Tuesday-Newsday #190

NOTE: Sorry for another late post. I'm still having a bad pain flare-up, but I managed to pull together a full blog post this week...

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to dealing with negative thinkings.

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 RECALLS *~

Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Select Lots of Injectable Methotrexate, Gemcitabine, Carboplatin, and Cytarabine

Patients should contact their doctor if they have experienced any problems that may be related to using these medications or for more contact information, click HERE

*MEDICATION NEWS

FDA says Medtronic must stop most sales of Synchromed drug pumps

UC Davis Study On Painkillers—What’s It Saying?

Antibiotic Shortages On the Rise in U.S.

FDA to require new information for prescribing medications during pregnancy

FDA Weighs Tighter Regulation of Homeopathic Medicines: Critics say these natural remedies are ineffective, potentially dangerous

*COSTS OF MEDICATIONS SOARING

Pharmacist survey raises concerns for patient access to generic drugs

New Specialty Medicines Drive Up Drug Spending: Report finds costs are highest they've been in a decade

Some Arthritis Meds Cost Seniors Thousands Annually

Prices of Multiple Sclerosis Rx Soaring Even for Older Drugs, in Some Cases Rising More Than 700%

Pharmacies push pricier drugs to Tricare users

Feds to Probe Impact of Generic Drug Price Increases on Medicaid

Angry Over Drug Prices, More States Push Bills for Pharma to Disclose Costs

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Less than a Month Remains To Comment on National Pain Strategy

Resilience to Chronic Pain – Can It Be Predicted?

New discovery could impact the study of chronic pain conditions

Ozone Therapy: Hope for Chronic Illnesses

*INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES (IBD)

World IBD Day on May 19th: Video Campaign Already Ongoing

Chronic narcotic use is high among kids with IBD

Medical Marijuana Will Be Available to Treat IBD Patients in New York City

Pain Management in Patients with IBD: Individualizing Treatment Approaches

Kids With IBD Skip Drug Doses

Pediatric IBD Program Helps Children Cope with Disease

New JustLikeMeIBD.org Website For Kids And Teens With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

'Yes' to Routine Colonoscopies in IBD

Researchers discover molecular trigger of inflammatory bowel disease

Viruses may play unexpected role in inflammatory bowel diseases

IBD Genes Are Passed From Parent To Child, But The Risk Of IBD Is Complicated

Can People With IBD Also Have IBS?

IBS Yields to Rifaximin -- Repeatedly

New class of drugs shows promise in treating chronic diarrhea

Drug options for IBS 'should be easier to navigate with new guideline'

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Defined by Symptoms, Relieved Through Trust and Patience

Link between depression, abnormal brain response to visceral pain in patients with IBS

Expert highlights research innovation and is optimistic about the future of IBS treatment

IBS: The Truth About Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Beware Claims That Activated Charcoal Can Cure Gut Troubles

Acupuncture Soothes Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

New Drug Mongersen for Crohn's Disease Shows Early Promise

Study Links Common Food Additives to Crohn's Disease, Colitis

Facing the Pain and Stigma of Crohn’s Disease

Yeast-devouring gut bacterium may provide new Crohn's treatments

Closing in on a Cure for Crohn's: MAP

New Home Test Kit Launched for Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis

Clinical data demonstrates safety and efficacy of Vedolizumab for adults with UC & CD

NICE recommends use of Humira on the NHS in adult patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Improving adherence to ulcerative colitis medications: an interview

Deleware restroom access law opens employee-only bathrooms to those with medical need such as Crohn’s, Colitis

Pin-Up Model With Crohn's Reboots Her Immune System

*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.

Tools to Cope with the Stress of Chronic Pain & Manage Difficult Thinking

from Princess in the Tower

Comparisonitis Sucks! (AWAP Wednesday)

by Jenni Prokopy, editrix of ChronicBabe.com

3 Ways to Weather the Internal Storm of chronic Pain and Not Let it Define You

from Princess in the Tower