Primary Care: A Global and Domestic Healthcare EssentialPrimary Care: A Global and Domestic Healthcare Essential
Medscape talked to Richard Roberts, MD, President of the AAFP Foundation, about the great importance of primary care, not only in the United States but globally as well. Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

Optical Illusion Relieves Arthritis Pain
Amputees who experience phantom limb pain can sometimes get relief from an optical illusion. This trick involves looking in a mirror at the reflection of a healthy limb from a certain angle, which causes it to appear where the missing limb should be. Seeing the limb move freely fools the brain into relieving the pain. Now a study suggests this technique might also work for arthritis pain. [More] (Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology)