Saturday, October 26, 2013

Judy Foreman's pain book and blog

A Nation in Pain: Healing our Biggest Health Problem

Judy Foreman

  • Based on interviews with hundreds of scientists and many hundreds of research studies
  • Written in an informal, conversational tone, and accessible to anyone interested in pain
  • Includes a thoughtful analysis of the politics of opioid and marijuana regulation
  • Explores the many possible reasons for women's extra pain burden, including the complex role of estrogen, and the reasons why women receive inferior pain treatment,