Tuesday-Newsday #22

In my news updates this week are Chronic Pain News, Patient News, Lyme Disease, and Osteoporosis. The final item is a blog post by Sue Falker-Wood titled,  ‘Sometimes Life Just Plain Sucks!’ I also noticed a breaking story that could be important for people living near the border who are experiencing severe mysterious symptoms.

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WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, meds, etc., in anything I post nor can I guarantee that they are all effective, especially not for everyone. I always include the citation, source, or website so you know where it came from. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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BREAKING STORY

Outbreak of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in near U.S.-Mexico border linked to food poisoning, two dozen cases now documented

CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Chronic pain in homeless people not managed well

Survey Shows Americans Are Flocking to Alternative & Complementary Therapies for Chronic Pain

Yoga can help can help a variety of medical issues, studies find

PATIENT NEWS

Drug prices to plummet in wave of expiring patents

Patients complicated medical problems are worse off with an experienced physician than with a newcomer, study finds

Hospitalization More Hazardous Than Flying On A Plane

LYME DISEASE

Stanford study recruiting for Lyme study, only one visit required

U.S. Senators from CT, RI and NY introduce the Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act into legislation

Transcript of chat with Lyme experts Dr. Lawrence Zemel and Dr. Daniel Cameron

Adaptation By Lyme Disease Tick into New Habitats

Another tick-borne illness is on the rise, and it can be fatal

OSTEOPOROSIS

New Classification Will Guide Assessment And Treatment Of Osteoporosis

Doctors may one day use toenail clippings to diagnose osteoporosis

Strength Training Curbs Hip, Spinal Bone Loss In Women With Osteoporosis

Effects of Celiac Disease on Bone Mineral Density Are Pronounced in Lumbar Spine Than Femoral Neck

FDA Studying Link Between Bisphosphonates, Esophageal Cancer

COPING

Sometimes Life Just Plain Sucks!