U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Full Committee Hearing on Pain in America: Exploring Challenges to Relief February 14, 2012 Testimony of Christin Veasley Executive Director, National Vulvodynia Association On Behalf of the Chronic Pain Research Alliance Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Enzi, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to [...]

Since the release of the June 2011 landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on chronic pain, the CFIDS Association of America has been working diligently with other patient advocacy and medical professional groups to encourage the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) to convene the first hearing on this major public health [...]

  Consumers, Health Professionals and Advocates Hail Release of Landmark Institute of Medicine Report on Relieving Pain in America Report Provides Roadmap for Tackling Problem for 116 Million Americans WASHINGTON, DC – June 29, 2011 – A broad group of consumers, health professionals and advocates today – including members of the Campaign to End Chronic [...]

On the 5th, 15th and/or 25th of each month, we’ll post 5 “picks” selected by researchers, physicians, policymakers, other professionals, patients, advocates and caregivers. These picks represent articles, books, websites, films, etc. that they have chosen as particularly interesting, compelling or descriptive of science — either in general or in an area in which they have [...]