MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE

God bless those brave men and women 

who gave their lives in the fight for freedom.

Bless also their families for their sacrifice.

Thank you to all those in uniform who 

protect and defend our freedom & liberty!

No Tuesday-Newsday this week

Tuesday-Newsday #149

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “Letting Go of Guilt”, “When Migraines Put Friendships at Risk” and “All Change! How to cope with pain and change." 

Remember that even if a Featured Blog Post is written specifically with emphasis on one chronic pain condition, it may still have information and ideas which can help people with any type of chronic pain/illness. I always select posts which I think can provide help for the widest audience.

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   

Living with Pain (video)

This important video which stresses the need to develop a tool kit for living with chronic pain and depression and a safety plan. 

Can Grapes Reduce Pain and Improve Health?

Vitamin D and Central Hypersensitivity in Chronic Pain Patients

Key genetic link discovered between four chronic pain conditions: IBS, musculoskeletal pain, pelvic pain and dry eye disease

Half of the 21 million Americans who have a disability don't exercise, and that  jeopardizes their health: Lack of workouts increases the risk of chronic diseases

Engineer invents a way to beam power to medical chips deep inside the body, paving the way for new 'electroceutical' devices to treat illness or alleviate pain

*PATIENT NEWS

Doctors' Ignorance Stands In The Way Of Care For The Disabled

Most Docs Believe Patients Get Too Many Medical Tests: But, half of physicians have ordered unneeded tests for pushy patients, survey found

Wasteful Medicare Spending Topped $1.9 Billion in 1 Year: Analysis using 2009 data looked at 26 common but often unnecessary tests and procedures

Outcome data in clinical trials reported inadequately, inconsistently, study finds

Bioethicist: 'Right to Try' Law More Cruel Than Compassionate

ResearchMatch helps connect patients to studies for research

*MIGRAINE / HEADACHE

FDA Approves First Device to Prevent Migraines: Wearable Cefaly headband uses electrodes to stimulate nerve tied to the headaches

Chronic Migraine Responds to OnabotulinumtoxinA

Are Medication Overuse Headaches Associated With NSAIDs?

Topamax Approval for Migraines Expanded to Younger Users

Over-the-counter medicines may relieve severe migraines, study says

New Drugs May Help Prevent Migraines: Two early trials show two experimental compounds reduced number of headaches for sufferers

Dual Nerve Stimulation Helps Chronic Migraine

New tweetment: Twitter users describe real-time migraine agony

Older people with migraines 'more likely to have silent brain injury'

Migraine disorder comes with its own set of clues to preventing pain

New drugs, herbal remedies and magnetic stimulation are among the options for migraine sufferers

Migraine Expert Agrees Brain Scans Often Not Needed

What a Headache: $1 Billion in Brain Scans

Migraine Attacks Increase Following Stress “Let-Down”

Antibodies Block Migraine in Preliminary Studies

Migraines and Auras

Migraines show a link to gluten in some cases

Butterbur a good treatment for migraine pain, doctors say

Study suggests link between migraines, bipolar disorder

Study Links Hormonal Contraceptive Treatment to Incidence of Thrombotic Events in Women with Migraine

Study Suggests that Cardiovascular Risk Factors Tend to Cluster in Patients with Migraine

Orthopedic surgeon treats migraine sufferers with unique procedure: Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) nerve block

Researchers study differences in the prevalence of headaches worldwide

*HIGHER EDUCATION: GOING TO SCHOOL WHEN YOU HAVE CHRONIC PAIN/ILLNESS

When It Comes To Chronic Illness, College Campuses Have A Lot To Learn

Dropping the Ball on Disabilities

Hearing the voices of the chronically ill in higher education - Part 1 and Part 2

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Letting Go of Guilt

by Kerrie Smyres for Migraine.com

When Migraines Put Friendships at Risk

by Teri Robert

All Change! How to cope with pain and change

by Jan Sadler of PainSupport UK

Tuesday-Newsday #148

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “Be a good girl. Conceal. Don’t feel. Don’t let them know? Why she has to tell”, "How health care providers are gaming the system (of the 340B drug discount program)” and “What to say when you look good but feel bad.”

