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Pain: The Search for Relief Burning. Shooting. Stabbing. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Sometimes it begins as the result of an injury. Whatever form it takes, chronic pain often resists treatment. In this eBook, we examine the latest advances in understanding the pathology of chronic pain and the efforts to find better, non-opioid treatment options including electrical stimulation of nerves, venom from spiders and other creatures and psychological interventions including virtual-reality therapy and acupuncture.

Scientific American Mind May 2017 Maybe it's your back, or your neck, or your knees. Perhaps it is a constant dull ache, a pulsating throb or a shooting flare. All of us feel pain from time to time, but an estimated 100 million American adults endure it day in and day out. This special report explores ways in which sufferers can find relief and alternative treatments that combat the opioid crisis.

Scientific American May 2018 This month’s special report, The Future of Medicine, describes the “American Epidemic,” a resurgence of infectious disease outbreaks that are sickening thousands. Globally, climate change and unchecked urbanization are creating conditions in which diseases emerge faster and spread farther. As the six articles in this report show, hope resides with interdisciplinary collaborations—epidemiologists, climatologists, ecologists, and others working together to solve medical problems with deep social roots.

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