Tuesday-Newsday #202

NOTE: Another late posting, sorry. I think it’s going to be this way for awhile, with so much focus on the remodel for our accessible bathroom. Sorry I’m not posting on time or putting up more links, but I promise to keep doing my best every week. Please bear with me.

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are about dealing with people who push unwanted advice on you.

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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*OPIOIDS*

Fear of DEA Causing Drug Shortages

New allegations made on DEA's role in pain prescription denials (report from WESH-2 in FL)

Pharmacy rejects pain prescription for 4-year-old with cancer in Florida, among others

Earlier report from WESH-2 about pharmacies denying prescriptions

CDC Reports on Opioids Appear Biased

opinion: Pain Patients Should Come First

Data on New Naloxone Capsule for Opioid-Induced Constipation Released

*MEDICATION NEWS

DQSA: Patient Safety is all About Transparency and Communication

Body's response to spicy foods guides design of new pain relief drugs

Study finds the Placebo Effect still works even if a person knows the treatment has no medical value

Placebos: Not all fake medicines are created equal

Can Placebo Pills Help Cancer Survivors Manage Pain?

Drug Makers May Delay Reporting Patient Harms to FDA: Study

Obamacare: State health insurance markets struggle with cost challenges

*MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Health officials examine the first reported marijuana-linked death in Colorado 

Teens with legal access to medical marijuana are 10 times more likely to report problems with addiction than those who get the drug illegally

Non-psychotropic compound in Cannabis may be used to treat fractures

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Discovering why Chronic Pain happens to some of us and not others

New study aims to improve the cognitive functioning of people living with chronic pain 

Curvy women are more sensitive to pain than other women

Adults with chronic pain are commonly smokers, according to a study from Mayo Clinic

High-frequency spinal cord stimulation nearly twice as effective than traditional low frequency stimulation, study finds

Wear, Tear & Care: The Quell Pain Relief Device

Non-Narcotic Pain Relief Options Getting Cooler with COOLIEF Cooled Radiofrequency

Inventor says new device CP Relief Wand treats chronic pain conditions including Fibromyalgia, Restless Leg Syndrome

Inventor Chases Ambitious Dream To End Chronic Pain With His Device: SpringTMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator)

Inspirational Aussie writes her first feature film relating to her struggle with chronic pain

Understanding the Relationship between Chronic Pain and Obesity

Exploring The Link Between Genetics and Chronic Pain Conditions

New research uncovers how DNA influences the severity of any genetic disease

Study Finds Drinking May Ease Chronic, Widespread Pain, But U.S. Doctors Say Alcohol is the Wrong Approach

*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.

4 Tips for Dealing with Unsolicited Health Advice

by Toni Bernhard J.D. at Turning Straw into Gold

Unwanted Help

by Barbara Kivowitz at In Sickness As In Health: Helping couples cope with illness

Tuesday-Newsday #201

NOTE: I’m late in posting once again, sorry about that. I had no idea how hard this accessible bathroom remodel was going to be! The details are wearing me out. It’s another abbreviated blog, but I’m just so happy I’m able to get something up this week. I’ll keep trying to get back on schedule.

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all about keeping your life in balance.

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

How the War on Drugs Is Hurting Chronic Pain Patients

Opioid Overdoses Occur Even at Low Doses, New Study Finds

Chiropractors Weigh In On Opioid Use

opinion: The Voice of the Chronic Pain Patient Is Not Being Heard

Non-medical switch of anti-TNF agents may result in increased side effects, lack of efficacy

Nature’s deadliest venoms are saving lives, treating chronic pain

“Pillpacks” Help Patients With Multiple Medications Keep On Top of Their Rx Without Cumbersome Pillboxes

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Many Pain Patients Don't Tell Their Doctors About Using Alternative Therapies

BYU study scans pain patients using Calmare device; patients still needed for study

Major Depressive Disorder Indicated With 54% Chronic Pain Patients in Study; Researchers seeking patients to test online depression program

Food for Thought: Diet Plays Significant Role in Pain Relief

Texting may help relieve physical pain

Adult Coloring for Chronic Pain or Illness

Kinesiophobia: How to Stop the Fear of Movement

Muscle Strength Fades After Just Two Weeks of Inactivity

*INSURANCE

Chronic Pain Patients Face Insurance Challenges

Obamacare exchanges have 1/3 fewer doctors available than an average private health insurance network; For cancer specialists, it is even lower at 42%

What to Do When Your Doctor Leaves Your Health Plan

When Failure Isn't an Option: JRA patient uses social media to fight a denied insurance claim and won 

Arthritis Foundation Helps Achieve a Big Victory in One Boy’s Fight Against Arthritis

*SERVICE ANIMALS

Jail time now possible if you have a fake service animal

Service animals allow those with disabilities to live life more fully

8 Types Of Service Dogs We Should Be Grateful For

*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.

