Study: Treat Depression, Chronic Pain Separately (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) — Recurrent pain and depression often go hand-in-hand, and doctors have long puzzled over whether treating one will get rid of the other. But a new study of brain patterns on MRI tests suggests the two problems should be treated separately, even when they co-exist.

Study: Treat Depression, Pain Separately (WebMD)
Depression often accompanies chronic pain, but the two conditions may best be treated separately, a study in May's Arthritis & Rheumatism shows.

Mood and arthritis pain; getting the prescriptions you heard about; better drugs for breast cancer (US News & World Report)
Painful knees. Stiff ankles. These are some of the daily struggles for kids with arthritis pain. And more drugs, a new study implies, are not the answer. Therapies that help kids deal with bad moods may be a better choice.

Treat depression and chronic pain separately, U-M researchers say (EurekAlert!)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Depression often causes a duet of anguish among people already suffering from chronic pain.

Mood and arthritis pain; getting the prescriptions you heard about; better drugs for breast cancer (US News & World Report)
Painful knees. Stiff ankles. These are some of the daily struggles for kids with arthritis pain. And more drugs, a new study implies, are not the answer. Therapies that help kids deal with bad moods may be a better choice.

Mood and arthritis pain; getting the prescriptions you heard about; better drugs for breast cancer (US News & World Report)
Painful knees. Stiff ankles. These are some of the daily struggles for kids with arthritis pain. And more drugs, a new study implies, are not the answer. Therapies that help kids deal with bad moods may be a better choice.

Pain Worsens Physical and Financial Burdens for Adults with Depression Nearing Retirement, Six-Year Study Shows (Medical News Today)
When depression and pain occur together, people nearing retirement (aged 50 to 61) suffer much larger increases in medical costs and limitations in their ability to work and perform daily activities than individuals with depression alone, according to a six-year study published in a recent issue of Psychiatric Services.

Mills widow files suit over Vioxx death (Billings Gazette)
CASPER - Two years ago Tuesday, a Mills man died from a heart attack after taking the popular pain killer Vioxx for back pain and arthritis.

Holy Family working to help arthritis sufferers of all ages (News-Tribune.net)
Robert Schulz may be living with a painful form of juvenile arthritis, but he isn't letting it cripple his attitude. "I can do anything … but just for a limited amount of time," Schulz said.

Holy Family working to help arthritis sufferers of all ages (News-Tribune.net)
Robert Schulz may be living with a painful form of juvenile arthritis, but he isn't letting it cripple his attitude. "I can do anything … but just for a limited amount of time," Schulz said.