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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*WARNING - Rx RECALL*

Arthritis Supplement Super Arthgold Recalled Due to Undeclared Drug Ingredients

FDA analysis found it is contaminated with several drugs that could cause adverse reactions, potentially fatal

*MEDICATION NEWS

One third of Americans mixing supplements with meds: study

Pregnant on Opiates: When Following Doctors' Orders Breaks the Law

When pot cures pain, prison still can follow: Even in Washington state, where it's legal, the feds may prosecute

B.C. Pain Society opens Canada’s first marijuana vending machine

Reusable Fireactiv wrap-round pads use your own body-heat to ease joint pain

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS   

Update on Pain-related bills in state legislatures across U.S.

Type of Chronic Pain May Affect Risk for Suicide

New Research On How Your Gender Affects Your Pain

Pain's Benefit to Squid May Hold Clues to Chronic Human Pain, Scientists Say

Preventing Chronic Post-surgical Pain - Chronic Pain Patients Must Take Extra Precautions

Preventing a Lifetime of Pain after Surgery, Part II

In sickness and in health? Serious illness raises the risk of divorce – but only if the wife gets sick

The Unfinished Science Behind the New Wave of Electrical Brain Stimulation; Harvard says shows promise for treating chronic pain

Sensus pain management device for leg pain now thinner and more comfortable, approved for use during sleep as well

Computer Detects Fake Expressions of Pain Better Than People

Celebrities and Chronic Pain: Famous People Have Pain, Too

Fascial Stretch Therapist: What is it, why you might need one

American Pain Society Establishes Private Pain Research Fund

Pain Med Docs More Prone to Burnout

Pain curbs sex drive in female mice, but not in males

*COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS) / RSD

CRPS: Miracle of modern medicine

CRPS: Diagnosis & Management

THE TASTE & CRPS: The story of a brave Pain Warrior

Resources for Veterans with CRPS

CRPS and the importance of early diagnosis

Tortured by pain doctors simply can't explain? CRPS may be why...

Husband & wife team assume the leadership of RSDSA as Co-Presidents

Paula Abdul: Putting the Spotlight on Rare Disease

Need to speak with someone? Join RSDSA's Peer-to-Peer Program

RSDSA community update newsletter

*RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Survey Seeking Patients: If you’ve been taking Methotrexate or a Biologic for a year you could be eligible to earn $25

Chinese herbal remedy as good as Methotrexate

Extra rituximab dose 'can improve response to RA treatment' 

New study shows benefits of RA drug Sirukumab

Biologics improved RA patients’ physical function after failure of other treatments

Marijuana: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits in RA?

Risk Score Predicts Arthritis Progression

Alcohol Use Lowers RA Risk in Women

New rheumatoid arthritis treatments to come to market soon

RA risk with smoking is dose-dependant

Rheumatoid Arthritis May Harm Kidneys

New RA Management Guidelines: A Quick and Easy Guide

Two New Approaches to Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Shoulder Replacement May Help for Severe RA: Study found surgery to relieve pain and stiffness held up for a decade

RA Patients Living a Decade Longer

RA patient referrals delayed by test results

Boy advocates for children with rheumatoid arthritis

Innovative Research Effort Will Learn More About RA

Comorbid Gout, RA Can’t Be Ruled Out, Researchers Say

Where Does RA Start?

Chronotherapy: The science of timing drugs to our Body Clock can help with RA

Video – Project Glove: Spreading Awareness by Sharing the Experience

Actress Kathleen Turner says pilates workouts helped her fight rheumatoid arthritis

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Be a good girl. Conceal. Don’t feel. Don’t let them know? Why she has to tell

by Arthritic Chick for Creaky Joints 

March Madness: How health care providers are gaming the system -- Why we need patients to rise and challenge the powerhouse providers abusing the 340B drug discount program

by Policy Wonk Steve for Creaky Joints

What to say when you look good but feel bad (AWAP Wednesday)

by Jenni Prokopy, editrix of Chronic Babe

Tuesday-Newsday #147

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “Be a Better Patient: What Your Doctor Recommends When You Visit,” "Diagnosis Dilemmas” and “Helpful Things TO Say to Someone in Chronic 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

