Thursday, 11 March 2010

Pain as a Disease

Recently, I read a News item on the BBC News Website.  Apparently there is a group called the 'Chronic Pain Policy Coalition' that is in favour having pain recognised as a disease in its own - at best it is seen as part of larger problem or not treatable.  Yet apparently, 8 million in Britain are in pain, many of them in chronic pain, £584 million is spent on prescriptions every year for painkillers and only 2% of sufferers seen a specialist.

Do take a look:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8543561.stm

and

www.paincoalition.org.uk

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