1. Pain news

   News Pages: 83 - 84

2. Web alert

   News Pages: 85 - 86

3. Literature alert: Pain

   Abstract Pages: 87 - 89

4. Literature alert: Headache

   Abstract Pages: 90 - 94

5. Chronic lumbar spine and radicular pain: Pathophysiology and treatment

   • Anthony H. Wheeler
   • Daniel B. Murrey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 105

6. Is fibromyalgia a neurologic disease?

   • Laurence A. Bradley
   • Nancy L. McKendree-Smith
   • Leanne R. Cianfrini

   OriginalPaper Pages: 106 - 114

7. Trigeminal neuralgia and other neuropathic pain syndromes of the head and face

   • W. Jeffrey Elias
   • Kim J. Burchiel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 124

8. AIDS and AIDS-treatment neuropathies

   • Derek Williams
   • Anthony Geraci
   • David M. Simpson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 130

9. Triptans: Do they differ?

   • Reijo Salonen
   • Andrew Scott

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 139

10. Triptans: Are they all the same?

    • Tamara Pringsheim
    • Marek Gawel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 140 - 146

11. Butalbital-containing agents: Should they be banned? no.

    • Seymour Solomon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 150

12. Should butalbital-containing analgesics be banned? Yes.

    • William B. Young
    • Hua Chiang Siow

    OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 155

13. Do Over-the-counter medications help the physician manage migraine headache?

    • Frederick G. Freitag

    OriginalPaper Pages: 156 - 161

14. Do Over-the-counter medications for migraine hinder the physician?

    • Thais Brown Tonore
    • Deborah S. King
    • Sara L. Noble

    OriginalPaper Pages: 162 - 167