Tuesday-Newsday #119

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are: “Learning the Language of Pain” by Joy Selak and “Pain and Control” by Tracy Rydzy.

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. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*MEDICATION NEWS

ALERT: FDA Makes Labeling Changes for Opioid Painkillers

PROP Calls FDA Ruling a ‘Small Victory’ 

Note from me: I find his attitude patronizing and belittling, especially the last paragraph. Agree or disagree? Leave your comment. 

Another View: FDA Ruling a Victory for Pain Patients and PROP

Would Daily Opioid Dose Limits Prevent Overdose?

Sharp Rise in Opioid Drugs Prescribed for Non-Cancer Pain

Most Illegal Pain Meds Gotten for Free

Codeine Could Increase Users' Sensitivity to Pain

Opioid Tolerance or Hyperalgesia? Key Symptoms Offer Clues

Some Painkillers Tied to Certain Birth Defects in Study: Overall risk called low, but experts advise women to discuss prescription opioid use with doctor

Drug patch treatment sees new breakthrough

Better tests for liver toxicity would mean more medicines - and safer medicines - for patients

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Tingling Sensation Caused by Asian Spice Could Help Patients With Chronic Pain

Neuroscientists Identify a Brain Signature of Pain

NIH budget slashing may stall future Pain Research funding

Genetic Test for Pain Patients Off to Slow Start

Women in Pain Conference Draws Worldwide Web Audience

Five-Step Plan Helps Patients Cope With Pain

*UPDATE: MENINGITIS OUTBREAK from COMPOUNDED MEDICATION

Current Count: 750 Cases, 64 Deaths, Joint Infections 35

Pain, questions linger, a year after meningitis outbreak: 19 more have died since January

Pharmacists Endorse House Bill to Clarify Compounding Oversight, While Preserving Patient Access to Customized Medications

Dangers From Compounding Pharmacies Persist

*AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 

Hormones and microbes may cooperate with each other to protect males against autoimmune diseases

Body's 'safety procedure' could explain autoimmune disease

Turning to parasites as potential disease fighters against autoimmune diseases

STING may take the bite out of autoimmune diseases like arthritis, Type 1 diabetes

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Learning the Language of Pain

by Joy Selak

Pain and Control

by Tracy Rydzy