TIME Magazine: The Right and Wrong Way to Treat Pain

ILLUSTRATION FOR TIME BY ANITA KUNZ

Photo by Richard Bradbury/Getty Images

Holistic Healing
Stopping pain takes more than pills

How COX-2 Inhibitors Work
The pain blocking process

The Right (And Wrong) Way To Treat Pain
Hint: It takes more than a prescription pad to really bring relief

Pain Drugs
Was Vioxx Really That Dangerous?

Pain In Kids
When It's A Child Who Is Hurting

Can the FDA Heal Itself?
A permanent director and a new safety panel may not be enough to bring the agency back to health

Science of Happiness
Making you mind and body happy
[1/17/2005]

Preventing Headaches
The latest research offers hope for all of us
[10/7/2002]

Indicates premium content

Maliki's Last Stand?
The prime minister makes a new call to curb violence, but Iraqis' patience with him and his government is wearing thin

What a Surge Really Means
Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?