The decade of pain control and research.

Last month (October 2000) the 106th U.S. Congress passed H.R. 3244, which President Clinton signed into law. Title VI, Sec. 1603 provides for the “Decade of Pain Control and Research” to begin January 1, 2001. It follows the Decade of the Brain and is only the second congressionally-declared, medically-related decade. This represents a major accomplishment. The idea was initially conceived by Philipp M. Lippe, MD two years ago. The path from conception to …