Tuesday-Newsday #48

The news subjects today are Chronic Pain, Rx News, and Osteoarthritis. The final category is Chronic Pain & Relationships and the piece by Bruce Campbell is titled, "Lack of Support: ‘My Family Doesn't Understand.’" Although it focuses on people who live with CFIDS & Fibromyalgia, the article can definitely be helpful for those with other chronic painful conditions.

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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, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee 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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*CHRONIC PAIN

Pain costs U.S. economy billions in lost productivity

Pain Intensity Greater for Women Than Men, Study Finds

Pain: To fight epidemic of unnecessary suffering, Stanford University dean calls for major public health campaign

My Pain Diary: Chronic Pain Management v1.982 for iPhone Now Available - The latest version of 'My Pain Diary: Chronic Pain Management' (MPD) is now available for iPhone and iPod Touch. Created and actively maintained by a RSD/CRPS patient, MPD is an iPhone app that empowers patients of chronic pain and illness to document, track, report, and manage their condition.

*Rx NEWS

U.S. consumers tell insurers to cover experimental drugs

Off-Label Drugs: Risk vs. Benefit and see the Research Summary 

Study Finds Younger Adults on Multiple Meds at Risk for Falls

Merck to pay $37 million to settle Vioxx claims

Multiple Sclerosis drug Gilenya investigated after 11 deaths

*OSTEOARTHRITIS

Herbal Medicines for Arthritis Not Backed by Evidence: Not only are most ineffective, some can interfere with other medications

New hope for osteoarthritis sufferers after DNA breakthrough suggests possible cause

Joint Replacement Patients Face Blood Clot Risk in Hospital: Knee surgery associated with twice the risk compared to hip procedure

The high cost of failing artificial hips: Metal-on-metal hips are failing at high rates, sometimes crippling patients

Aquatic Therapy Soon After Total Knee Arthroplasty Improves Outcomes

Knee Arthritis May Speed Up Process Linked to Cell Aging

*CHRONIC PAIN & RELATIONSHIPS

Lack of Support: "My Family Doesn't Understand"

by Bruce Campbell of CFIDS & Fibromyalgia Self-Help