Tuesday-Newsday #197

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! This week focus is on Parkinson’s Disease and also Psoriatic Arthritis. The Featured Blog Posts this week are all connected to Employment/Career when you live with chronic pain.

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

FDA aproves Oxycodone HCl liquid for chronic pain, one of the few generic versions of this product

Illinois Lawmakers Approve Bottle Locking Bill for Painkillers; Will be first of its kind if signed by governor

opinion: There is No 'Epidemic' of Painkiller Overdoses

White House Removes Major Barrier To Marijuana Research

Doctors discourage pregnant women from marijuana use due to potential effects on baby's brain, new guidelines state

Synthetic Pot a Growing Danger, CDC Report Finds

Biosimilars Arena Still Littered With Litigation

FDA Seizes Counterfeit Drugs, Devices Sold Online: International effort takes aim at more than 1,050 websites

Potent approach shows promise for chronic pain

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Survey for Pain Patients: Share Your Opinion

Chronic Pain Patients Who Fail Standard Treatment: Now What?

Take Charge of Your Pain Care

American surgery patients - more pain medication, yet more pain! extends to secondhand smoke, too 

Text Messaging Reduces Pain Medicine Requirements During Surgery

Smokers May Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers for Surgery; Small study finds effect 

New research may help smokers with chronic pain quit

Exploring The Link Between Genetics and Chronic Pain Conditions

*PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Opioid offers pain relief for Parkinson’s patients

Parkinson's patient experiences symptom relief with new medication Duopa

Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Parkinson's Pain for Years

Noninvasive brain stimulator may ease Parkinson's symptoms in a patient's home

Diary App Helps Track Disease Progress in Parkinson's Patients

Acupuncture relieves Parkinson’s disease symptoms

NY dance company promotes dance therapy for Parkinson's disease patients

Using music & dance to ease muscle stiffness of Parkinson's disease

Feldenkrais Method Exercise Promising for Parkinson's

Altered Pain Processing in Patients with Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's

*PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS

Psoriasis Costs Americans Up to $135 Billion Annually

A need for global awareness of the burden of psoriatic arthritis

PsA patients and doctors most likely to disagree on pain, fatigue, tender joint count

Stelara Eases Spine Symptoms in PsA

Golimumab (Simponi) Effective Long-Term Treatment for PsA

Otezla Eases Severe Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis

European Union approves Otelza for psoriatis arthritis

NICE rejects Otezla for psoriatic arthritis coverage in the U.K. because of cost-cutting

Study: Stopping biologic before surgery could lead to PsA flare

Psoriatic arthritis drug Ixekizumab succeeds in late-stage study

Drug-Free Remission Unlikely for PsA, very small study finds

Injury May Trigger Psoriatic Arthritis

Study Reveals That Many Patients of PsA Are Undertreated

Many psoriasis patients have undiagnosed arthritis: Skin problems may be focused on to exclusion of other symptoms

Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Will Soon Get New Guidelines

Psoriatic Arthritis Patients "pSAY YES!" to a Different Approach to Disease Management

Psoriatic arthritis can stress even a strong marriage

Researchers have identified a gene behind Psoriatic Arthritis

Delayed Diagnosis in PsA Worsens Damage, Disability

New Treatment Paradigms in Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriatic Arthritis: Current Therapy and Future Approaches

Multiple benefits seen with intensive psoriatic arthritis therapy

Patients with psoriatic arthritis mutilans have higher burden of disease

Why psoriasis is less common in Asians

How to Explain Psoriatic Arthritis

National Psoriasis Foundation website: resources, information, videos, and much more

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Even if a Featured Blog Post is written specifically with emphasis on one chronic pain condition, it may still have information and ideas which can help people with any type of chronic pain/illness. I always select posts which I think can provide help for the widest audience.

When do I bring up workplace accommodations during a job search?

Jenni Prokopy, editrix of Chronic Babe

Should I tell my client I have a chronic illness?

Jenni Prokopy, editrix of Chronic Babe

Re-Entering the Workforce with a Chronic Condition

by David Heitz

Five Basic Rules for Dealing with Chronic Illness and Your Career

by Ilana Jacqueline at Let’s Feel Better