| The Last Sunflower |
| Melanie Gonzalez is an amazing woman.
She overcame a serious and painful lumbar herniated disc with the help of her family, friends, the health care system and her immeasurable faith.
Melanie chose to ignore her suffering and embrace a calling in art and self expression as a means of coping. GOOD LUCK Melanie in all that you do! |
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| “Rotary’s Campaign to Complete the Eradication of Polio Worldwide” |
| Polio and Post Polio Syndrome still affect the quality of life for tens of thousands of people world wide. The following “article” is by Peter Jay from the British Polio Fellowship. He is a Polio survivor and sufferer of Post Polio Syndrome. The honor and strength of his character as well as his drive to help others afflicted with this disease is unparalleled. His July 2003 speech to the Johnstown Rotary Club is heartfelt, personal and available in its entirety. |
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| Georgia and Barry Ritko–their full, rich, life. |
| Georgia Ritko was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 1995. She died in January 2003. For eight years, she and her husband Barry battled the disease and its progression in her body. They exhausted traditional medicine and sought a variety of alternative treatments. Theirs was a journey that included a complete life-style change, travel out of the country to seek "outlawed" medicines, and a renewal of their religious faith. Georgia and Barry met Dr. Mark Gorchesky, executive director of The Pain Foundation, at the very last stages of her life's journey. This is their story. |
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| Effects of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia on Early Formation of
Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Hyperlipidemic Rabbits. |
| International Guest Author, Dr. Jian-xiong An, is a medical doctor from Beijing, China. He is currently a visiting research associate in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. He is an accomplished researcher and physician. His abstract investigates the effects of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) on early formation of coronary artery atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic rabbits. The abstract is interesting, technical and thought provoking. |
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| Guest Author Series with Dr. Stuart Derbyshire |
| Dr. Stuart WG Derbyshire- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Radiology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center presents a series of excellent scientific articles covering a wide variety of topics: |
| (1) “A Systematic Review of Neuroimaging Data during Visceral Stimulation”(Download PDF) |
| (2) “Meta Analysis of 34 Independent Samples using PET Reveals a Significantly Attenuated Central Response to Noxious Stimulation in Clinical Pain Patients”(Download PDF) |
| (3) “Exploring the Pain Neuromatrix”(Download PDF) |
| (4) “Measuring our Natural Pain Killer”(Download PDF) |
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