Vet With Chronic Pain Denied Access to his Congressman
by Ed Coghlan A veteran with chronic pain wants to talk to his Congressman---and another attempt to do that on Monday failed. Robert Rose is…
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Should People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Eat More Fish?
Eating fish two or more times each week may help reduce pain and swelling for people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a…
HOW A CHRONIC PAIN WARRIOR CAN HELP OTHERS
By Joanna Mechlinksi Many of us enjoy giving back to the world around us. Countless studies have shown there are numerous benefits, from increased self-worth…
A Loved One Makes the Case for Chronic Pain Patients
By Ed Coghlan You’ll remember our story on Michael Young—the retired Michigan fire fighter—who has been pressing local media in Lansing that covers the “opioid…
Why Do My Medications Cost So Much?
By Steve Ariens, P.D. Pharmacist I started working in a local community pharmacy in the summer of 1967 as a pharmacy student. “Way back then”,…
Public Media: Evaluating their Use of Health Data
By Terri Lewis, PhD. Editor’s Note: Dr. Lewis sent this essay to the National Pain Report recently. With vast amount of data driven news stories…
Anti-Opioid Propaganda and Profit
By: Angelika Byczkowski I'm sickened by the tone of the anti-opioid lobby these days, which has become aggressively hostile to pain patients. They present more…
Online Support Group for Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Launched
Livesupportgroup.com is expanding the number of its weekly peer to peer support groups on April 14, 2016, at 8 PM EST; with the addition of…