• TIME MAGAZINE: 2012 Health Special/Chronic Pain

• Painkiller Overdose 'Epidemic' Strikes US
By Kerry Sheridan | AFP, Tue, Nov 1, 2011.

• Scientists Find Gene that Controls Chronic Pain
By Kate Kelland, Reuters, Published: September 9, 2011

• Institute of Medicine Report: More than 100 million suffer lasting pain
By Lauran Neergaard, AP, Published: June 29, 2011

• Advance Directives Effective in Ensuring Care Associated with Preferences of Older Patients
Article in Medscape Medical News by Laurie Barclay, M.D. and Maria Silveira, M.D.

• Pain Medicine News

• Changing the Paradigm in Michigan 
Federation of State Medical Boards Newsletter - see the article on page 1 about Michigan's Pain Management Program

• Changing the Paradigm in Michigan 
Federation of State Medical Boards Newsletter - see the article on page 1 about Michigan's Pain Management Program

• Massachusetts Press Release - May 4, 2009 
Health Professions Licensing Boards Issue Rulings on the Management of Pain

• New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
News headlines provided by HealthDay - News for Healthier Living

• Pain / Anesthetics News Headlines
News headlines provided courtesy of Medical News Today

• Palliative Care / Hospice Care News
News headlines provided courtesy of Medical News Today.

• "Speak Up" Brochure 
Informational brochure for patients about speaking up about pain management, prepared by the Joint Commission.

• Michigan Receives a "B" for Hospital Based Palliative Care
AMERICA'S CARE OF SERIOUS ILLNESS: A State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care in Our Nation's Hospitals. Information from the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

• IASP Declares Global Year Against Cancer Pain
"Raising Awareness, Improving Treatment, Growing Support" Campaign Highlights Pain in People with Cancer Worldwide