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2008

One name says it all in local table tennis
Noga Nir-Kistler inspires as she readies for Paralympics

The pain of it all

FDA Alert: Enbrel (etanercept) Prescribing Information Revised To Include A Boxed Warning Regarding The Risk Of Infection, Including Tuberculosis

Quadriplegic woman prepares for round Britain sail

FDA Approves Relistor for Opioid-Induced Constipation
Drug will help reduce effects of drugs like morphine on bowel function

Cheerios to feature veteran with CRPS

Walgreens pulls OxyContin

April 2008 Pain Advocacy Community E-Newsletter: Partners Against Pain

April 2008 Issue of Currents, the E-newsletter of the American Academy of Pain Management

The Mirror Cure for Phantom Pain

First of its kind pediatric rehabilitation center offers hope to chronic pain sufferers

Co-Payments Go Way Up for Drugs With High Prices

How Jersey Fails Injured Workers

American Pain Foundation April E-newsletter

Streator woman has battled symptoms for 28 years

Insurers Faulted as Overloading Social Security

Illinois Advocacy Alert: RSDS Education/Awareness Bill

Submitting articles for the Practical Pain Management Journal

March 2008 Issue of Currents, the e-newletter of the American Academy of Pain Management

Pain lingers 'long after trauma'

'Boot Camps' Treat Pain Sufferers

Rare care in Mexico eases woman's pain

Writing on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Going to pains to meet a hero

March 2008 Pain Advocacy Community Newsletter: Partners Against Pain

House Approves Bill on Mental Health Parity

More Expensive Placebos Bring More Relief

FDA Alert: Actavis Recalls Remaining Fentanyl Patches in the US as Precaution

Disability Cases Pending, Pending...

The Truth About Painkillers
7 myths about the risks and dangers of opioid analgesics

Advocacy Alert: The Military Pain Care Act of 2008 (HR 5465) has been introduced in the House of Representatives!

Take a Look at the New Partners Against Pain® Website!

I'm Ill, But Who Really Needs to Know?

Shocking Pain Away (Video)

Actavis Recalls Certain Fentanyl Patches in the US as Precaution

Fentanyl Painkiller Patches Recalled
Patches Containing the Prescription Painkiller Fentanyl Recalled Because of Flaw

FDA Alert: Chattem Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products
Nationwide Recall Due To Reports of First, Second And Third Degree Burns

Q & A's with Dr. Joshua Prager on ABC News (video segments)

FDA Alert: Medtronic SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump

FDA Finds Increase in Suicide Symptoms for Patients Using Seizure Medications

FDA Alert: Information on Suicidality and Antiepileptic Drugs

NJ: Governor Corzine Signs CRPS Education and Research Program Act

Pain Relief for Some, With an Odd Tradeoff

Healthwatch: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on NJN News (video)

2007

Use of Opioids to Treat Pain in Emergency Departments on the Rise, But Racial Differences in Opioid Use Still Exist

On the Same Wavelength with the Doctor

Improper use of fentanyl pain patches linked to more deaths: FDA

Overpowering pain: Kara Loree's crippling body slams have to get worse before she can get better

Driving Abilities Not Impaired By Moderate, Long-Term Pain Medication Use, Study Suggests

Disability Cases Last Longer as Backlog Rises

Patients Were Not Told of Misuse of Syringes

WI woman with CRPS is planning a walk-a-thon to raise research dollars

RSDSA Honored By Korean CRPS Patients Association

A Brochure of Hope

9th Annual Bounty of Hope

FENTORA® (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II]: IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS

RSDSA 2007 Conference in Atlanta

"I HAVE CRPS" Cards Available: Informative card helps educate friends and family

National Pain Care Policy Act Introduced in the US House of Representatives!

Verunac Family Awards a Matching Funds Grant

The Rachel Tobias Young Pain Research Investigator Award

2006

2006 RSDSA-funded Research Grants

In Medicine, Evidence can be Confusing

Debilitating Disease
Streator woman fights daily with RSD

Dan Tobias Raises Money for Rachel Tobias Research Award

TSA Security Measures for Persons With Disabilities from the United Spinal Association

Make Plans Now! 2006 Achilles Walk for Hope and Possibility

The Pain Practitioner Special CRPS Issue

The Congressional Briefing on Pain

Medicare Bridge Plan Announced

RSD is Granted an Exception to Outpatient Medicare Physical Therapy Cap

U.S. to Extend Emergency Rx Coverage

RSDSA Analyzes Results of Internet Survey

NY Times Reports Widepread Problems with Medicare Drug Plans

RSDSA has been asked by a person with CRPS how she can avoid a symptom flare-up, resulting from being patted down by security personnel at airport security checkpoints

2005

2005 RSDSA-funded Research Grants

2005 Achilles Walk for Hope and Possibility

I Have "The Crazies"

Cheap Shots Wound Disabled

Paula Abdul Reveals She Has RSD

Katrina

The Search for the Killer Painkiller

When It Comes to Severe Pain, Doctors Still Have Much to Learn

FDA Approves Two New Products for Chronic Pain

RSDSA Launches Membership Campaign

Preemptive Analgesia Before Surgery

Lessons from the Front: Questions for Lt. Col Chester C. Buckenmaier, III

Our Future Depends on You

NeutroSpec Linked to Cardiopulmonary Events

FDA Broadens Liver Warning for Cymbalta

FDA Asks Purdue Pharma to Withdraw Palladone for Safety Reasons

FDA issues Public Health Advisory for Duragesic Patches

How are bone scans used in the diagnosis and treatment of CRPS?

Biofeedback for CRPS: Why Haven't I Tried That?

2004

New Exhibit Booth Display to Educate Health Care Professionals

Pain… with no relief in sight: Difficult to diagnose and treat Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy can lead to a lifelong disability

When pain comes to stay
Early diagnosis is the best hope for RSD nerve illness

In constant pain

'I have no life'

Pain … with no relief in sight

Online Survey

Living with unending pain: Little known of debilitating disease

RSD leaves long-suffering woman in unrelenting agony

RSD: A rare and puzzling disorder

RSD Treatment

Confused about the new Medicare-approved drug discount card? Contact Your Ship!

The scope of pain: Will education prevent CRPS suffering?

RSDSA to Hold International Update On CRPS in San Diego

Medicare Drug Discount Cards Available in May

Janssen Pharmaceutica Expands Nationwide Recall of 75 Mcg/Hour Duragesic® (fentanyl transdermal system) CII Patches

Surgery eased RSD pain, but only temporarily

RSDSA mails 57,000 Telltale Signs of CRPS cards to members of the American Academy of Physicians to increase awareness

Restriction of pain medication troubling: Guest opinion, Mary Stegman, MD

Online Videos Available

An injury, then never-ending pain
A new law takes aim at improving treatment for little-known condition

Pain, Pain, Go Away: People with reflex sympathetic dystrophy sometimes experience level-10 agony daily

2003

CRPS Awareness Bill Passed Unanimously in Pennsylvania

Bounty of Hope 2003 Raises $100,000 for Research and Awareness

Bounty of Hope 2003 Highlights Pediatric CRPS

Taking a New Look at Pain

RSDSA Launches Redesigned Website

RSDSA Will Sponsor the 2nd International Update on CRPS

2002

New York State Senate passes amendment to public health law for RSD

 

Updated May 2, 2008

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