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- FYI - - For anyone on the Board that is taking Lyrica (or would like to be able to), it is now available as a generic for nerve pain. Just today I bought pregabalin at Costco, 90 days, 150 mg twice a day for a total cost of $29.51. A huge savings!...
- Big Pharma suffered another setback with the publication of a large study that compared mortality rates in people over 65 and their LDL cholesterol levels. In fact the study shows that people over 65 live longer with high levels of the so-called...
- From today's (5/18) New York Post Opinion Section. An interesting, and unusual, opinion on cracking down on pain medications.http://nypost.com/2016/05/17/no-cracking-down-on-painkillers-wont-save-lives/
- If you think replacing saturated fats with grain oils (a.k.a. vegetable oils) is a good and healthy idea, then you should read the articles at the links below. Grain oils (why are they called vegetable oils when they are all may from highly...
- Just an FYI message. Below is a link to an article that describes how Ambien works. Also of interest, is how Ambien is different than Xanax or Valium. Worth a read for anyone taking this...
- I am not endorsing this product, but it sounds interesting to me. The soon to be released product is called "Sleep Shepherd Blue" and information is available at the link below.This product is being funded by "crowd funding", that has had some...
- For 2016 ObamaCare insurance providers have decided to basically remove the Houston area (Houston and surrounding counties) from any decent, or affordable, health insurance in the Individual Market Place (IMP). Last summer BCBS of Texas fired the...
- An interesting, but disturbing, article at the link below. It was published by the Houston Press newspaper, which is a widely distributed free newspaper that is known for excellent reporting. The article will make you think twice the next time you...
- Not really about chronic pain, at least not directly, but many people take supplements for a great variety of reasons including pain. I thought I would share a site that I found months ago that I have found very useful, and that does not sell...
- Have you had genetic (aka, genomic, or DNA) testing? I have been reading posts on DS now for several months and I have not seen this type of test mentioned. For those of you that are not familiar with this type of test, it is test to check your...
- Sounds like a simple yes/no question, but it turns out that many folks breathe incorrectly, night and day, that can lead to serious health problems. Do you know that you should only breathe through your nose 24x7, even while exercising? Well, I sure...
- The link below is from "Cracked.com" and the writer writes about her 'Life with an invisible illness." In the writer's case, she has MS, but much of her experience applies to many folks on this...
- "Quell"(First, I am not in any way financially connected with this device, just wanted to pass on our experience.)A few months ago, if I remember correctly, someone on DS posted a link to a not yet released pain relieving device called Quell. At the...
- FYI - - More bad news for PPIs users. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/06/10/common-heartburn-medications-linked-to-greater-risk-of-heart-attack/?hpid=z1
- Below is a link to an article from "cracked.com." If you have never visited this site before, I highly recommend it for very interesting articles on about any subject that you can think of; and the writers usually have first hand experience. Beware...