Tuesday-Newsday #153

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “How do we deal with isolation?”, “The Challenges of Living with Invisible Pain or Illness” and “What Works for You?”

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   

Small study explores hand shiatsu treatment as sleep aid for chronic pain patients

Higher health care cost burden of musculoskeletal conditions compared to other diseases

Drip-dry shirt fabric patch cures torn shoulders: 40-minute op means end to chronic pain

Peripheral neuropathy's pain grips 20 million Americans

UNDIAGNOSED: MEDICAL REFUGEES - A Groundbreaking Documentary - read more HERE

Researchers Posit Clustering of Good, Poor Pain Centers

University of Washington Anesthesiologist Gregory W. Terman, MD, PhD Becomes President of the American Pain Society

Findings point toward one of first therapies for Lou Gehrig's disease

*MEDICATION NEWS

Joint Commission Issues Alert on Unsafe Injection Practices

Ask the Pharmacist: Where Can I Complain When I’m Denied a Pain Medication?

Treat the Patient, Not the Pain Score, For Optimal Analgesia in the ED

Opioids: Treating Side Effects

Study: Opioid-Induced Constipation May Be Vastly Underreported

Prescription drugs overtake cannabis in fatal crashes

The Hidden Ingredient in Your Painkillers: Sodium

Is There an Rx for High Drug Prices?

Thirty Members of Congress Support Eased Medical Marijuana Research

Medical marijuana in New York: Who will be able to use it?

Survey shows 81% of doctors, physician assistants and pharmacists believe FDA approval should be required prior to generic drug safety label changes

*CANCER PAIN

An innovative pain treatment will be tested in one of the largest clinical trials in cancer pain

New clinical guidelines for cancer-related fatigue

Palliative Care: Life-Changing Support for Those Facing Cancer

Marijuana Spray for Cancer Pain Gets ‘Fast Track’ Review from FDA

No Relief Yet for Brutal Oral Cancer Pain, but Cannabinoids May Offer Some Hope

Nearly Half of All Cancer Patients Experience Sleep Disorders, May Increase Sensitivity to Narcotic Pain Medications

Acupuncture: Real or Not, Can Ease Side Effects of Cancer Drugs

Cancer-related Pain Experience Differs by Race, Ethnicity 

Focused ultrasound reduces cancer pain

Assessing and Treating Breakthrough Cancer Pain

Analysis of past studies highlights the health benefits of music, dance, and art therapy, which are now being used to ease cancer-related anxiety and pain

Easing Pain, Getting Back Quality of Life for Cancer Survivors

Chemotherapy: How cancer drugs impact the body long-term

Researchers see possible answer to chemo pain in a multiple sclerosis drug

New Guidelines on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Researchers Identify New Pain Relief Targets For Cancer Patients

MRI-Guided Ultrasound Relieves Pain of Bone Metastases

The Psychosocial Support Challenges of Young Men Affected by Cancer

Exercise Reduces AI-Induced Joint Pain in Breast Cancer Survivors

Socializing May Ease Pain of Breast Cancer

Topical Lidocaine Makes Sex Less Painful for Breast Cancer Survivors

'Silently Suffering': Breast Cancer Before 40 and Sexuality

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

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.

How do we deal with isolation? (AWAP Wednesday) 

by Jenni Prokopy, editrix of Chronic Babe

The Challenges of Living with Invisible Pain or Illness

by Toni Bernhard

What Works for You? 

by Jan Sadler of PainSupportUK