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Article: The pain management market: navigating the tricky area of pain management could pay off for those companies that find the right formula.(Pain Management)
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- Nutraceuticals World
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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Pain is unfortunately a part of daily life for several consumers, mostly manifesting itself in the form of migraine headaches, joint pain and low back pain. In its many forms, pain is often debilitating and results in lost wages and quality of life. In addition, pain costs the American public several billion dollars a year.
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The National Pain Foundation, Englewood, CO, says that 40 million Americans suffer from arthritis, another 45 million suffer from headaches (migraines included) and that at any given time, 1% of the U.S. population is temporarily disabled by back pain.
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