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Intranasal Oxytocin For Autism

Oxytocin nasal spray (18 or 24 IU) improved emotional recognition in autistic children. This is not the first time it has been shown to have social effects. May not last long so might be relegated to emergencies..

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Babies Show Empathy

Contagious crying – where one baby cries when hears another cry is now considered the first signs of empathy development.

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Something is Fishy With Reporting Pain Results

There is a growing tendency to separate out responders and non-responders in studies and report on the success of responders. This stinks like fish…

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Women Suffer More From Chronic Pain Than Men In Canada

As found in a Canadian survey, staggering proportions of people are suffering from chronic pain, and it gets larger as one gets older – and the women twice as much.

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Telling If Your Cat Is Using Opioids

Cashing in on recent opioid phobia, I offer this synopsis on how you can tell if your cat is using drugs…

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Does Chronic Pain Cause Cancer? – The Answer is NO

Article in press found no increase in cancer in chronic pain patients

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Severe Chronic Pain Kills

One thing that is never considered in an insurance settlement is the fact that 10 year survival may be less in people with severe pain. A recent article plots a survival decay curve

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What is the Worst Chronic Pain Imaginable?

What is the worst pain imaginable? Neurogenic pain of course… What is the worst non-neurogenic pain? – acute headache of course… Now combine the two in a condition where it is guaranteed you will be told you are a liar, … Continue reading

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Canadian Celebrity Takes World by Storm – Humor Me

First Seen in Banff, The character has been making appearances worldwide…

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It’s Official – Swearing Helps Pain – but don’t overdo it

Pain Clinics are becoming very big into psychological coping – well, they better teach patients to swear more – as swearing has now shown to alleviate pain.

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Self Help Book Resources in Chronic Pain

Let me first apologize to those with good books I have not mentioned. Please let me know and I will add them to the list:

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