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Is the nociception coma scale-revised a useful clinical tool for managing pain in patients with disorders of consciousness

Published March 22, 2016 | By tony w

The Clinical Journal of Pain

A critical review of neurobiological factors involved in the interactions between chronic pain, depression, and sleep disruption

Published March 22, 2016 | By tony w

The Clinical Journal of Pain

A vegetarian world would be healthier, cooler and richer: scientists

Published March 22, 2016 | By tony w

By Megan Rowling BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – By eating less meat and more fruit and vegetables, the world could avoid several million deaths per year by 2050, cut planet-warming emissions substantially, and save billions of dollars annually in healthcare costs and climate damage, researchers said. A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, is the first to estimate both the health and climate change impacts of a global move toward a more plant-based diet, they said. Unbalanced diets are responsible for the greatest health burden around the world, and our food system produces more than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions, said lead author Marco Springmann of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food.

Experts rank the best apps for weight loss

Published March 21, 2016 | By tony w

A new study from the Charles Perkins Centre has ranked the best apps for weight loss according to their accuracy, scientific basis, and ability to change behaviour.