Tuesday-Newsday #205

NOTE: Another week, another missed deadline and short post. Sorry, but it’s been total craziness here as we prepare for my handicapped accessible bathroom remodel project. I may not be able to post at all next week because we actually start breaking down walls on Monday. I promise I’ll do my best to keep posting while in the midst of all the dust and noise.

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all connected to communicating with others about our 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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*ALERT: Rx RECALL *

Three Lots of Prolotherapy With Phenol Recalled, Distributed to 2 Pain Clinics in CA and NV

*MEDICATION NEWS

Fibromyalgia Drug Study Enrollment Open

FDA approves OxyContin for use by children aged 11 to 16 who suffer from severe, long-term pain

Breakthrough Cancer Pain Drug Onsolis Soon to Return in New Formulation

Florida’s ‘Modest’ Reduction in Opioid Prescribing

Purdue Pharma unveils opioid abuse prevention website

Scientists create opioids using yeast

FDA Endorses Flow Restrictors on Kids' Liquid Acetaminophen

New study confirms listening to music during surgery reduces pain and anxiety

Should you take Tylenol, Advil, or aspirin for pain? Here's what the evidence says

Pharmacist: Relieve joint pain without ibuprofen

Some Employers Look To Control High Drug Costs

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

NIH reports more than 25 million Americans live with chronic pain

Doctor called “greedy conman” is accused of Multiple Sclerosis misdiagnosis scheme by federal prosecutors, now practicing medicine in FL

He is also accused of misdiagnosing other neurological conditions

Patients speak out about conman doctor

Researchers say pediatric headaches at Back to School time are real; Kids stressed out by changes in routines, nutrition and sleep

Arthritis Makes Life With Other Chronic Diseases Worse

How the NFL Could Help The Chronic Pain Patient

Subliminal learning and conscious thought reduce and enhance pain

New Intelligent Motion Analysis (IMA) device could improve diagnosis, treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain

What's Your #ChronicLife? Sharing the Raw Reality of Living With a Chronic Health Condition next on August 28, 2015

The Power Of People: Cure Together

Share YOUR pain story during National Pain Awareness Month in September

Join Me for Pain Awareness Month in September

*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.

Communicating about our illnesses can be almost as difficult as being sick; Here’s a list of pointers

by Dawn Gibson

Chronic Illness and Pain: Discerning Who to Tell What

by Maureen Pratt at BeliefNet 

Tuesday-Newsday #204

[NOTE: Due to a pain flare and being overwhelmed with planning all the details for our accessible bathroom remodel, this week will be a shorter post.]

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all connected to coping with life when you are stuck in bed or at home due to a pain/illness flare-up

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

Pharmacist Chronic Pain Advocate Launches Non-Profit To Help Patients Denied Their Pain Rx

Pain Patients Say They Can’t Get Meds After Illegal Rx Drug Crackdown

Media Coverage of Pain Meds Often Unfair

Fed Report Sparks New Debate over Steroid Injections

Gabapentin Has Therapeutic Benefits in Some Patients With Neuropathic Pain and Fibromyalgia

New Treatment for Chronic Pain: Combination therapy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with infused Ketamine

Sedatives or Opioids: Which is the Bigger Problem?

CVS To Drop Caremark Insurance Coverage For Certain Drugs

*PAIN Rx and PHARMACY SCANDAL IN FLORIDA

Second federal report critical of DEA actions with pharmacies

DEA testifies on legitimate prescription drug denials

Congresswoman calls for hearing on prescription access problem

Hospice patients among latest denied prescription painkillers

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Treating and Preventing (TAP) Chronic Pain Conference October 8-10, 2015: For people with fibromyalgia & chronic pain illnesses

Facial recognition app ePAT assesses pain in patients who cannot speak

Doctor says Calmare Scrambler Therapy can help those with severe, chronic, neuropathic and oncologic pain 

Chronic Inflammatory Pain: Just an Excitable Brain?

Is Cinnamon a Safer Pain Reliever?

Chronic Pain: Far from the Maddening Crowd?

Reacting positively to stressful situations may play a key role in long-term health, according to researchers

How Does Your Doctor Rate?

*SLEEP and PAIN

The Importance of Mitigating Pain and Stress for Better Sleep

Improving Sleep Quality Has Pain Control Benefits

How an Insomnia Therapy Can Help With Other Illnesses

*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.

