Tuesday-Newsday #66

It’s time for Tuesday-Newsday! The featured blog post this week is “9 Ways Mindfulness Helped Me Heal With Chronic Illness” by Peter Waite at HealingWell.com

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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 NEWS

New American Idol winner fights pain due to kidney condition, had eight operation during the course of the competition 

Massage therapy effective for knee osteoarthritis, chronic low back pain and fibromyalgia

Stem Cell Transplants Could Relieve Chronic Pain

*PAIN Rx

Senate passes bipartisan FDA funding bill

New Pain Guidelines Push for Intrathecal Therapy With Opioids and Nonopioids as First-line Treatment

Oral Relistor may ease relieve opioid-induced constipation in patients on chronic opioid therapy

His and hers opioids – one size does not fit both

Aspirin and other pain meds lower risk of skin cancer

*OSTEOARTHRITIS

Anxiety, Depression Often Go Hand-in-Hand With Arthritis

Predicting Arthritis At Much Earlier Stage With New Biomarker Test

Antidepressants Relieve Arthritis Pain

Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Increased Osteoarthritis Symptoms and Reduced Pain Threshold

Smoking Linked to Worse Outcomes in Joint Replacement

Group Sessions Enhance Exercise in Knee OA Patients

*TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

Lacosamide Good in Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal neuralgia medications fall short of soothing chronic pain

*FEATURED BLOG POST

9 Ways Mindfulness Helped Me Heal With Chronic Illness 

by Peter Waite