FDA re-advises against using extra-strength Acetaminophen

FDA Commissioner: Zohydro Won’t Increase Drug Abuse

New extended-release formulation of Hydrocodone has 24-hour analgesia, less abuse potential

Studies, Reporting Significant Reduction in Chronic Pain Via Non-Opioid Prescription Creams, to be Presented at American Pain Society Conference

Safer Alternatives to Nonsteroidal Antinflamatory (NSAID) Pain Killers

American Pain Society Publishes New Clinical Practice Guideline on Methadone Safety: Mortality Significantly Higher than Other Opioid Medications

Potential for heart attack, stroke risk seen with Marijuana use

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS   

Pain-relief procedure bill splits state parties in Minnesota

New smart phone apps help doctors manage pain patients

Chronic pain linked to vitamin D deficiency in men

Vitamin D deficiency doubles risk of chronic musculoskeletal pain

Patients' Eye Color a Clue to Pain Tolerance

Treat Car Crash Pain Early On, Lest It Linger

Laughter May Work Like Meditation in the Brain

Neuropathic and psychogenic pain contribute to chronic musculoskeletal pain

Pressure sensors to help prevent pain for amputees

Chronic Pain or an Under-reported Birth Defect?

Pain management training for doctors faces funding issues in Canada

Pain Patients in NHS Scotland wait up to two years for chronic pain treatment

Pain Patients in Canada’s national health system can wait 6 to 12 months for pain care: One man's story

*PATIENT NEWS

Docs' Medicare Pay Made Public: 'You Cannot Call a Plumber for $57'

U.S. Health Care System Has $5.6 Billion Security Problem

Misdiagnosed: Doctors' Mistakes Affect 12 Million a Year

Women Still Left Out of Medical Research: Report

A Doctor's 'People Skills' Affect Patients' Health

Doctors' Free Samples Have a Hidden Cost

Why Your Doctor Might be Wearing Google Glass

*MILITARY VETERANS

VA Medical Care Woes Extend Far Beyond Phoenix Scandal; Congressional Investigation Continues

Senators, Veterans’ Groups, Call For VA Secretary's Resignation Amid Mounting Scandals

U.S. Senate on Veterans’ Affairs examines alternatives to pain drugs for vets

Congress Says “No” To VA Doctors’ Abilities To Recommend Pot To Vets

Navy psychiatrist's acupuncture, meditation methods embraced by special operators

Air Force: Battlefield acupuncture fights pain, skepticism

Acupuncture Helping Reduce Use of Pain Killers in Army Patients

Restoring a Sense of Touch to Amputees, Easing Phantom Limb Pain

For Soldiers With Gulf War Illness, a Clue to the Mystery in Their Cells

Toxic causes of Gulf War illness confirmed: new report

Scientific panel unable to come up with singular definition for Gulf War illness

Top VA official questions use of term 'Gulf War illness': Undersecretary for benefits said name change would be 'limiting'

Clinic helps veteran wounded in Iraq cope with chronic pain

'Why Me?' Vets Face Much Higher Risk of Lou Gehrig's Disease

Inflammation May Be PTSD Risk Factor

Marijuana study in veterans with PTSD wins federal backing

Colorado rejects pot for PTSD

Pig Cells Help Injured Soldiers Recover From Lower Limb Muscle Loss

Veterans of the Burn Pits: Lungs full of toxic fumes follow soldiers home, even as the VA drags its feet

Injuries outside of combat take painful toll on veterans

Three-part PBS documentary that personalizes the experiences of returning veterans and celebrates their lives - starts May 13th

Your military medical files may be at risk

Iraq vet finds the funny in his injury

Caregivers for post-9/11 vets need more help, study finds

"More than 1 million Americans provide care and support for injured or ill Iraq and Afghanistan war-era veterans, and they often do so at great personal sacrifice, facing social isolation, income loss and poor health..."

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Be a Better Patient: What Your Doctor Recommends When You Visit

by Dr. William English and Lue English

Diagnosis Dilemmas 

by Jan Sadler of Pain Support UK

Helpful Things TO Say to Someone in Chronic Pain

by Tracy Rydzy