Tuesday-Newsday #104

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Post this week is,  “The Lights Are On But No One's Home - When the world gets to be too much, Sandi pulls in the welcome mat and hides behind her front door,” by Sandi at 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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~* DIAGNOSTIC ALERT *~

New Psych Disorder Could Mislabel Many Sick Patients as Mentally Ill

“Critics worry that patients will be misdiagnosed as mentally ill and won't get treatment, affecting mostly those with chronic and difficult to diagnose neurological disorders and multi-system diseases like ME/CFS, ones that are poorly understood and can take years to get medical answers...”

*MENINGITIS OUTBREAK NEWS 

Current Count: 722 Cases, 50 Deaths, Joint Infections 34

NECC lab technician says greed, sloppiness at compounding pharmacy contributed to meningitis outbreak

*MEDICATION NEWS

Celebrex Patent Gets Renewed; The multi-billion dollar pain drug is for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

FDA panel warns of cancer risk from Osteoporosis drug, Calcitonin Salmon

When a drug costs 30 times what it once did

“Manufacturers can charge wildly different prices for essentially the same generic medicine. Pharmacies should make clear whether a customer is getting the lowest-priced generic available.”

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Think depression when chronic pain worsens

“Depression itself increases the risk for chronic pain syndromes and is the best predictor of persistence.”

Preventing Chronic Pain With Stress Management - read more commentary on this subject HERE

Patients With Chronic Pain Benefit From Pain Training For Primary Care Providers

Pain self-management and exercise ‘effective in elderly’

Insomnia Tied to Heart Failure

How the Brain Suppresses Pain During Times of Stress

*PATIENT NEWS

Doctors don't often tell patients of CT scan risks

“Nightmare” Bacteria Spreading in U.S. Hospitals

Vitamin D & Pain Research: studies revealed

Primary Care Doctors Can Make the Wrong Diagnostic Call: Study finds missed diagnoses happen with many common conditions; often traced to communication breakdowns

Bad sleep 'dramatically' alters body

*MIGRAINE / HEADACHE

FDA Approves ZECUITY™ Sumatriptan Patch for Migraines

Triple whammy pill may help migraine, study ongoing

Sex may relieve migraines

Migraine Triggers May Not Be As Strong As You Think

Cefaly Nerve Stimulator Worn as a Headband Could Be Solution to Migraines (study+video overview)

No Proof Rx Ease Kids' Migraines: And some of these meds 'are pretty nasty,' expert says

Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble

Lightning may be giving you a headache

Treatment Strategies: January Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival

Migraine sufferers often deal with social stigma as well as pain

Migraines and Our Relationships - Migratude

HeadWay, Issue #104: How to Reboot Your Treatment Plan

HeadWay, Issue #103: Migraine & Epilepsy: Partners in Crime?

*CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFIDS/ME)

Don’t miss the *DIAGNOSTIC ALERT near the top. It could be very important - particularly for CFIDS/ME patients. Please pass the word to others.

FDA Turns Down Chronic Fatigue Drug: Ampligen

   --Chronic fatigue patients frustrated with FDA Over Ampligen

   --Hunger strike ends with promise to address lack of CFIDS drugs

Announcing a New Medical Journal Focusing on Fatigue; It is published on behalf of the International Association of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (IACFS)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: How Does It Affect Sleep?

Rehabilitation Therapies Can Lead to Recovery from CFIDS

Is CFIDS in Older Patients a different disease? 

*MILITARY VETERANS

Army Dentists Treat Severe Maxillofacial Wounds

An often overshadowed battle for veterans

“Despite the media attention given to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) the number one malady suffered by America’s active duty military personnel is musculoskeletal”

Can Anesthesia Treat PTSD?: A procedure used for treating chronic pain may also help PTSD patients

Patients with PTSD at risk for developing CVD, diabetes

*FEATURED BLOG POST

THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NO ONE'S HOME - When the world gets to be too much, Sandi pulls in the welcome mat and hides behind her front door

by Sandi at creakyjoints.org