Preface The contributions to this volume are selected and peer-reviewed papers on the basis of talks which were delivered on the QUALICO 2012 was, as usual, open to original papers without any limitations as to thematic or methodological aspects. Therefore, a large variety of topics has been addressed and numerous fields of linguistics and related fields have been touched. A number of contribut...

Doctors in the U.S. (and elsewhere) prescribe too many antibiotics. According to recent estimates, more than a quarter and up to one half of all antibiotics prescribed in U.S. ambulatory care are inappropriate (CDC 2013, Shapiro et al. 2014). The overuse of antibiotics has severe consequences. Most importantly, it promotes the growth of antibiotic resistance, which is one of the most pressing p...

As I usually do at the beginning of the year, I would like to thank all the readers of The Journal of Headache and Pain who chose JHP in 2005 for publishing, study or just for finding information. I would also like to summarise, with pride, a year full of satisfaction and unforeseen achievements. Principal recognition goes to the referees, who were always constructive and never abrasive; althou...