Tuesday-Newsday #93

It’s time for Tuesday-Newsday! I’ve chosen two blog posts to feature this week, and both are from the PainSupport Newsletters by Jan Sadler: “Christmas is Coming... Be Flexible & Adaptable,” and “Take your Time at Christmas.” 

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: 541 Cases, 36 Deaths, 17 Joint Infections

Patients say their cases ignored in meningitis outbreak: Developments last week indicate that the scope of the meningitis outbreak could be wider than previously believed

Grand Jury Probe Reported in Meningitis Cases

Judge freezes some New England Compounding Center assets

Pharmacies Warned for Faults Tied to Meningitis Outbreak

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Getting More Sleep Reduces Pain Sensitivity

Brain’s ‘pain map’ pinpoints where it hurts

Vitamin D Improves Nonspecific Musculoskeletal Pain

Statins and Pain: Statin drugs can cause muscle conditions that range from mild to severe, and can also include joints

Don’t look and it won’t hurt: Study finds not watching an injection makes it hurt less, but don’t simply look away

Hypnosis effective at managing chronic pain

*MEDICATION NEWS

Medicare's failure to develop appropriate safeguards has left the nation's conversion to electronic medical records vulnerable to fraud and abuse

Personality, Pain and the Placebo Effect

Concern at outsourced clinical trials in developing world

“Misbehavior” Does Not Denote Rx-Drug Abuse

Pain Pill Use Wanes - Heroin Moves In

*PEDIATRIC PAIN

Children with higher intelligence less likely to report chronic widespread pain in adulthood

ER docs learn better ways to help hurting kids

Docs Make Push to Lower Kids' Pain, Stress in ER: Pediatric group recommends ways to better manage distress

Critically Ill Kids Often Get Drugs Off-Label

Therapy helps parents of kids in chronic pain

Migraine In Kids Linked To Poor School Performance

*BACK PAIN

Steroid Injections Can Cause Bone Density Loss in Women

Spit Determines Scoliosis Risk

Living with back pain: Treatments for a hurting back are often only moderately effective; research suggests new ways to manage the discomfort

*NECK PAIN

Yoga Shown Effective for Treating Chronic Neck Pain

BOTOX Injections Help Chronic Neck, Cervical Muscle Pain

Preliminary Study Suggests Radiofrequency Neurotomy Is Effective for Whiplash Disorder

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

~Christmas is Coming... Be Flexible & Adaptable

~Take your Time at Christmas

Both posts are from the PainSupport Newsletter by Jan Sadler