Making a relapse nest

from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of the U.K.

Things You Can Do from the Bed, Part 1: Living well from the bed, the couch, or the recliner

by Toni Bernhard J.D. for Psychology Today

Things You Can Do from the Bed, Part 2: Ideas from Readers

by Toni Bernhard J.D. for Psychology Today

Sick, Tired and Bed-bound – What To Do?

by Grace Quantock

Tuesday-Newsday #203

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are the excellent series: "The Four Agreements".

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

AMA Needs to Get Facts Right About Opioids

opinion: Media misinform, lump legitimate pain patients with drug abusers

Yippee for prescription assistance programs

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

For Grace’s 8th Annual Women In Pain Conference on Sept. 11th

Cursing Chronic Pain? For Grace Says Yes!

Vitamin D and Chronic Pain

Dopamine's Crucial Role in "Priming" Chronic Pain

Acupuncture impacts same biologic pathways in rats that pain drugs target in humans

Are Foam Rollers for Muscle Massage Really Beneficial?

*MIGRAINE

eNeura SpringTMS Post-Market Observational US Study of Migraine (ESPOUSE)

Nerve Treatment Via Nose Shows Promise Against Migraines Reducing pain by about 1/3, small study found

FDA Approves ZOMIG Nasal Spray for Migraine in Pediatric Patients Ages 12 and up

Treximet Approved by FDA for Teens with Migraines

Migraine Drug Topamax May Up Risk of Eating Disorders in Some Teens, But No Cause/Effect Proven in Small Study

Many Migraine Sufferers Given Narcotic Painkillers, Barbiturates: Doctors say these are poor choices, especially for children

Topical Gel Promising in Migraine

Sumatriptan Less Effective in Migraine With Aura

Migraine Patients Skip Triptans in 40% of Attacks

Two Techniques of Temporal Migraine Surgery Are 'Equally Effective'

Effectiveness of Self-Administered Tools to Identify Migraine and Chronic Migraine

Atraumatic Needles May Help Prevent Postdural Puncture Headache

What is a migraine emergency?

Gender Differences Of Migraine Signs You Should Know: Triggers, Pain, And Duration Vary

Chronic Migraine Impacts Entire Family

Most Children With Migraines Don't Get Proven Treatments, And Nearly half don't get any pain relievers at all

Children Get Migraines Too!

Innovative doctor finds simple way to diagnose migraine headaches in children: a picture is worth a thousand words

Surgery May Help Teens With Frequent Migraines

Childhood Trauma Linked to Adult Migraine

Chronic Migraines Take Big Toll on Families, Survey Finds

Family Support is Crucial to Surviving Chronic Migraine

Talking to children and teens about their migraines

New and Old Migraine Treatments Highlight American Headache Society Meeting

New approach to treating migraines focuses on neck

Patients find relief from migraines with acupuncture

Communication Lacking in Chronic Migraine Encounters

Migraine and Carpal Tunnel May Be Linked

Migraine Ups Stroke Risk, but Only in Smokers

Light, Sound Sensitivity in Migraine Linked to Brain Connectivity

Headache and Sleep Disorders

Study Assesses Link of Preexisting Mental Disorders with Chronic Headaches

Filling In The Map On Migraine

High School Football Players May Be at Doubled Risk of Migraine

CGRP monoclonal antibodies show promise in treating migraine

Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Help Prevent Cluster Headache

Effective medical communication missing between physicians and patients with chronic migraine

Putting Others in Your Migraine Shoes… With a Game

Migraine Tools

Migraine Tests: What Can I Expect From a DNA Test?

How Can I Talk to My Children About Migraine? 

Part 1 – My Migraine

Part 2 — Their Migraine

HeadWay, Issue #130 -- 7 Lies Headache Patients Believe

HeadWay, Issue #131 -- Low Blood Pressure and Migraine

HeadWay, Issue #132 -- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

*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.

Here is an excellent set of writings that are a must-read: The Four Agreements series by Tammy Rome. Although the series is written specifically for those who have migraines/headaches, those with any type of chronic painful condition will benefit from reading it.

Always do your best

Don’t take anything personally

Be impeccable with your word

Don’t make assumptions