No post this week

Shannon will not be posting this week, but hopes to be back next week. She was in a car accident and is convalescing. All the time required for pain research is just too much for her right now. Thank you for your prayers and healing thoughts.

Tuesday-Newsday #179

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to couples struggling with chronic pain/illness.

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

Stanford Researchers Seek Pain Patients for Online Survey

Women’s Pain: Common, Treatable and Often Overlooked or Mismanaged

Avacen 100: New Device Treats Arthritis, Fibromyalgia Pain with Heat

Chronic pain not only hurts, it also causes isolation and depression

New advances in chronic pain management show promise

Medication-Assisted Mobilization (MAM) Procedure Brings New Life for Chronic Pain Patients

Celebrities with pain conditions talk about their journeys

Managing pain with the power of the mind

Functional Medicine Battles Chronic Diseases

Survey: Compliance for Some Spinal Cord Stimulator Infection Control Practices High, Lacking for Others

opinion: How Will The Movie “Cake” Portray People Living with Pain?

*MEDICATION NEWS

Access to Opioids in Europe Called ‘Human Right’

Workers comp sector seeks to curb off-label drug use

Indian scientists design morphine replacement for pain therapy

Study identifies potential for safer anti-inflammatory drugs

Cost of bringing new drug to market now around $2.6 billion, says Tufts CSDD

As biotech booms, high drug costs cause worry

Can Ibuprofen Help You Live Longer?

*FEMALE PAIN CONDITIONS

Search for Biomarkers Aimed at Improving Treatment of Painful Bladder Condition

A better long-term treatment option for Interstitial Cystitis, thanks to animplantable device which releases lidocaine

Raising Awareness about Interstitial Cystitis

Advice and Support May Improve Painful Bladder Symptoms

British cystitis sufferer can't hold down a job or have sex after enduring excruciating condition for 11 years

Researchers are developing a noninvasive test for endometriosis

If You Suffer From Endometriosis, Better Help May Be Coming: New drug combo, other studies 

Phase-III drug Elagolix does well against endometriosis pain

Acupuncture Point Sensitivity Linked to Menstrual Pain, Endometriosis

Visceral syndrome in endometriosis

Severe Teenage Acne May Increase Endometrosis Risk

ESHRE launches endometriosis app

Ten years of agony, two operations and the prospect of never having children: Young woman's fight to get new drug used to treat her excruciating endometriosis in Australia 

Endometriosis, a painful stealth disease, attacks women under many disguises

Young teen smokers may run heightened risk of chronic severe period pain

The neuroscience of 'holding it': Involuntary link in brain between pelvic floor, other muscles

Physiotherapy specialists provide relief for pelvic floor pain

Botox injections curing chronic pelvic muscle pain in Australia

Female Triathletes at Risk for Pelvic Floor Disorders

Multidisciplinary approach benefits provoked Vestibulodynia

Statins may prevent hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroids

FDA Adds 'Boxed Warning' to Devices Used to Remove Uterine Fibroids

Woman shares story of life up-ended by chronic nerve pain: Pudendal Neuralgia

Non-Surgical Treatment for Painful Ovarian Varicose Veins

In Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Cinnamon May Help

Young women with polycystic ovary syndrome are 5 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes

Nearly one in five women who undergo hysterectomy may not need the procedure

*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.

Resolving Conflicts When a Partner Is Chronically Ill

by Toni Bernhard

How a Marriage Survives When One Partner Gets Sick

by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 

Dealing with Disappointment

by Helena at Chronic Marriage: Helping couples with chronic illness build extraordinary marriages

Tuesday-Newsday #178

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to romantic relationships and 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

Setback in Medical Marijuana Study for Cancer Pain: Sativex worked no better than placebo

Three drug companies launch generic Celebrex capsules in USA

Groups unite against curbing painkillers: Industry, doctors, patients lobby over opiate laws

Montana Doctor Risks Medical License for ‘Narcotic Refugees’

Study: Pain Patients Report Cannabis Augments Efficacy Of Opiate-Based Medications

Pain Conditions, Opioids Prevalent in Epilepsy Patients

FDA Urges Continued Caution for Pain Medications in Pregnancy

Compound pharmacies possible alternative to addictive medications

Text Messages Remind People to Take Medications

Test aims to detect dangerous side effects so that fewer patients are given unsafe drugs

opinion: Are Pharmacists Getting a Bad Rap?

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

NIH Panel cites need for individualized, patient-centered approach to treat and monitor chronic pain

Inflammation Found in Brains of Chronic Pain Patients

Experience of pain relies on multiple brain pathways, not just one

Get Involved With Pain Management Legislation

For sufferers, pain can invite extremes: People with chronic pain have a higher risk of suicide

For Those Suffering Chronic Pain, The Hardest Part Is Convincing Others

Cynthia Toussaint and John Garrett work together to fight chronic pain

The Slow Death of Compassion for the Chronically Ill (video)

*ARTHRITIS: ALL TYPES

Radio Waves Knock Out Joint Pain

Laughing gas treats knee pain

Comprehensive Management Of Chronic Knee Pain

Company Settles Hip Implant Product-Liability Lawsuits for $1.43B

Hospital-based exercise program improves quality of life for adults with arthritis

Six Food Choices To Help Ease Arthritis Pain

Glucosamine and chondroitin supplements show no effect on knee osteoarthritis

Backed by Science: 9 Supplements for Arthritis Symptoms

*OSTEOARTHRITIS

FDA Approves Zorvolex, a Low-Dose NSAID, for OA Pain

Statins Not Helpful For Joint Disease of Osteoarthritis

Acupuncture Calms Arthritis Pain, Increases Mobility 

OA Pain, Outcomes Improved With Physical Therapy

Sleep disturbances, pain, disability, depression all linked in osteoarthritis

Exercise Reduces Pain of Arthritis in Older Adults

Supplements Don't Improve Knee Osteoarthritis

Which Pain Relievers Work Best for Knee Osteoarthritis?