When To Say No: Five Questions To Help You Set Boundaries

by Jesssica Gimeno at FashionablyIll

Looking After Yourself Isn’t Selfish

by Julie Holliday

How to get the balance right... 
by Jan Sadler of PainSupportUK

Tuesday-Newsday #200 (Wow! My 200th T-N Post!)

NOTE: Once again, sorry for the late post. I’ve been so busy on the weekends, which is when I usually do all the work in  researching and compiling. We are also in the planning stages for building an accessible bathroom, so I apologize if late posts comtinue in the near future. I’m trying my best to get them up on time.

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all about not losing your identity when you are living 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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*Rx WARNINGS and ALERTS*

FDA announces that Avinza, a non-abuse deterrant opioid painkiller, has been discontinued

FDA adds tougher labels to NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen, Naproxen for raising heart & stroke risk

Taking both an antidepressant and an NSAID may increase risk of a brain beed

Doctor warns of danger from Transforaminal Epidural Steroid injections: Abandon the “Safe Triangle”

Researchers find why patients with various autoimmune & connective tissue disorders may be at risk for life-threatening cardiac events if they take certain anti-depressants or anti-histamines

Concerns in Europe over three HPV vaccines after rate but severe adverse reactions including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

MRI Problem? Possible issue for patients injected with contrast agents (GBCAs) for their scans

*MEDICATION NEWS

For chronic back pain patients who also have depression or anxiety, narcotic painkillers may not be the best therapy

Study finds people who misuse prescription pain relievers all have one thing in common: A history of recent illicit drug use

Illicit drug users and smokers are those most at risk of opioid addiction

NIDA Reports Teen Prescription Opioid Abuse Declining

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation may have an additive effect when combined with Morphine, animal study finds

Company develops new generation of topical relief products that target more active ingredients directly to the point of pain

Scientists find way to create therapeutic heat to treat people suffering from chronic muscle pain

When a Prescription Costs More With Insurance Than With Cash

Is Your Doctor Getting Money from a Drug Company?

Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs You No Longer Need

*MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Medical Marijuana Is Often Less Potent Than Advertised

Should a Worker Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana at Home?

Small Online Survey Shows Patients Who Use Medical Marijuana Believe It Is The Best Available Treatment For Them

Which Marijuana Strain Works Best for Pain?

Children & Medical Marijuana: No Health Conditions Identified For Which It Is Accepted Therapy

'No rigorous research evidence shows the potential benefits outweigh the known risks to child health & development'

Medical Marijuana Ads May Prompt Pot Use Among Teens

Unwanted side effects of cannabis isolated in new study

Searching for Medical Marijuana’s ‘Therapeutic Window’

New study to find if medical marijuana can help repair arthritic joints and relieve pain

Canada's Medical Cannabis Conundrum

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

First Hands-Free Ultrasound Device for Pain Launched: PainShield MD

More Americans Practicing Yoga, Meditation To Control Pain, But Supplements Still Lead Alternative Therapies

Web-Based Program Can Aid in Managing Chronic Pain and Reduce Their Reliance on Opioids, According to WSU Study

Online tools can help manage pain, an Australian study suggests

Chimaera device paves way for wireless pain relief

40 National Leaders and Organizations Endorse Four Core Messages to Drive a Cultural Transformation in the Way Pain is Perceived, Judged and Treated

Father-daughter duo sets out to show chronic pain not visible, but not fictional

Stem cells provide lasting pain relief in mice with neuropathy

Killer sea snail a target for new drugs

Inflammation may be the silent killer that links most, if not all, common chronic diseases

Men and Pain: How Do Guys Deal with Chronic Pain?

opinion: How Pain Clinics Fail Patients

*PATIENT NEWS

Some Hospitals Marking Up Treatments By as Much as 1,000 Percent: Study

New urine test may lessen need to draw blood

Medical Identity Thefts Increasing

6 Tips for Reading Your Own Medical Records

Hospitals Increasingly Turn to Patients’ Perspectives for Advice

Vast trove of Medicare data details how billions are spent

World's Population Is Getting Sicker, Study Shows

Patients want to be able to contact doctors via email or Facebook

Why Choosing a Doctor Is Like a Job Interview

Clinical Trials 101

Why music is good for your health

*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.

