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