Tuesday-Newsday #135

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “10 Strategies to Combat Patient Burnout”, “Pissed off? Now what? On Anger and Advocacy”,  and “’But You Look So Good’…A Choice to Live Transparently.”

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

ALERT: Pharmacists Report Delays in Getting Opioids

ALERT: Crack down on pain killers forcing shortage at pharmacies

Synthetic Pot Tied to Surge of Emergency Cases

Marijuana poisoning on the rise in pets

Patients Suffering from Chronic Pain Should Question Certain Tests, Treatments

Not all FDA-approved drugs get same level of testing: Evidence behind some drugs & devices often has major limitations

FDA Cracks Down on Illegitimate Online Pharmacies

Waiting Worthwhile When Gauging Transforaminal epidural steroid injection TFESI’s Effectiveness

New Medical Device That Could Change the Course of Medicine as We Know It, Allows for Vaporization of Medicines Directly into the Lungs

FDA halts drug imports from India's Ranbaxy plant

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Are you still exercising, even with chronic pain, illness or injury?

Laughter Relieves Pain; Sleep Clears Mental Clutter

Brain Uses Serotonin to Perpetuate Chronic Pain Signals in Local Nerves

Innate channel identified that protects against pain

Training your brain using neurofeedback

*RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Persistent early rheumatoid arthritis disease activity 'linked to worse outcomes'

Side Effects of Methotrexate May Hit Before Tx Even Starts

J&J petitions FDA to require "similar" names for biosimilars, biologics

GHLF Submits Letter to FDA Requesting Distinguishable Names for Biosimilars

Decline in Rates of Joint Surgery May Be Due to Better Disease Control

Women with RA and a Certain Antibody at Risk of Earlier Death: A new study highlights the importance of early, aggressive treatment

Breastfeeding Lowers Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Surgical Infection Rate Higher with RA Drugs

Shoulder Replacement Eases Pain, Improves Motion in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Shows Potential of Large-Scale Genetic Studies for Drug Discovery

Ultrasound Helps Guide Arthritis Treatment

When RA Makes Work Unworkable: For rheumatoid arthritis patients, keeping a job can be a challenge — or even impossible

Are Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Better Off?

Depression higher than previously reported in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis

RA Patients See Big Boost in Quality of Life: Dutch study found substantial drops in anxiety, depression and disability over 2 decades

Gut Bacteria Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study finds relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and weather conditions 

Mum who can't lean down to pick up baby warns: Catch arthritis early to save your joints

Christine’s top ten tips for living life with RA: Or how to live your life with arms wide open even if they ache

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

10 Strategies to Combat Patient Burnout

by Martine Ehrenclou 

Pissed off? Now what? -- On Anger and Advocacy

by Advocacy Joe at Creaky Joints

“But You Look So Good”…A Choice to Live Transparently

by Laura Morris of Chronically Positive