Tuesday-Newsday #121

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are: “Illness Advocate Kelly Fricke Touches My Heart“ by Lisa Copen and “100 Ways to Reboot: A Free Download from Me to You” by Jenni Prokopy.

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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*MEDICATION NEWS

"War on prescription drugs. War on us": Dan on speaking up before pain meds are outlawed completely

Walgreens’ ‘Secret Checklist’ for Pain Meds - See an actual copy of it HERE

The Future Of Pain Management under Obamacare's Impact: “In the long term, I feel things will change significantly and for the worse,” predicts pain doctor 

Pain Meds Sold Illegally on Craigslist: Legitimate pain patients say they’re having a hard time getting opioid pain medicines, but no such problem exists on the Internet

Opioids: A Double-Edged Sword

Suboxone: The New Drug Epidemic?

Suboxone Destroyed My Teeth

Personalized Medicine Through Pharmacogenetics

Tylenol’s Risks Not Fully Understood, Poll Shows

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

ACCURATE Clinical Study Seeking Patients 

If you suffer from chronic pain affecting your lower limbs (such as the leg, foot, or groin), you may be eligible. The study is evaluating the Axium™ Neurostimulator System.

Coaching Away Chronic Pain

Paintracking Your Way Through Travel and the Holidays

Guided Imagery: A Valuable Tool for Managing Pain

Pain relief in dementia patients needs 'more skilled care'

*FIBROMYALGIA

Groundbreaking FDA Patient-Focused Meeting in December Seeks Input From Those With Fibromyalgia

Advocates pressure Oregon to cover fibromyalgia treatments

Summer edition of Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain LIFE Magazine now available online 

VIDEO: Doctor's Confession to Women with Fibromyalgia

Spine Treatments Little Help in Fibromyalgia

Telomere Length Linked to Fibromyalgia Pain

Creatine No Help for Fibromyalgia

Chemicals in foods may worsen fibromyalgia symptoms

Adolescent fibromyalgia May Persist Into Adulthood, Study Shows

TENS reduces pain, fatigue, and hyperalgesia in fibromyalgia

Evidence of Nerve Damage in About Half of Fibromyalgia Patients

The Fibromyalgia Drugs Your Doctor (Probably) Knows Nothing About

Savella (Milnacipran) Effective for Long-Term Treatment of Fibromyalgia

Hypothalamic-pituitary disorders increased risk for fibromyalgia-associated symptoms

Researchers Assert Inexpensive Biomarker For Fibromyalgia Found: Immune System Implicated

Fibromyalgia Sufferers Get Significant Pain Relief From IV Lidocaine

*OSTEOPOROSIS

World Osteoporosis Day: October 20, 2013

No Sign That Vitamin D Supplements Help Aging Bones: Large data review found no effect against osteoporosis at most sites tested in healthy adults

Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: But osteoporosis experts say fracture resistance must also be assessed

New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period: Doctors could use information to start preventive treatment for bone loss

Calcium Supplements May Not Prevent Bone Loss in Women With Breast Cancer

Portable, Low-Cost Early-Warning Test for Osteoporosis

Men get osteoporosis, too -- but they probably don't know it

Osteoporosis An Increased Risk If Your Grandfather Suffered A Hip Fracture

Obesity And Osteoporosis Are Genetically Linked

How Smoking Causes Osteoporosis

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Illness Advocate (Kelly Fricke) Touches My Heart

by Lisa Copen

100 Ways to Reboot: A Free Download from Me to You

by Jenni Prokopy printed with permission