Articles for tag: Experimentation, Jaw Pain, Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, TMJ

Reducing TMJ Pain and Jaw Discomfort

Although 10 million Americans suffer from jaw pain at any moment, the exact cause and proper treatment course for jaw pain varies by physician/provider. Even diagnoses vary, with jaw pain being termed TMJ (temporomandibular joint), TMJ Syndrome, and TMD (temporomandibular disorder), among many others. Patients with debilitating pain often travel between dentists, general practitioners, physical ...

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Should Animal Experimentation Be Permitted?

The main debate questions the ethical and moral implications of using animal experimentation in for biomedical research. Should animals be assigned the same moral status as human beings? If animal research is halted due to ethical and moral considerations, how will new biomedical treatments be tested? Where should the line be drawn between animals that ...

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Humane Animal Testing: A Kinder Alternative

While many animal rights activists are deeply opposed to the use of animals in research, it can be difficult to see any alternative when it comes to the development of new drugs and products. Animal testing of some products can be eliminated entirely, but, in some rare circumstances, experimentation on live subjects is the only ...

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The Painful Truth of Animal Testing

Imagine your best friend cramped inside a small prison. His cries and yelps can’t be heard because his vocal cords have been surgically removed. He paces around in his cage. Isolation has caused our four legged friend to go crazy. The bumpy steel floor hurts his paws due to the pacing. This companion has never ...