Tuesday-Newsday #95

It’s time for Tuesday-Newsday! The featured blog post this week is, “Staying Positive in a Life With Pain” by Shauna of the blogsite: ShaunasLifeinPain.com

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: 620 Cases, 39 Deaths, 26 Joint Infections

Dozens sue pharmacy, but compensation uncertain  

    ~Watch a related TV report

Judge lets plaintiffs' experts inspect site of meningitis outbreak

New guidance issued for drug compounding after meningitis outbreak

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Empathy from a Doctor Raises Patients’ Pain Tolerance

Patient Pain is Doubted by Others if There is No Clear Medical Cause Indentified, New Research Confirms

Vitamin D Relieves Musculoskeletal Pain in randomized controlled trial after only 6 weeks 

Exercise & Chronic Pain Relief, Meta-Analysis

Meditation gets thumbs-up for pain, more muted support for stress

Sing the pain away: Musical performance linked to endorphin high

Pain Advocacy Community e-Newsletter, December Issue 

    Articles this month include:

      ~Thrive During the Holidays, Don’t Just Survive

      ~Pain management takes a great deal of effort, but people are              worth the effort.

      ~The Isolation of Pain

      ~The Art of Medicine

*RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

New Arthritis Drug Xeljanz Gets FDA Approval

Rheumatoid arthritis trial for lack of efficacy;  Analysis showed the drug tabalumab was unlikely to be successful

Pitting Biologics Against Each Other: Studies are beginning to emerge that compare one drug directly to another

Methotrexate Use Linked to Reduced Mortality in RA

Use of Biologics in RA Cuts Hospitalizations

Evaluating Rheumatoid Arthritis with Ultrasound Useful and Less Expensive

'Walking on marbles' could be a thing of the past for RA patients

Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Susceptible To Gout

RA Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: They had higher risk of infection, dislocation than did patients with OA

Rheumatoid Arthritis Infection Risk Identified

Rheumatoid Arthritis Plus Depression May Be Deadly: Risk of mood-related mortality greater for men

Vitamin D deficiency linked to rheumatoid arthritis 

Acupuncture for Rheumatoid Arthritis, A Review

DNA May Explain Why Women Have More Rheumatoid Arthritis: Finding might help lead to improved treatments for painful condition

Impaired Central Pain Mechanism for Patients With RA

Smoking, being overweight contributed to rheumatoid arthritis development

Human Stell Cells Implanted In Mice Improve Chances Of Better Therapies For Rheumatoid Arthritis

*AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS) 

New Development In The Relief Of Spasms Related To Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Scientists ID Gene That Shows Progression in ALS Patients: Researchers hope finding may help in developing treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease

PRO-ACT Launched: The Largest ALS Clinical Trials Database Ever Created

*SJOGREN'S SYNDROME 

New test to catch Sjögren’s Syndrome much earlier will help patients of the painful autoimmune disease when they are more likely to benefit

Study Pinpoints Risk of Lymphoma in Sjögren’s Syndrome

*OROFACIAL PAIN

Patients with Chronic Orofacial Pain more likely to be debilitated by their condition than those with chronic backaches or headaches

*FEATURED BLOG POST

Staying Positive in a Life With Pain

by Shauna Harrelson