by Sue Robbins | Feb 3, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Judy Foreman, author of the new book “A Nation in Pain” recently talked with Gary Rosen of wsj.com about America’s chronic pain epidemic and why women suffer disproportionately. Foreman says she was “inducted, apparently, into the growing army...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 3, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Leslie Durr, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC is an advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse with a private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. While she has always seen a connection between physical pain and depressive symptoms in her patients, her own bout with...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 12, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Chicago born singer and actor Mandy Patinkin, who currently plays the role of Saul Berenson on the tv show Homeland was recently interviewed by Chicago/Splash Magazine (Chicago Sun Times). Commenting on what he’s learned in his 60 or so years of life, Mandy said...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 3, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Blogger Nikki Albert recently wrote about learning to cope with chronic pain brought on by an invisible illness. Here is some insight she shared with her readers… If you have been diagnosed with an invisible illness you will go through a roller-coaster of...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 2, 2013 | Headache Drugs
“The vast majority of patients who need palliative care are not dying. They are debilitated by things like arthritic pain that affect the quality of their lives and ability to function, and can eventually impact their survival,” says Dr. Diane E. Meier, a...