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Pain: is felt when special nerves that detect tissue damage send signals to transmit data about the damage along the spinal cord to the brain. These nerves are known as nociceptors. Pain can be chronic or acute and take a variety of forms and severities.
FEB 06, 2014 | 7:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
The question of pain in fish has been subject to much debate and, since fish are a popular experimental model globally and commercially important in fisheries, recreational angling and aquac...
FEB 06, 2014 | 7:00 AM
Regulations and guidelines governing the use of animals in research require minimization of pain and distress. However, pharmacologic treatments to prevent or alleviate pain can interfere wit...
FEB 05, 2014 | 11:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Almost all discussion to date on the ethics of animal use in research has revolved around the balance of harms (to the animals) versus benefits (to us) associated with conducting the researc...
FEB 05, 2014 | 7:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Simplifying Rodent Surgery... Tips for improving technique without incurring unreasonable costs Good science is greatly dependent on minimization of study variables. Surgery has the potential...
NOV 14, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Reliable data from multiple sources, including the 2010-11 Allina study of 13,500 health care employees, demonstrates that at least 30-60% of North Americans are vitamin D deficient and that...
MAY 16, 2013 | 9:00 AM
 Recent studies provide evidence that low vitamin D levels can be the cause or aggravating factor for pain in a significant proportion of the population. Knowledge of our patients' 25OHD lev...
FEB 05, 2014 | 7:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Simplifying Rodent Surgery... Tips for improving technique without incurring unreasonable costs Good science is greatly dependent on minimization of study variables. Surgery has the potential...
NOV 14, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Reliable data from multiple sources, including the 2010-11 Allina study of 13,500 health care employees, demonstrates that at least 30-60% of North Americans are vitamin D deficient and that...
MAY 16, 2013 | 9:00 AM
 Recent studies provide evidence that low vitamin D levels can be the cause or aggravating factor for pain in a significant proportion of the population. Knowledge of our patients' 25OHD lev...