Have you let Pain take your Identity?

by Julie Ryan at Counting My Spoons

Who am i? The chronically ill person’s identity crisis

by Jessica Gimeno at Fashionably Ill

Identity Crisis

by Christine Schwab for Creaky Joints

Tuesday-Newsday #199

NOTE: Apologies for getting this up so very late, I’ve been very busy and overwhelmed the past week. Since it is now Thursday, I’m just getting up a shortened blog post. I’ll try to meet deadline next Tuesday as best I can. Sending you all wishes for less pain.

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! This week’s focus will just be on Pain and Medication News. The Featured Blog Posts this week are all to chronic pain and your friendships

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

Smoking Linked to Longer Opioid Use

Internet-based program can help people manage their chronic pain, reduce reliance on opioids

Survey Finds Doctors Need More Addiction Education

Physician Perspective on Urine Drug Testing

Urine Drug Test For Chronic Pain Patients – Another Perspective

opinion: What happens when a pain patient is “fired” by their doctor

opinion: The Voice of the Chronic Pain Patient Is Not Being Heard

Opioid Abuse Takes Back Seat to Cost at Medicare: New research shows lowering cost of painkillers a bigger priority than discouraging abuse

Genetic discovery uncovers key tool for morphine production in poppies

U.S. suffering from prescription drug shortage

Placebo effect an important tool in relieving the symptoms of patients and improving other therapeutics

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

August 15th in Chicago: Midwest Neuropathic PAIN Treatment Education Expo

One Chronic Illness Can Shorten Your Life Span, But More than One Greatly Raises Your Risk For Premature Death

Back Pain Is The World's Leading Cause of Disability

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Led to Decreased Healthcare Costs and Improved Functional Measures

New wearable Technology Device May Improve Chronic Pain And Sleep Quality

Motion Sensor Biofeedback Improves Low Back Pain

Warm Water Works Wonders on Pain

Spirituality & Healing Touch: How incorporating these practices can help improve pain management

Expressive writing (journaling) can help with chronic pain and general health

Amazing Story of the Man Who Gave Us Modern Pain Relief: from TEDTalk

Why Noah Coughlan Matters To Chronic Pain

*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.

Can’t keep up? How to ask for help and get it (without feeling useless or losing friends)

by Lottie Ryan of Who’s That Lady?

How to Help a Friend With Chronic Illness

by Aunt Becky of Band Back Together

When chronic illness strikes: Tips on talking to family and close friends

by Toni Bernhard

Tuesday-Newsday #198

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! This week our focus is on MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS and FOOT PAIN. The Featured Blog Posts relate to positive changes that living with chronic pain/illness has created in the writers.

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

Evidence Supports Medical Marijuana for Some Painful Conditions, But Not For Many Others

Labels on Edible Medical Marijuana Products Often Misleading: Study

Marijuana For Chronic Pain: More Supply Needed?

Cymbalta and Lyrica in Legal Battles

Results of 2 Surveys Show Chronic Pain Patients' Feelings Range from Uneasy to Alarmed About Current Rx Environment

PainMatters.com Launched to Support Responsible Pain Management

Reversing the deadly side effects of Tylenol overdose: Model could help counteract poisoning from popular painkiller

Probuphine Implant Could Be ‘Game Changer’ in Pain Treatment

Public Rarely Knows Full Reason FDA Rejects New Drugs

Many Hospital Patients Not Asked About Supplements: This raises risk of harmful drug interactions

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Chronic Pain Patient Records – Are They Accurate?

Research Finds Males and Females Process Chronic Pain Differently

Resources for Pain Patients: Where Can I Get Help?

