Tuesday-Newsday #80

[Sorry for the late posting - the Labor Day Holiday pushed back my schedule.]

It’s time for Tuesday-Newsday! The featured blog post this week is “Small Pleasures Count as Big Ones in a Life of Chronic Pain” by Sue Falkner-Wood.

Don’t forget: Next Monday, Invisible Illness Week kicks off with lots of articles, inspiration, and the Free Virtual Conference featuring seminars that pertain to different aspects of living with invisible illness. You definitely shouldn't miss it! Click those links to find out more.

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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*CHRONIC PAIN

PAINWeek Highlights National Pain Awareness Month

September is Pain Awareness Month: American Chronic Pain Association shares ways to get involved and resources for pain patients

Positive Public Affirmations Mitigate Effects of Chronic Pain

*PAIN Rx

PROMPT vs. PROP: New pain physicians group has formed in response to a petition to the FDA attempting to severely restrict the approved use of opioids

Florida Pain Patients Are Fighting Back Against The State and Federal Goverments Who Are Obstructing Access To Their Legitimately Prescribed Opioid Medications

Study in JAMA says Methodone is very risky for pain management

Prescription Cannabinoid Reduces Need for Other Pain Meds,  Early Study Results Suggest

Risk for abuse with prescription cannabinoids appears low, according to results of a new prospective study

Depression and Painkiller Use Increases Risk of Addiction after Surgery, study finds

*PATIENT NEWS

You’ve Heard of Placebos, But Beware the “Nocebo Effect”

Expectations can do harm. When a patient anticipates a pill’s possible side effects, he can suffer them even if the pill is fake

New coupons aim to keep people off generic drugs

If brand-name prescription medicines cost you as little as generic pills, which would you choose?

Is your doctor burned out?

*DIABETIC NEUROPATHY

Almost Half of Type 2 Diabetes Patients Report Acute and Chronic Pain, Researchers Find

FDA OKs Opioid for Diabetic Pain: Tapentadol (Nucynta ER)

Drug Cures Neuropathy In Diabetic Mice (Thymosin Beta 4)

*AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

Pig parasite may help treat autoimmune disorders

Belly 'Membrane' May Regulate Immune System, Mouse Study Finds

The finding might one day lead to new drugs for organ-transplant patients and people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus and Crohn's disease

Congressional Bill Introduced to Raise Awareness of Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune disorders impact primarily women

*OSTEOPOROSIS

Many Bone Tests for Some, and Too Few for Others

Research Indicates That Too Much Calcium Can Lead to Kidney and Heart Issues

Following Bone Surgery Or A Fracture, Ibuprofen Improves Bone Repair

Surprising Nutrient Deficiency Linked to Osteoporosis: Lycopene

Osteoporosis drug study reports on head-to-head comparison of Forteo and Risedronate

Has osteoporosis treatment failed when a fracture occurs?

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has published practical guidelines to assist clinicians in assessing treatment efficacy in patients who experience a fracture while on medication for osteoporosis.

Study finds new neural brain-to-bone pathway controlling skeletal development which could lead to new osteoporosis treatment/drugs

Ladies, Drink to Your (Bone) Health: Alcohol may help prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, a small study suggests

A Mediterranean Diet Can Help Protect Bones

People with celiac disease are at a higher risk than the general population of losing bone mineral density (BMD) and developing osteoporosis

More efective, safer protection against Osteoporosis? A study found injection of a polyclonal antipeptide antibody enhances bone regeneration in mice

*FEATURED BLOG POST

Small Pleasures Count as Big Ones in a Life of Chronic Pain

by Sue Falkner-Wood