Tuesday-Newsday #92

It’s time for Tuesday-Newsday! The featured blog post this week is “Lessons Surviving Sandy - surviving a disaster with a chronic illness", by Daniel Malito of CreakyJoints.org.

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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*MENINGITIS OUTBREAK NEWS

Current Count from the CDC: 510 Cases, 36 Deaths, 14 Joint Infections

NEW ALERT: The CDC reports an increase in infections among outbreak patients, both those who have already been diagnosed with fungal meningitis and those who haven't 

If you are one of the patients who was notified of being exposed during the meningitis outbreak, please read this story for details that you need to know.

FDA took 684 days to warn compounding center tied to meningitis outbreak

Meningitis Plaintiffs Ask Judge to Freeze $500M in Steroid-Maker's Assets

Defense lawyers of pharmacy owners say they had no hand in meningitis outbreak

*MEDICATION NEWS

Don’t eat Grapefruit when you take your Medication: Rx drugs that interact badly with it have more than doubled in 4 years

Discontinued Meds May Still Get Dispensed: Doctors sometimes fail to inform pharmacists when patients stop taking a drug - better communication needed

Insurers May Hold Back Medical Marijuana Use

Pain Patients in Canada: Federal health minister won’t block generic OxyContin from being sold

*PATIENT NEWS

'E-Medicine' May Not Be Cost Saver After All, Study Says: Patients with online access to medical records made more office visits

Many Doctors Unaware of Patients’ Use of Supplements

New Study Examines How Health Affects Happiness

Concern over 'souped up' human race: Medicine and technology can enhance the way our minds function, but at what cost?

Medications for Treating a Common Infection Are Losing Effectiveness

*MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America's Launches Mobile Phone App for the MS Community to help them better manage their illness

Improving Memory In Multiple Sclerosis

Month of Birth Might Help Determine MS Risk: Mothers who get too little sunlight produce less vitamin D, which could impact baby's lifetime risk

Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Be Key to Women's Risk for MS: Taking supplements might be good preventive measure, expert says

MS Progression Time Predicts Disability

Multiple sclerosis study uses nanoparticles to stop immune system from attacking

*FIBROMYALGIA 

Caffeine Intake, Fibro Pain Severity Linked

Lyrica Shows Promise as Daily Treatment for Fibromyalgia

The Profusion of Fibromyalgia Therapies Studied

Possible New Medications in Development for FM

Pain Regulation Goes Awry in Fibromyalgia

Social Security Ruling, SSR 12-2p; Titles II and XVI: Evaluation of Fibromyalgia 

QiGong Improves Fibromyalgia Symptoms: Two Case Reports

Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain LIFE magazine

The Nov/Dec 2012 issue includes the following feature stories: 

     * COVER STORY:  New Considerations for Lab Tests in FM 

     *  But You Don't Look Sick! 

     *  FibroTrack--Reducing Symptoms   

     * Tips for Parents of Children with Chronic Pain or FM

     * TMJ and FM

     * Research Update: Cervical Spinal Abnormalities & FM  

     * and more

*FEATURED BLOG POST

Lessons Surviving Sandy - surviving a disaster with a chronic illness from one man’s perspective

by Daniel Malito of CreakyJoints.org