Tuesday-Newsday #200 (Wow! My 200th T-N Post!)

NOTE: Once again, sorry for the late post. I’ve been so busy on the weekends, which is when I usually do all the work in  researching and compiling. We are also in the planning stages for building an accessible bathroom, so I apologize if late posts comtinue in the near future. I’m trying my best to get them up on time.

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all about not losing your identity when you are living with chronic pain/illness.

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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*Rx WARNINGS and ALERTS*

FDA announces that Avinza, a non-abuse deterrant opioid painkiller, has been discontinued

FDA adds tougher labels to NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen, Naproxen for raising heart & stroke risk

Taking both an antidepressant and an NSAID may increase risk of a brain beed

Doctor warns of danger from Transforaminal Epidural Steroid injections: Abandon the “Safe Triangle”

Researchers find why patients with various autoimmune & connective tissue disorders may be at risk for life-threatening cardiac events if they take certain anti-depressants or anti-histamines

Concerns in Europe over three HPV vaccines after rate but severe adverse reactions including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

MRI Problem? Possible issue for patients injected with contrast agents (GBCAs) for their scans

*MEDICATION NEWS

For chronic back pain patients who also have depression or anxiety, narcotic painkillers may not be the best therapy

Study finds people who misuse prescription pain relievers all have one thing in common: A history of recent illicit drug use

Illicit drug users and smokers are those most at risk of opioid addiction

NIDA Reports Teen Prescription Opioid Abuse Declining

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation may have an additive effect when combined with Morphine, animal study finds

Company develops new generation of topical relief products that target more active ingredients directly to the point of pain

Scientists find way to create therapeutic heat to treat people suffering from chronic muscle pain

When a Prescription Costs More With Insurance Than With Cash

Is Your Doctor Getting Money from a Drug Company?

Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs You No Longer Need

*MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Medical Marijuana Is Often Less Potent Than Advertised

Should a Worker Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana at Home?

Small Online Survey Shows Patients Who Use Medical Marijuana Believe It Is The Best Available Treatment For Them

Which Marijuana Strain Works Best for Pain?

Children & Medical Marijuana: No Health Conditions Identified For Which It Is Accepted Therapy

'No rigorous research evidence shows the potential benefits outweigh the known risks to child health & development'

Medical Marijuana Ads May Prompt Pot Use Among Teens

Unwanted side effects of cannabis isolated in new study

Searching for Medical Marijuana’s ‘Therapeutic Window’

New study to find if medical marijuana can help repair arthritic joints and relieve pain

Canada's Medical Cannabis Conundrum

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

First Hands-Free Ultrasound Device for Pain Launched: PainShield MD

More Americans Practicing Yoga, Meditation To Control Pain, But Supplements Still Lead Alternative Therapies

Web-Based Program Can Aid in Managing Chronic Pain and Reduce Their Reliance on Opioids, According to WSU Study

Online tools can help manage pain, an Australian study suggests

Chimaera device paves way for wireless pain relief

40 National Leaders and Organizations Endorse Four Core Messages to Drive a Cultural Transformation in the Way Pain is Perceived, Judged and Treated

Father-daughter duo sets out to show chronic pain not visible, but not fictional

Stem cells provide lasting pain relief in mice with neuropathy

Killer sea snail a target for new drugs

Inflammation may be the silent killer that links most, if not all, common chronic diseases

Men and Pain: How Do Guys Deal with Chronic Pain?

opinion: How Pain Clinics Fail Patients

*PATIENT NEWS

Some Hospitals Marking Up Treatments By as Much as 1,000 Percent: Study

New urine test may lessen need to draw blood

Medical Identity Thefts Increasing

6 Tips for Reading Your Own Medical Records

Hospitals Increasingly Turn to Patients’ Perspectives for Advice

Vast trove of Medicare data details how billions are spent

World's Population Is Getting Sicker, Study Shows

Patients want to be able to contact doctors via email or Facebook

Why Choosing a Doctor Is Like a Job Interview

Clinical Trials 101

Why music is good for your health

*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.

Have you let Pain take your Identity?

by Julie Ryan at Counting My Spoons

Who am i? The chronically ill person’s identity crisis

by Jessica Gimeno at Fashionably Ill

Identity Crisis

by Christine Schwab for Creaky Joints