The Community Pain Center Launches "100K Against Chronic Pain" Campaign

Doctors developing and testing a smartphone app they hope will help patients and their doctors better manage chronic pain

Hospital pharmacists launch new approach to pain management

Does Prism Adaptation Hold Promise for Pain Patients?

*MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

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

Can’t Afford Your MS Prescriptions? Here’s How to Get Help

FDA approves Glatopa, the first generic version of Copaxone

Glatopa will be on pharmacy shelves soon

The MS-Smart trial will test three drugs used in other conditions: Amiloride, Fluoxetine, and Riluzole

Gilenya May Be Best in MS Patients Failing Initial Tx

Gilenya Found to Have Long-Term Positive Effects on Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Is Stopping DMTs Feasible in Multiple Sclerosis?

New Drug Shows Promise for MS: Early results indicate treatment can repair nerve damage

Extending Natalizumab up to 8 weeks shown safe and effective in patients with MS

Oral MS Drugs: Taking a pill may be easier than self-injecting, but patient compliance is still an issue

Positive Top-Line Results for MS Drug Ocrelizumab in Two Phase III Clinical Trials

Most MS Survey Respondents Favor Legal Marijuana Access For Medical Use

MS Comorbidities May Influence Pain

Holistic assessment needed for wheelchair users with multiple sclerosis because of pain issues

Anxiety Could Independently Predict Pain in MS Patients

Co-existing MS and FM Influences Pain Threshold, According to New Study

Trigeminal Neuralgia and Multiple Sclerosis

Massage for MS

Ballroom dancing may improve function in multiple sclerosis patients

FDA Taps Online Patient Database To Gain Access To Patient-Reported MS Health Data

MS Patients See Less Disability With Biotin Treatment

Multiple Sclerosis Linked to Lower Levels of Key Nutrients in Women

Could Coffee Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis?

Study examines physician-industry conflict of interest issue from MS patient perspective

Multiple sclerosis: Becoming aware of its invisible difficulties

My MS Manager App to Help People with MS Better Manage Their Disease

The Spanish app to help MS sufferers

Case Study Explores Hypnosis as Potential Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Jack Osbourne and Teva Launch New Educational Multiple Sclerosis Website

How to S.E.A.R.C.H. for the right MS therapy for you, from the MS Association

Can a Video Game Improve MS Treatment?

Cooling Vests Help Individuals Living with MS Beat the Heat

An 80-Proof Antidote for MS Disability? Patients consuming more of the hard stuff had lower EDSS scores.

Researchers Study Device to Improve Balance for MS Patients

Scientists ID cause of movement, balance problems in MS

Association Of British Neurologists Releases New Guidelines For Multiple Sclerosis

One in four MS patients are misdiagnosed with a trapped nerve - while others are told they've had a stroke, charity warns

Gender Differences In MS Development Explored

Strong genetic risk factor for MS discovered in family of five affected siblings

opinion: Dealing with my MS pain

MS Counterpane: A New Site to Meet Multiple Sclerosis Where You Are

Biogen and SELF Join Together to Help Women With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Re-imagine Daily Life

Montel Williams: Update

Celebrities with MS: How Famous Father and Son Find Hope

*FOOT PAIN

Customizable female footware based on smart materials could prevent some of the most common foot problems

Foot woes will prevent some from wearing sandals, flip flops this summer

10 reasons you should never, ever wear flip-flops

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

New hydrotherapy Aquaroll offers alternative option for treating ailments in feet, joints, and more

The Ultrasound Treatment That May Help People With Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Clinical trial tests two physical therapies for plantar fasciitis

Up to 65 percent of patients with chronic plantar fasciitis may benefit from shock wave therapy

Plantar fasciitis stubborn to heal, experts say don't put off treatment

Plantar Fasciitis or Something Else? What to Consider When That Heel Pain Doesn't Improve

Acupuncture Relieves Heel Pain & Plantar Fasciitis

Lou THE HULK Ferrigno and Plantar Faciitis - Fighting Pain & Staying Strong

Don't ignore foot problems in children, doctor says

*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.

Five Good Ways Illness Changed Me

by Jessica Gimeno at Fashionably Ill

Reasons I’m Glad To Be Sick

by Retha of Chronically 20 Something

Mental Adjustments, Part 1: Reframing
by Bruce Campbell of CFIDS and Fibromyalgia Self-Help