Tuesday-Newsday #170

Time for Tuesday-Newsday... just delayed by one day! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “Adjusting to Serious Illness: Strategies for Patients and Their Families“ and “Can You Harness the Power of Community?” and “Roles People in Your Life Play When You Have a Chronic Condition.”

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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*ALERT: Rx RECALL*

Packaging Mix-Up of Naproxen Sold by Dollar Tree Stores & Website

*MEDICATION NEWS

Prescribers Say Hydrocodone Rescheduling Hurts Legitimate Pain Patients

opinion: Distrust and Don’t Verify

3D printing may make individualized medicine more affordable

The Dangers of Mixing Medication: One body, multiple drugs can be a recipe for disaster

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Researchers find nearly 1 in 5 adults have persistent pain

New Chronic Pain Ultrasound Therapy: Sustained Acoustic Medicine (SAM)

Changing how primary-care doctors treat pain, fatigue and other common symptoms

Chronic pain testing for Native Americans in full swing

How to Understand Someone With Chronic Pain

The Past, Present and Future of Chronic Pain Treatment

Patients with Catastrophizing Disorder More Likely to Develop Chronic Pain After Surgery

Agonising pain, broken bones and even spinal damage...Forget killer heels. It's flats that really leave your feet in agony

RARE Toolkits provide individuals with usable information on a variety of topics for rare disease patients

*DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY 

Statins May Help Prevent Diabetes-Related Nerve Damage, Study Finds

Spinal-Cord Stimulation 'Last Resort' for Diabetic Nerve Pain

Diabetes and Fibromyalgia: How do you tell the difference?

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy increased risk for fall

Loss of Sensation in Feet From Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Linked to Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Diabetics

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

*OSTEOPOROSIS

The Weaker Sex: Men With Osteoporosis Are Neglected

Osteoporosis Screening Guidelines May Miss Younger Women at Risk

Osteoporosis Drugs Work, But Review Finds No Clear Winner: Risk of 'atypical' fractures is rare

More Evidence Ties Some Bone-Building Drugs to Rare Fractures: But experts say benefits of bisphosphonates outweigh risks for those with osteoporosis

Revealing novel mode of action for osteoporosis drug Raloxifene 

Romosozumab Increases Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women

SSRIs, Hypnotics Increase Fracture Risk

Proteins causing daytime sleepiness also tied to bone formation, providing target for osteoporosis

New tool in development that could drastically reduce the number of potential future hip fractures

Kidney Stones Up Fracture Risk

Baby Boomers and Scoliosis: Osteoporosis Is Risk Factor

Paralyzed patients have weaker bones, higher risk of fractures than expected

Many moles linked to lower risk of osteoporosis

Wine, nuts and chocolate 'may prevent brittle bones': Compound in treats found to have anti-inflammatory properties 

Two or three cups of tea a day could keep osteoporosis at bay

Controversial Observational Study: Milk may increase risk of fractures & overall mortality in both sexes, but cause and effect not proven

Osteoporosis risks gauged by online test

These ignored cells might prevent Osteoporosis

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

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.

Roles People in Your Life Play When You Have a Chronic Condition

by Barby Ingle, chairman of Power of Pain Foundation

Adjusting to Serious Illness: Strategies for Patients and Their Families

by Bruce Campbell at CFIDS & Fibromaygla Self-Help

Can You Harness the Power of Community?

by Sue Ingebretson at Rebuilding Wellness