http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/Latest Chronic Pain News from ChronicPainConnection.comen-us6012019http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gifhttp://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:03:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-419597-98.htmlTwo senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have demanded a government investigation into a recent estimated nine percent increase in the prices of some of the most commonly used brand-name prescription drugs.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-419597-98.htmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:11:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-419566-98.htmlResults from a new study suggest that hospital patients who suffer a side effect from treatment are more likely to give high ratings to their care when hospital staff are forthcoming with information about what went wrong with the treatment.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-419566-98.htmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:01:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-419561-98.htmlAccording to new research, there's a new option on the horizon for people who suffer from chronic back pain, re-growing healthy discs in the spine--without surgery.http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-419561-98.htmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 12:55:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-419552-98.htmlDoctors say a new implanted spinal cord stimulator, a device similar to an implanted pacemaker, may provide relief for people who suffer from chronic pain.http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-419552-98.htmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 12:49:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/news-419550-98.htmlThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new skin patch called Qutenza to treat postherpetic neuralgia, the nerve pain that may follow shingles.http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/news-419550-98.htmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 12:42:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-419549-98.htmlThe Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act forbids employers and health insurance companies from making employment, coverage, and rate decisions based on a person's genetic makeup.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-419549-98.htmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 12:32:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-419547-98.htmlAccording to a new study, people who suffer from depression are more likely to be prescribed narcotic painkillers such as morphine and codeine.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-419547-98.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:30:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/news-417448-98.htmlExperts say the drug appears to lowers levels of an antioxidant called glutathione that is found in lung tissue.http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/news-417448-98.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 21:07:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-416846-98.htmlWounded Iraq veteran Derek McGinnis has written a book to help other veterans and their families learn to deal with a lifetime of chronic pain.http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-416846-98.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-416844-98.htmlA new study published in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation has found that an aggressive form of physiotherapy appears to be more effective at treating chronic pain than a more conservative, pain-free approach.http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-416844-98.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 20:51:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-416843-98.htmlAn analysis of previous studies has found that low-level laser therapy appears to ease both acute and chronic neck pain that arises from the muscles and the joints but has no clear cause. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-416843-98.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 20:39:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-416838-98.htmlSettlers in Gaza City are relying on the ancient practice of apitherapy--or the medicinal use of bee venom--to treat pain related to a number of conditions, including multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-416838-98.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 20:19:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-416831-98.htmlA reader who has been diagnosed with palindromic rheumatism asks Dr. Peter Gott about the treatments available for the condition.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-416831-98.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 20:02:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416828-98.htmlAccording to a new study, U.S. Baby Boomers are likely to enter their 60s with more physical disabilities than previous generations, and this could place an enormous burden on the American healthcare system.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416828-98.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 19:46:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416821-98.htmlAn analysis by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has found that monthly premiums will rise an average 11 percent, though the premium changes vary widely by which plan seniors select.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416821-98.html