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At its interim meeting, the House of Delegates directed the American Medical Association to promote physician training and competence on the proper use of controlled substances, according to an AMA report.

A GBI Research report found the global pain management therapeutics market will grow 3 percent annually from 2010-2017, and sales will reach $35.1 billion by the end of 2017, according to a Reportlinker.com news release.

Sony Electronics has announced it provided a preview of the company's new medical grade organic light-emitting diode monitor to attendees of the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, which took place late October, according to a news release from Sony.

Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Northern California Surgery Center in Turlock has selected its ProVation EHR documentation and patient charting solution, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).

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Carrie Rae has been named administrator of Peters Township (Pa.) Surgery Center, according to a Peters Patch report.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is partnering with Hispanic-serving organizations to promote the agency's Spanish-language resources and encourage consumers to become more active partners in their healthcare.

Don Berwick, MD, administrator of CMS, has announced his resignation just before his term as administrator of the agency was due to expire, according to a Boston Globe report.

Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with 3M for wound care products, according to an Amerinet news release.

Here are seven recent research findings on painkillers.