Mechanical Stress Contributes to Knee OA: Rationale for Weight Loss

In OA, Diet and Knee Brace Can Help

Acoustic technique developed to detect knee osteoarthritis

Inflammation Drives Painful Sensitization in Knee Osteoarthritis

Running does not lead to knee osteoarthritis, may protect people from developing disease, experts say

Common Knee Surgery May Boost Arthritis Risk

An alternative for pain control after knee replacement surgery: Liposomal Bupivacaine

*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.

Love in the Time of Chronic Illness

by Jon Fortenbury

The most overlooked characteristic of who you want to marry: Can I suffer with this person? 

by Kevin Thompson

How can I learn sexual confidence in spite of illness/disability?

by Jenni Prokopy, editrix of ChronicBabe.com

Tuesday-Newsday #177

Sorry for the late posting, but here at last is the newest edition of Tuesday-Newsday... well, it's actually Wednesday. The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to starting out in the new year.

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 Okays Diclofenac Injection for Pain: Dyloject

New Opioid ‘Film’ Could Be Alternative to Hydrocodone: New formulation is absorbed inside your cheek

Fewer U.S. Teens Abusing Painkillers

Treating Neuropathic Pain With Cannabis: Pro and Con Debate at the World Congress on Pain

Legal 'E-spliff' helps relieve pain of MS and cancer patients - without the cannabis high

Common Painkillers May Help Prevent Certain Skin Cancers, Study Finds

Dosing instructions for common meds are too complicated for many patients.

*UPDATE on MENINGITIS OUTBREAK FROM CONTAMINATED Rx in 2012

Federal agents arrest 14 senior pharmacists over deadly Meningitis outbreak caused by 'filthy' drug lab that killed 64 people and sickened over 750 as part of landmark indictment

U.S. seizes $18 million from owners of pharmacy tied to meningitis outbreak

Mixed Emotions For Meningitis Victims Following NECC Arrests

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

New studies suggest patient descriptions of pain help in diagnosis

Apostherapy: Shoes for Pain

SAM: New ultrasound technology is helping people dealing with chronic pain

A Virtual Refuge From Real Pain

Acupuncture as effective as drugs in treating pain, trial shows

Could Your Chronic Headaches, Sleep Issues, Vision Changes, and Debilitating Pain Be Caused by Pineal Cysts?

Who Will Relieve Americans’ Pain Once the Physician Shortage Hits?

American Pain Society Releases Pain Research Agenda for the 21st Century

What is Pain Coaching?

The Chronically Ill & Disabled Parking: The harassment people with invisible diseases 

opinion: Should I Talk About My Pain?

*TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS: TMD / TMJ

TMJ NextGeneration Device Approved by FDA 

Off-label use of Botox to relieve TMJ and associated myofascial pain may threaten bone density

Laser Acupuncture Alleviates Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) Pain

NICE upgrades guidance after concluding ‘bionic jaw’ procedure is safe and effective

TMJ: An infographic

Study finds higher rates of TMD, paresthesia after third-molar removal

The TMJ Association, Ltd. website

*BACK PAIN / SPINE

Lyrica Not Effective for Lower Back Pain

Panel Rejects Sternest FDA Warning for Steroid Shots

Controlled Study Strengthens Case for Transforaminal Epidural Injections in Chronic Low Back Pain

Groups Angered Over FDA Warning on Epidural Steroid Injections

Amitriptyline beat pregabalin for chronic low back pain

Evaluating the Use of Single-entity Hydrocodone to Treat Chronic Low Back Pain

Rethinking Tylenol and Rest: Movement Is Key to Keep Back Pain at Bay, Physical Therapist Says

Canadian doctors given advice on prescribing medical pot; Guidelines say no evidence that Cannabis helps for low back pain 

Small Trial Finds Single IV Dexamethasone Dose Eases Low-Back Pain and Radiculopathy

Medical firm profited on pain with knockoff spine surgery hardware

FDA Approves First Customized Spinal Rod

Stimwave Freedom, World’s Smallest Neurostimulator, FDA Cleared for Back, Leg Pain

Neuromodulation for Back Pain

Experiences With Spinal Cord Stimulator in Patients With Chronic Neuropathic Back Pain

Insomnia can predict the appearance of back pain in adults

Smokers with new back pain less likely to recover, likely to develop chronic pain

Body Mechanics Key to Avoiding, Relieving Chronic Lower Back Pain

A single yoga pose each day may improve spine curvature for scoliosis patients

Disabling back pain increases mortality risk for older women

Spooning May Contribute to Low Back Pain

Smokers with new back pain less likely to recover, likely to develop chronic pain

What texting does to your spine

New findings will improve the sex lives of women with back pain

PACIF Procedure Targets Pain Source To Relieve Chronic Low Back Pain

Separating Spondyloarthritis From Back Pain Still Problematic

Opioid use prior to spine surgery linked to diminished patient reported outcomes

Preop Depression Tied to Lower Quality of Life After Back Surgery

Minimally invasive disc surgery is a pain in the neck

Spinal Surgery Varies by Region in U.S.: Study

New Research Offers Help for Spinal Cord Patients

3D Printed, Fashionable Back Braces Encourage Kids with Scoliosis to Wear Them

*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.

New Year: 7 wishes that I hope come true for those with health problems

by Toni Bernhard

How to Have a Happy New Year in Spite of a Life With Chronic Pain 

by Sue Faulkner Wood 

New Year’s Resolution: Celebrate the Victories

by Lana of Chronic Illness is a Journey

A New Type of New Year’s Resolution

By Linda Sapadin at PsychCentral