Tuesday-Newsday #142

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “How to Stop Believing You’re a Burden”, “Uninvited Guest: Pain” and “A 'Better' Face on ICU Pain?”

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

Obamacare plans bring hefty fees for certain drugs: "...experts say patients often spend more for their prescriptions in plans offered under the (new) health law because of the co-insurance..."

Feds Investigate Walgreens Over Privacy Concerns

The dilemma of prescription opioids: Shifting attitudes towards the pain patient

Abuse of painkillers hurts real patients

The FDA's Dilemma With The Opioid Pain Medication Zohydro

Drug Maker Blames ‘Misinformation’ for Zohydro Controversy

Cymbalta Lawsuit Filed Over Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)

Study IDs New Drug Target for Chronic Pain

Advance toward developing an oral pain reliever derived from debilitating snail venom

Doctors and Patients Easily Swayed by Drug Advertising

Questions raised on safety issues and costs related to 'direct-to-consumer' advertising

Human Medicines Can Be Poisonous For Pets, Especially Ones Used for Pain: “Marijuana ingestion in pets is becoming one of the most common poisonings...”

Can 'Robotic' Pills replace injectable drugs for chronic conditions like diabetes?

The medicine in our minds

New microsite to bring awareness for silent victims of flawed drug policy -- legitimate pain patients

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Researchers find link between chronic pain and heart disease

Chronic pain research delves into brain: New insight into how brain responds to pain

It's not just physical, the realm of chronic pain is a scary place

Harnessing the Herpes Virus To Better Target Chronic Pain

Can treatment over the Internet help chronic pain?

A Pained Life: Pain Contracts

This Computer Can Tell When People Are Faking Pain

Adhesion disorder patients suffer invisible pain

*CANCER PAIN

New Study Results: Calmare® Pain Device Therapy May Reduce Chemotherapy-Induced Pain Scores By About 30%

Dispelling Myths about Powerful Painkillers

Will I become addicted to the pain medications I may need during my cancer treatment?

"Expressive writing" can reduce cancer-related symptoms and improve physical functioning in patients

Music, art, and dance therapy may ease depression, anxiety, and pain among cancer patients, studies show

Beyond the Usual Pain Medications

Cancer Pain: Prevalent and Treatable

Joint pain may cause women with breast cancer to stop taking anastrozole

Exercise Might Ease Joint Pain Caused by Breast Cancer Drugs: Side effects, such as stiffness and pain, are common reasons patients stop taking medications

Acupuncture, Real or Sham, Eases Hot Flashes Due to Breast Cancer Chemo

NHS England: Emergency cancer drug fund 'runs out of cash' - Thousands face being denied life-extending medication

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

How to Stop Believing You’re a Burden

by Helena at Chronic Marriage: Helping Couples with Chronic Illness Build Extraordinary Marriages

Uninvited Guest: Pain

by Jan Sadler of Pain Support UK

A 'Better' Face on ICU Pain?

by Crystal Phend