From the desk of Mayer Eisenstein MD,JD,MPH, Aug 2008
Use of Painkillers Among Americans at All-time High
Use of painkillers among Americans at
all-time high
Americans are now using painkillers more than ever
before.
The volume of five major painkillers sold and
distributed in the United States by hospitals, retail
pharmacies, doctors, and teaching centres between
1997 and 2007 has risen by 90%.......
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FDA Seeks Sterner Pain Reliever
Warnings for the
tens of millions of Americans who take
popular over-
the-counter pain pills of their potentially
serious side
effects and released planned label
changes intended
to warn of the sometimes deadly risks.
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more...........
Omega 3 fatty acids and Pain
An analysis was conducted of 17 randomized,
controlled clinical trials assessing the pain relieving
effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis or joint pain caused
by inflammatory bowel disease (IBS) and painful
menstruation (dysmenorrhea). The results suggest
that omega-3 fatty acids are effective treatment, along
with conventional therapies such as anti-inflammatory
drugs, for joint pain associated with rheumatoid
arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and
dysmenorrhea.
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Lack of Vitamin D may Worsen Chronic Pain
Researchers from Mayo Comprehensive Pain
Rehabilitation Center in Rochester, Minn.
report about one in four patients who have
chronic pain also have inadequate blood
levels of vitamin D, which might contribute
to their pain. Patients who did not have
enough vitamin D also needed higher doses of
morphine for a longer period of time......
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Dr. Eisenstein
Comments
The good news is that there are natural remedies
which bring about pain relief without side
effects.
A combination of
Vitamin
D3, Allflex, Allflex
Plus Cream, and Omega
3 fatty acids have brought relief to many of my
patient.
Recommended Doses:
Allflex
Capsules 2 in am and 1 in pm
Vitamin
D3 2000IU/ day
Allflex
Plus Cream apply 2-3 times a day
Omega
3, 2 in am and 2 in pm
Homefirst® AllFlex and AllFlex Plus Special
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Homefirst® Vitamin D3
Omega 3