HEALTH NEWS
A nasally administered
formulation of morphine has now passed the FDA 30 day comment period, clearing
the way for Phase I trials to begin in the U.S. [Read
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Scientists
at the American Cancer Society (ACS) are studying skin patches containing
marijuana to see if they can ease cancer pain. If successful, the patch
could be used to deliver controlled doses of cannabinoids through the skin.
These compounds are the active ingredients in marijuana that can ease pain,
and may also reduce nausea and vomiting that can accompany chemotherapy.
[Read More]
NOVANTRONE®
was unanimously recommended by the FDA Advisory Committee for approval
to slow the worsening of neurologic disability and to reduce the relapse
rate in patients with clinically worsening forms of relapsing-remitting
and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. [Read
More]
New Study
by the Institute for Male Urology Offers First Real Hope for Chronic Prostatitis
Treatment. [Read
More]
Neurobiological
Technologies, Inc. Reports Positive Results for 40 mg Memantine in
Its Phase IIB Dose-Ranging Trial for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. [Read
More]
Sick Bay
Barb is still
recovering from being quite ill and from a long stay in the hospital. She
came home last weekend and we all hope she gets to stay there! If you'd
like to leave a message for Barb on the message board welcoming her back
to her 2nd home, her screen name is "Babbs1".
Starhawk
is going through a very difficult and scary time right now. Her doctor wants her to go to Stanford or UCLA to see if the right diagnosis can be found. In the meantime she is continuing to get worse each year. Even with the pump implant, there's not been the increased level of functionality that was hoped for. Since Starhawk isn't fully diagnosed, it makes it that much more frightening. Star... you have all our support!! [Read
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Scratch has been battling some unrelenting pain for over two weeks now. Scratch suffers with severe DDD, a partially crushed sciatic nerve and an accompanying nerve bundle, as well as osteoarthritis. [Read
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Uni's mother-in-law passed away
U
within days of the death of her grandmother-in-law. Our condolences to
Uni, Steve and their children, during their time of sorrow. Uni & Steve, we
all want you to know that we're here for you.
Laurie passed away
January 24 U
After a valiant battle with cancer, Laurie died peacfully in the hospital surrounded by her family.
Although we were all saddened by this loss, we know that Laurie is no longer in pain.
We were all comforted by the visit of Laurie's fiance Sean, Aunt Jill, and her daughters at the wake
held on-line, Tuesday evening, 1/25. Several candles have been lit in Laurie's
honor on our Heart
Light candles page.
Member News
Phoebe has good news J
If you remember Phoebe, then you've probably been a member of CPSG for a while. Phoebe was one of the first to
join our group and left quite an impression on many of us. Well..... Phoebet's got some great news! It sure is nice to hear how well she's doing..[Read More]
Nanianne one of our members from down under, gave birth to twins Sunday, January 16, 2000. A girl, Brianna Clodagh McLaughlan O'Connell, born at 5:27am, weighed 6.3kg, and has what the doctor calls a "heart flutter". And a boy, Malachy Dairmuid McLaughlan O'Connell, born at 5:19am, weighed 6.7kg, and the doctor says he's in great health.
Meaning of the names
- Brianna:
Queen of Ireland
- Clodagh:
A river in Tipperary, Ireland
- Malachy:
Servant of St Secundinus
- Dairmuid:
Freeman
- McLaughlan:
Father's last name (Nanianne wanted gave her last name for the babies).
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CPSG News
CPSG Email &
Calendars *
Free to all members. You can sign up for an email account
on the CPSG home page.
The email account comes with a calendar that's really cool. Both
the email and the calendar have options to send notifications to ICQ.
Since this is a new email system you should have a better chance of selecting the username
you want (without those pesky numbers after it). Your email address
will look like this:
username@cpsg.zzn.com
This is a great way to show support of CPSG. J
Web Site News
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We now have a domain name for our web site. This gives us a greater presence
on the web. The domain name is:
www.chronicpainsupport.org
We were lucky that the name was still available. The site has undergone a
major face lift and revisions to the content. Be sure to check out the
Health News page and the Pain Causes page..they've both had quite a bit
added to them. Click here to
visit the web site.
Chronic Pain
Book Store &
Our Book Store is now divided into four sections so that it's easier to find the book you're looking for.
If you have a book to recommend for our store, send an email
with the title and author. Also, if you'd like to submit a book review
on a chronic pain book... or a really great book that took your mind
off your pain, we'll publish it in our book store web pages. For an idea of how to write your review, check out
the one KayDances submitted in our "Back & Neck" section.
You can e-mail reviews to: cps.group@cpsg.zzn.com.
Chat News!
Earlier Chat Time.
Have you noticed that our evening chats now start at 9pm ET? If not, then
you've missed a whole hour of fun ... join us at 9 next time.
New Chat! We
now have a support chat for those who would like to loose weight and are
disabled or have limited mobility. It's called "LBs Off". The
chats are every Sunday, 8-9:30pm. If you're late and the room is locked,
send a private message to SunE1 by typing:
/send sune1 want to join the chat Once you've attended the chat and decide you'd like to join the LBs Off group,
you'll be given access to a private area on our message board just for
those who want support in loosing weight.
New Mod!
KayDances has agreed to become a moderator full time! Kay has been a host
of several of our Monday topic chats and did a fantastic job. We're thrilled
that she agreed to become a moderator! Join me in thanking her in her new
role.
Dragonrider
has been hosting special story time chats that have been a HUGE success. This
type of chat is where one person starts off a story and everyone else in the chat
picks it up and adds to it. Dragon's posted the 1st and 2nd Story Time chats on
the message board. You don't want to miss these. And by the way...don't you think
Dragonrider has misspelled his name? Shouldn't it be "Dragonwriter"?
J
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Monday Night Topic Chats
Did you know that we have special topic chats every monday? These chats have been really great
and provide a information to help us better deal with chronic pain. Topics change each week and cover issues such
as "independent living" and "the grief process".
Watch for the Monday Topic promotions on the "Start" page of our forum on Delphi. The Start Page provides highlights of all our special chats, interesting discussions, and articles on the website.
What do you think of the new web based format of our news letter? Do you like it better
than the Enews style? Let us know your thoughts on this and on any suggestions for topics.
? Write comments in our guest book.
/Send suggestions via email to
cps.group@cpsg.zzn.com
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Editor: SunE1 (aka Sunny One)
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