Tuesday-Newsday #114

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! There are two Featured Blog Post this week: “Don’t Be Intimidated in the Doctor’s Office: Six Strategies” by Toni Bernhard and “The Tightrope of Chronic Illness” by Danea Horn.

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 NEWS

Freezing Nerves May Relieve Chronic Pain: A surgical procedure called cryoablation damages nerves to provide relief from chronic pain

Chronic Pain and Social Security Disability Benefits 

Comic books to help children understand chronic pain

*MEDICATION NEWS

Humiliated by a Pharmacist

This isn’t a news article, but a personal story that I felt was important to share. I also had my problem with this issue, which I wrote about in a previous blog post here: Shocked & Awestruck: Pain Patients Blocked from Meds

Increase in Urine Testing Raises Ethical Questions

FDA Issues New Warning about Rare Side Effect of Acetaminophen

The Quest for Better Pain Relief The unusual inspiration behind promising new pain drugs

Indiana: State rule changes on painkillers loom

New Opioid Formulation Appears More Tamper-Proof

Pain patch wearers must take extra care around children

Placebo effects of different therapies not identical

*PATIENT NEWS

'Top' hospitals aren't always tops, new report finds

Obamacare Has Doctors Confused And Skeptical About Future: Survey

Missed Diagnoses, Drug Errors Are Major Cause of Malpractice Suits: Study looked at data on lawsuits against primary care physicians

Too Little Vitamin D May Hasten Disability as You Age: Stair-climbing, other everyday tasks were harder for those with deficiency, researchers found

Hospital Pet Programs Unleash Healing Powers

The instant blood test that could help determine if you really need antibiotics

*CANCER

Antidepressant Lessens Chemo-Related Pain

Cancer pain management is poor

Don’t put up with pain after cancer treatment

Creative arts may ease cancer-related anxiety, pain

New drug offers hope, pain relief for terminal patients: Radium 223 targets cancer cells, adds 4-5 months of life

Therapy That Heats and Destroys Bone Tumors Eases Patients’ Pain

Post-Mastectomy Pain Persists for Many Women

Friends Could Help Ease Pain For Breast Cancer Patients

Chemoradiation Therapy for the Treatment of Bone Metastases in patients with advanced breast cancer

*TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

Spreading Awareness about Trigeminal Neuralgia

'Suicide disease' man is pain-free after 20 years of suffering

CNV1014802 ('802), has been granted orphan-drug designation* by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Don’t Be Intimidated in the Doctor’s Office: Six Strategies

by Toni Bernhard

The Tightrope of Chronic Illness

by Danea Horn