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Fibromyalgia diagnosis: an interview with Dr. Bruce Gillis, CEO of EpicGenetics

Presently, it is a diagnosis of exclusion. Patients end up spending, according to what’s been published in the medical literature, as many as 3 - 5 years going from doctor to doctor seeking a diagnosis because they tend to have nonspecific symptoms of a subjective nature.

23 Jul 2013

Researchers discover a rational source of pain in skin of patients with fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia, a painful condition affecting approximately 10 million people in the U.S., is not imaginary after all, as some doctors have believed. A discovery, published this month in PAIN MEDICINE (the journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine), clearly now demonstrates that fibromyalgia may have a rational biological basis located in the skin.

19 Jun 2013

Weather conditions do not affect fibromyalgia pain or fatigue

Dutch researchers report that weather conditions including temperature, sunshine, and precipitation have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients. Results published in published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), suggest that individual patients may be sensitive to some changes in the weather.

4 Jun 2013

Report: Weather conditions have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients

Dutch researchers report that weather conditions including temperature, sunshine, and precipitation have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients. Results published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), suggest that individual patients may be sensitive to some changes in the weather.

4 Jun 2013

Researchers publish new Canadian guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia

Physicians from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the University of Calgary have published a review article in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) to help family doctors diagnose and treat fibromyalgia.

7 May 2013

New study shows that exercise does not worsen pain associated with fibromyalgia

For many people who have fibromyalgia, even the thought of exercising is painful. Yet a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that exercise does not worsen the pain associated with the disorder and may even lessen it over time.

3 May 2013

Fibromyalgia: an interview with Dr Frederick Wolfe, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Fibromyalgia is a common disorder that is diagnosed in people who have pain in many areas of their body together with important symptoms such as...

22 Mar 2013

New journal aims to address fatigue in medical illnesses and specific environmental conditions

With peer-reviewed articles on fatigue having increased 90% over the past decade - and nearly 1,000 papers on the topic published in 2011 alone - the time is right for Routledge's new journal, Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior.

27 Feb 2013

Researchers suggest that fibromyalgia is a spectrum disorder

20 Feb 2013

Fibromyalgia prevalence is 2.1% of the general population in Germany

Researchers have determined that fibromyalgia prevalence is 2.1% of the general population in Germany. Results appearing in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), suggest that fibromyalgia is a spectrum disorder rather than a categorical illness. Additionally, a number of fibromyalgia cases in the general population satisfy proposed criteria for physical symptom disorder—the presence of one or more physical symptoms that impair function, which cannot be explained by another clinical or psychiatric illness.

19 Feb 2013

Childhood adversity raises comorbidity risk in bipolar disorder

Childhood adversity, including verbal, physical, or sexual abuse, is associated with the later development of multiple medical comorbidities in patients with bipolar disorder, researchers report.

29 Jan 2013

Men with fibromyalgia symptoms less likely to receive diagnostic tests

Fibromyalgia is a complex illness to diagnose and to treat. There is not yet a diagnostic test to establish that someone has it, there is no cure and many fibromyalgia symptoms -- pain, fatigue, problems sleeping and memory and mood issues -- can overlap with or get mistaken for other conditions. A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that many people who have fibromyalgia, especially men, are going undiagnosed.

20 Dec 2012

Two UT Southwestern researchers to receive 2013 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award

The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas (TAMEST) announced that two UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are among the four chosen for the 2013 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards.

12 Dec 2012

Correlation between childhood intelligence and chronic widespread pain in adulthood

A UK-based study team has determined that there is a correlation between childhood intelligence and chronic widespread pain (CWP) in adulthood, according to a new study published in the December issue of PAIN.

30 Nov 2012

Top-line results from Pfizer's pregabalin CR formulation Phase 3 study on fibromyalgia

Pfizer Inc. announced that top-line results of a double-blind, Phase 3 study evaluating pregabalin controlled-release (CR) formulation in patients with fibromyalgia indicate that pregabalin CR had a statistically significant positive effect compared to placebo in the primary endpoint, time to loss of therapeutic response (LTR).

20 Nov 2012

Sleep symptoms impair fibromyalgia patients’ QoL

A study of fibromyalgia patients highlights the impact of sleep symptoms on health-related quality of life in this population.

22 Oct 2012

CBT ‘has no impact’ on juvenile fibromyalgia physical activity

Cognitive behavior therapy is not associated with increased physical activity levels in adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia, research shows.

1 Oct 2012

Combination of two neuroprotective therapies shows promise against Alzheimer's

The combination of two neuroprotective therapies, voluntary physical exercise, and the daily intake of melatonin has been shown to have a synergistic effect against brain deterioration in rodents with three different mutations of Alzheimer's disease.

27 Sep 2012

Topical NSAIDs as effective as oral NSAIDs for knee, hand arthritis

For those suffering from osteoarthritis of the knees or hands, applying topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) — in the form of creams, gels and patches — can bring weeks of pain relief, finds a new review by The Cochrane Library.

21 Sep 2012

Clinical trial to test combination of two drugs in treating fibromyalgia

A chronic pain condition and numerous gastrointestinal disorders may all be caused by a virus. That's a Tuscaloosa-based surgeon's theory likely headed for a clinical trial early next year and one drawing support from a University of Alabama researcher who studies how viruses replicate.

6 Sep 2012

Fibromyalgia News and Research

Latest Fibromyalgia News and Research

Fibromyalgia diagnosis: an interview with Dr. Bruce Gillis, CEO of EpicGenetics

Researchers discover a rational source of pain in skin of patients with fibromyalgia

Weather conditions do not affect fibromyalgia pain or fatigue

Report: Weather conditions have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients

Researchers publish new Canadian guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia

New study shows that exercise does not worsen pain associated with fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: an interview with Dr Frederick Wolfe, University of Kansas School of Medicine

New journal aims to address fatigue in medical illnesses and specific environmental conditions

Researchers suggest that fibromyalgia is a spectrum disorder

Fibromyalgia prevalence is 2.1% of the general population in Germany

Childhood adversity raises comorbidity risk in bipolar disorder

Men with fibromyalgia symptoms less likely to receive diagnostic tests

Two UT Southwestern researchers to receive 2013 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award

Correlation between childhood intelligence and chronic widespread pain in adulthood

Top-line results from Pfizer's pregabalin CR formulation Phase 3 study on fibromyalgia

Sleep symptoms impair fibromyalgia patients’ QoL

CBT ‘has no impact’ on juvenile fibromyalgia physical activity

Combination of two neuroprotective therapies shows promise against Alzheimer's

Topical NSAIDs as effective as oral NSAIDs for knee, hand arthritis

Clinical trial to test combination of two drugs in treating fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia News and Research

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