Daily social interactions that are negative and competitive are associated prospectively with heightened proinflammatory cytokine activity.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Feb 7;109(6):1878-82. Epub 2012 Jan 23. Negative and competitive social interactions are related to heightened proinflammatory cytokine activity. Chiang JJ, Eisenberger NI, Seeman TE, Taylor SE. Source Department of Psychology, David Geffen … Continue reading

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Social pain–the painful feelings associated with social disconnection–rely on some of the same neurobiological substrates that underlie experiences of physical pain

Nat Rev Neurosci. 2012 May 3;13(6):421-34. doi: 10.1038/nrn3231. The pain of social disconnection: examining the shared neural underpinnings of physical and social pain. Eisenberger NI. Source University of California, Department of Psychology, 4444 Franz Hall, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. … Continue reading

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Michael Holick MD’s Vitamin D lecture – essential viewing

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Psychiatric Co-Morbidity of Headache NHF www.headaches.org Webinar Nov 13 2012

Slides and discussion. Psychiatric Co-Morbidity of Headache NHF www.headaches.org Webinar Nov 13 2012

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High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in patients with non-specific musculoskeletal pain, headache, or fatigue

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2010; 28: 166–171 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Vitamin D status in patients with musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and headache: A cross-sectional descriptive study in a multi-ethnic general practice in Norway KIRSTEN VALEBJØRG KNUTSEN, METTE BREKKE, SVEIN GJELSTAD … Continue reading

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