Tuesday-Newsday #175

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to the holidays: “6 Ways to Handle Holiday Controllers, Critics and Coaches”, “Travel and the Holidays” and “Emotional Survival Guide for the Holidays.”

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

New Combo Caps Approved for Moderate Pain: Trezix 

Painkiller Tramadol linked to increased risk of hospitalization for hypoglycemia

Zohydro ER Deemed Safe, Effective as Long-Term Chronic Pain Treatment 

Doctors Prescribing Fewer Opioids for Pain

Opioid Prescribing: Understanding the Risks

FDA Issues New Drug Label Rules to Better Inform Pregnant Women

Soaring Generic Drug Prices: 8 tips to save on your medications

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

The FDA has approved an injectable microchip nerve-stimulation device for the relief of ongoing back and leg pain

Study Suggests Resilience Determines Pain Tolerance

Unraveling the Mystery of Pain

Still Undiagnosed? 3 Options to Try

Spinal stimulators let those with chronic pain breathe a sigh of relief

Chronic Foot, Ankle Pain Can Lead to Neuroticism: People suffering with conditions also score high for anxiety, depression

Scientists chart spinal circuitry responsible for chronic pain

Write your way out of chronic pain

*MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

FDA Approves Plegridy for MS

MS Drug Lemtrada Approved by the FDA

Sativex Helps MS Spasticity in Objective Tests, Small Trial Finds

Low Dose Naltrexone for Multiple Sclerosis, What Happened?

Dimethyl fumarate for multiple sclerosis: Added benefit not proven

Can Duloxetine Help Neuropathic Pain in MS?

Could Too Much Salt Harm MS Patients?

Multiple Sclerosis Risk Tied to Some Oral Contraceptives

Research Shows No Link Between Vaccinations, Risk for Multiple Sclerosis

Playing Video Game May Boost MS Patients' Balance: Study

'My body is acting like I never had it': Meet the 27-year-old who has dumbfounded doctors by recovering from MS after being told she would spend her life in a wheelchair

The benefits of wellness program for people with multiple sclerosis

Yoga program for MS patients improves physical and mental well-being

Massage therapy can alleviate symptoms of multiple sclerosis

'Healthy' Diets Don't Seem to Reduce MS Risk

Researchers Find Lifestyle Changes Can Help People With Multiple Sclerosis

Sleep problems may be a hidden epidemic among individuals with multiple sclerosis

Can exercise improve the quality of life for individuals with multiple sclerosis?

Sport can help multiple sclerosis patients

Depression: The Dark Side of Multiple Sclerosis

Novel cognitive study shows improvement in self-awareness with task experience in multiple sclerosis

A step closer to cell therapy for multiple sclerosis

People With HIV May Be at Lower Risk for Multiple Sclerosis

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Offers a New Resource to Guide the MS Community in Accessing Vital Information

The MSAA Launches Health Insurance Guide for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Strides Made in 2014 Toward a World Free of MS

Healthline Names My MS Manager™ One of the Best Multiple Sclerosis Mobile Apps for Second Year

*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.

6 Ways to Handle Holiday Controllers, Critics and Coaches

by Jude Bijou of PsychCentral

Travel and the Holidays

by Deborah Barrett of PainPathways magazine

Emotional Survival Guide for the Holidays

by Denise Mann