems, has gone to the dogs. More than a third of the country's 90 million cats have not been to a vet in the past year, according to a survey by the American Pet Product Manufacturers Association. Even though there are 20 percent more cats in America than dogs, because cat people tend to own more than one, Americans simply spend more on their dogs. During the past 12 months, for instance, dog owners spent an average of $217 on food while cat owners spent $188. "Cats are not highly valued in our culture," says Donna Mlinek, feline programs manager for the Denver Dumb Friends League.
Disillusioned, Club's Big Donors Pull $400K
Walter Curt explained that he and his wife like to use the Curt Family Foundation to support groups such as the Boys & Girls Clubs. "We try to support charities that are right where the people are," he said. "We did everything to help that they asked." Selling Stock Part of the capital fundraising campaign suggested by its fundraising consultant, club officials say, involved reaching high-dollar donors. But Walter and Martha Curt say they did not believe enough of those donors lived in the area to supply the money the consultants envisioned. Club officials now admit the Curts were right. The idea flopped. So in 2007, to invigorate fundraising, the club turned to an idea Walter supported of selling "phantom" stock. The "stock," he said, would have allowed the community to "buy-in" to the club.
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