Tuesday-Newsday #60

It’s time for Tuesday-Newsday! The featured blog post this week is, “What to Do when Doctors Make You Feel Like a Hot Potato” by Lisa Copen.

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below.

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 

Study Seeking Patients with Peripheral Nerve Pain: Device Could Deliver Relief Without Drugs

Music helps take the sting out of pain

Exercise can help when chronic illness gets you down, UGA study finds

Painkiller From the Sky? Sunshine Vitamin May Help Older People With Chronic Pain

APF Target Pain newsletter for April focuses on ‘Caregiving and Support’ 

articles include:

-The Ins and Outs of Personal Caregiving

-Avoiding Caregiver Burnout

-Resources for Caregivers

-A Perspective from a Person with Pain

-8 Ways to Get More Laughter in Your Life

*PATIENT NEWS

Survey: 7 Deaths From Anesthesia Drug Shortage

Walking could be a useful tool in treating depression

Beware of fake doctors and dentists: one state working hard to curb the problem

Don't Call It Pampering: Massage Wants to Be Medicine

*MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Study: Multiple Sclerosis Risk May Drop by 50% After First Pregnancy

Fish Oil Supplements Won't Help in Multiple Sclerosis: Study: But, supplements aren't harmful and can benefit heart health, one expert says

Experimental Pill for Multiple Sclerosis Shows Promise: But side effects involved heart, liver, and more long-term study is needed

Monkeys And Medication: The Keys To MS Cure? 

See the Doctors Interview and the Research Summary

*RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Study Seeking R.A. Patients 

Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients At Increased Mortality Risk If They Stop Their Statin Therapy

New Recommendations for RA Pain: Acetaminophen Top Choice for First Treatment 

New Guidelines Focus on Early RA Treatment

IL-6 Blocker Stops RA Joint Damage

Curcumin as Effective as Diclofenac in Study

*MANAGING CHRONIC PAIN

What to Do when Doctors Make You Feel Like a Hot Potato

by Lisa Copen