Pain Treatments

by L. H. Colligan

Overview

We experience pain at one time or another. From toothaches and headaches to the pain from a sprained ankle or the flu, fast relief is the goal. Readers will discover why we feel pain and learn about the medications used to help us feel better. They will read about the history of these medications, and how to prevent and treat different kinds of pain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608704682
Publisher:	Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	08/16/2013
Series:	Advances in Medicine Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	11 - 14 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2013
Gr 6–9—These utilitarian surveys offer relatively extended but nontechnical accounts of our developing understanding of various physical maladies and the most effective ways to treat them. The focus throughout is on "mainstream" medicine; acupuncture and other alternative strategies are mentioned-particularly in Pain Treatments-but generally in ambivalent or dismissive ways. Each volume includes discussions of current issues (e.g., the ominous rise of drug-resistant bacteria) and ends with general but tantalizing looks at future innovations, such as the possibility of a vaccine to prevent cocaine addiction. On the other hand, many of the books cited in the closing resource lists are several years old, and the photos are, by and large, sparse space fillers.

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