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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009
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Suboxone, the DEA and Opioid REMS

In June I told you about the FDA developing “Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies” (REMS) to put tighter controls on the use of opioid medications.  (See URGENT: FDA May Remove or Limit Access to Opioid Pain Medications)  One of the strategies being considered is requiring doctors to have special education and... Read moreChevron

Retrovirus Linked to ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to ME/CFS (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome), a debilitating disease that affects more than a million people in the United States.  This is big news for the ME/CFS community. Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute, located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the National... Read moreChevron

Should You Take Vitamin D for Chronic Pain?

In the past year or so, there's been a lot of discussion about whether or not vitamin D is useful in relieving chronic pain.  I thought that if something as simple and inexpensive as vitamin D could help ease even a fraction of our pain, it was worth checking into.  So I looked at multiple research studies and talked to some doctors and... Read moreChevron

H1N1 (Swine) Flu Vaccine Risks

Every year the question of whether or not you should get a flu shot arises – especially if you have fibromyalgia or ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome).  This year, with the swine flu pandemic making news headlines, there are even more questions about the controversial H1N1 vaccine.  Below is a video in which Infectious Disease... Read moreChevron

Oprah Showcases Pain Medication Addiction

I happened to be flipping through my TiVo guide earlier today and noticed the description of today's Oprah show – “Dr. Mehmet Oz holds an intervention for a mother and son addicted to prescription pain medication.”  Needless to say, it piqued my interested so I recorded and later watched it.  The mother and son featured... Read moreChevron

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This video explains where back pain stems from by taking you through the anatomy of the back. 

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