Tuesday-Newsday #132

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “6 Reasons the Chronically Ill Should Shun Making Resolutions,” “Raise Your Vibration By Changing One Word,” and “My brain says WORK but my body says REST. Now what?”

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

'Pain Free' After Surgery Is New Goal at More Hospitals

Torture permanently damages normal perception of pain

An Introduction to Trigger Points

Faced with a New Diagnosis?10 Tips to Be Your Own Best Advocate

Another Book About Pain, Only Much Better - A Nation in Pain: Healing Our Biggest Health Problem

*MEDICATION NEWS

Monthly appointments with pharmacists improve medication adherence

Plant Used in Chinese Medicine Helps Relieve Chronic Pain

Opiate Withdrawal (Outpatient): Slow and Steady Wins the Race: One patient gives her account of what side effects you may experience if you choose to detox

Opioid tolerance and pain hypersensitivity associated with mTOR activation

*FIBROMYALGIA

Antidepressants, Lyrica OK Combo in Fibromyalgia

More Evidence That Naltrexone Aids Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Patients Take Drug ‘Off-Label’ to Help Them Sleep

FDA Postpones Public Meeting on Fibromyalgia

Second Study on Blood Test for FM

Neuropathology in Skin May Be Source of Fibromyalgia

New studies find causes of fibromyalgia, offer hope of relief

New research sheds light on mysterious fibromyalgia pain

New international fibromyalgia guidelines indicate shifting focus

Brain Scans Show Fibromyalgia Patients Process Pain Differently: Activity in certain regions suggests why they're less able to prepare for pain or respond to pain relief

Fibromyalgia understood: Sensitive receptors generate excessive pain

Why Fibromyalgia Pain Feels Different: Millions know how debilitating the condition can be, but getting the right diagnosis is still a challenge

High Rates of Celiac Disease in Fibromyalgia with IBS

Have you ever wanted to know what your doctor is currently taught about fibromyalgia?  Now you can

The Next Generation of Fibromyalgia Treatments

Survey Reveals #1 Fibromyalgia Symptom

Dreaming of a Good Night's Sleep?

Survey Finds Fibromyalgia Hurts Love Life

Should Morgan Freeman Speak Out About Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia Might Be Harder on Younger Patients, Study Finds: Research compared symptom severity, quality of life in various age groups

12 Reasons to Try a Better (and Wetter) Therapy for Fibromyalgia

*CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME / CFIDS / ME 

2013 - A Year We Will Never Forget:What a year this has been for the ME/CFS community

Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in youth is focus of Chicago-based study

The B-12/Folate ME/CFS/FM Crowdfund Trial Begins

Ginseng reduces chronic fatigue, study finds

Burmeister Calls for Approval of Ampligen

NJ Woman Felled by 'Devastating Disease Doctors Have Never Heard of': CFIDS / ME

Insurance Company Wrongfully Denies Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Sufferer

'I've got the bones of a 100-year-old because I’ve been in bed for seven YEARS': 22-year-old with severe ME could break a rib by just sitting up too fast

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

6 Reasons the Chronically Ill Should Shun Making Resolutions

by Lisa Copen of Rest Ministries

Raise Your Vibration By Changing One Word

by Laura Morris of Chronically Positive

AWAP Wednesday: My brain says WORK but my body says REST. Now what?
by Jenni Prokopy of Chronic Babe