Tuesday-Newsday #185

Note: No post next Tuesday. I'll be back on 3/31.

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to dealing with people who don’t believe you are in pain or sick and/or treat you badly because of your 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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*MUST READ* for Those Who Take Opioids: 

Pain Treatment Technology Update: An App for Improving Interpretation of Urine Drug Testing

*MEDICATION NEWS

Chronic Pain Sufferers Are Speaking Out and Rebelling 

Chronic Pain Sufferers Erupt

Study demonstrates that activation of cannabinoid CB2 receptors suppresses chronic pain

Marijuana Gaining More Acceptance—What About Chronic Pain?

Medical Marijuana Gets A Boost In Washington D.C.

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Brain processes ongoing pain more emotionally

Breathe your way out of pain and stress 

Quell gets a leg up on pain-relieving wearables

For Pain, It Matters Which Doctor You See

Pain Cases May Usher Brain Scans into the Courtroom

Surgeon decompresses nerves to stop chronic pain

Anti-gravity treadmill takes the pain out of rehab

Short-circuit stress: Mindful meditation may be key to better sleep

*LUPUS

Diabetes drug Metformin shows promise treating Lupus

Healthcare Use Declines in Lupus

Disease Activity in SLE Is Common Despite Treatment

Lupus Death Rates Vary by Race, Ethnicity, Study Finds

Lupus: Hospitalizations for Infections Continue to Rise

Study suggests altering gut bacteria might mitigate lupus

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus experienced bone mineral density loss at hip

Men with lupus becoming a challenge

Drug Combo Helps Lupus-Related Kidney Condition

Eczema May Hike Lupus Risk in Kids

*AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES (general news)

Plaquenil Shortage Leaves RA, Lupus Patients in Pain and Demanding Answers

Autoimmune Research Opening Up New Options for Chronic Pain Sufferers

Leading Autoimmune Patient Advocacy Group Survey Finds Majority of Patients Lack Understanding of Biosimilar Drugs

AARDA to Host Summit During National Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month

Exposure to Mercury, Seafood Associated with Risk Factor for Autoimmune Disease

Prenatal exposure to viruses may cause type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases in children

Obesity is a primary environmental factor sparking disorders like Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis

Eating Disorders and Autoimmune Diseases Linked

How to Save Money When You Have an Autoimmune Disease

Scientists may have discovered a critical immune system switch that could affect genes involved in autoimmune disease

New approach offers hope for patients with autoimmune diseases, bone loss

New pathway discovered regulating autoimmune diseases

UC San Diego Part of New Effort to Fight Autoimmune Disorders 

*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.

5 Ways to Respond to Someone Who Doesn’t Believe You’re Sick (AWAP Wednesday)

by Jenni Prokopy, editrix of Chronic Babe

How Do You Deal With Relatives Who Don't Understand Your Chronic Illness?

by Ilana Jacqueline 

5 Reasons People Abandon a Sick Friend

by Jessica Gimeno of Fashionably Ill

How To Kill A Sick Friend 

by Sue Klaus