Does insulin resistance cause fibromyalgia?
(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) Researchers led by a team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston were able to dramatically reduce the pain of fibromyalgia patients with medication that targeted insulin resistance. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Ask What Foods Trigger Fibromyalgia Pain
What Foods Trigger Fibromyalgia Pain? (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - May 6, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Medical News Today: What can cause morning back pain?
Waking up with lower back pain can often signal a problem with a person ’s sleeping position or mattress. However, morning back pain can sometimes be a symptom of a medical condition, such as fibromyalgia or degenerative disc disease. Learn more here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Back Pain Source Type: news

State orders review of controversial opioid-tapering proposal
The Oregon Health Authority hired a Washington-based consulting firm to review its proposed policy for some patients taking opioids for chronic pain to taper off, according to an announcement from the Oregon Health Authority. Eighteen months in the making, the policy is pending before the Health Evidence Review Commission and affects patients on Medicaid. The proposal also includes coverage for five pain conditions that were not previously covered, including fibromyalgia. It would also expand… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - April 12, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news

State orders review of controversial opioid-tapering proposal
The Oregon Health Authority hired a Washington-based consulting firm to review its proposed policy for some patients taking opioids for chronic pain to taper off, according to an announcement from the Oregon Health Authority. Eighteen months in the making, the policy is pending before the Health Evidence Review Commission and affects patients on Medicaid. The proposal also includes coverage for five pain conditions that were not previously covered, including fibromyalgia. It would also expand… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 12, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news

Fibromyalgia warning - the rash on your skin you shouldn’t ignore
FIBROMYALGIA symptoms vary from person to person, but usually include widespread pain. Up to two million people have fibromyalgia in the UK. You could be at risk of fibromyalgia signs and symptoms if you develop this rash on your skin. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fibromyalgia warning - the burning feeling you should never ignore
FIBROMYALGIA symptoms vary from person to person, but usually include widespread pain. Up to two million people have fibromyalgia in the UK. You could be at risk of fibromyalgia signs and symptoms if you notice this burning pain. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

#MayoClinicRadio podcast: 3/23/19
Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 3/23/19 On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Christopher Aakre, an internal medicine specialist in Mayo Clinic's Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Clinic, discusses diagnosing and managing fibromyalgia. Also on the podcast, Dr. Andrew Bentall, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, explains what can be done to help?sensitized transplant patients?who can be difficult to [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 24, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Smokable medicale marijuana hits the market
A North Florida man who ’s struggled with fibromyalgia for years became the state’s first patient to legally buy whole-flower cannabis for smoking Thursday, just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into a law a measure repealing a ban on smokable medical marijuana. Trulieve, the state’s largest medical marijuana op erator, was the first of Florida’s 14 operators to sell whole-flower products, for use in joints, pipes or bongs. Later Thursday, a second firm, Curaleaf, also was approved by… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 22, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Dara Kam Source Type: news

Blood test can detect fibromyalgia and may lead to a faster diagnosis for the chronic pain condition
A new study from The Ohio State University has found that biomarkers in the blood samples of patients with fibromylagia distinguish them from the samples of patients with other pain disorders. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Groundbreaking blood test detects fibromyalgia
Researchers have identified a unique 'molecular signature' that distinguishes fibromyalgia from other related disorders that doctors often confuse it with. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Fibromyalgia Source Type: news

Experimental blood test accurately spots fibromyalgia
(Ohio State University) For the first time, researchers have evidence that fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples -- work they hope will pave the way for a simple, fast diagnosis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Clinical Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Often Disagrees With Published Criteria Clinical Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Often Disagrees With Published Criteria
Many patients with a clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia do not satisfy published diagnostic criteria, according to findings from rheumatology clinic attendees.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - February 22, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

A Blood Test for Pain?
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have developed a test to measure pain pain in patients. The hope is that such a test could help in the fight against opioid abuse. The study was led by Alexander Niculescu, MD, PhD and was published in the Nature journal Molecular Psychiatry. The study tracked hundreds of participants at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis to identify biomarkers in the blood that can help objectively determine how severe a patient's pain is. The blood test would allow physicians far more accuracy in treating pain - as well as a better long-term look at the patient's m...
Source: MDDI - February 19, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MDDI Staff Tags: Business IVD Source Type: news

CBD oil: Can the cannabis-based product help with fibromyalgia-related pain?
CBD oil has taken the health world by storm over the last couple of years, with claims it can treat a variety of health conditions, from anxiety to epilepsy. There have also been claims the cannabis-based product can help relieve pain, even in conditions like fibromyalgia. But what do experts have to say? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news