Doctors: A Profusion of Diagnoses. That ’ s Good and Bad.
With millions of Americans taking risky medications for questionable diagnoses, have we medicalized everyday life? (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DHRUV KHULLAR, M.D. Tags: Mental Health and Disorders Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Sleep Depression (Mental) Fibromyalgia Insomnia Testosterone Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Doctors Source Type: news
Lady Gaga: Music Icon, Budding Actress... and Fibromyalgia Patient
(MedPage Today) -- Pop star brings light to common yet frequently misdiagnosed pain condition (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Chronic Noncancer Pain Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Chronic Noncancer Pain
This review examines the evidence for the effectiveness of different types of cannabinoids for a variety of chronic non-cancer pain conditions, including neuropathic pain, arthritis, and fibromyalgia.Pain (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Disability Claimant's LTD Benefits Reinstated; Evidence Supports Disability
BOSTON - A disability claimant is entitled to the reinstatement of long-term disability (LTD) benefits and past due benefits because the claimant met her burden of proving that she is disabled as a result of fibromyalgia from working in her own occupation, a Massachusetts federal judge said Sept. 21 (Judith Kamerer v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 15-40146, D. Mass., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161522). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News - October 9, 2018 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
Brain Scans Suggest Pain of Fibromyalgia Isn't Imaginary
Title: Brain Scans Suggest Pain of Fibromyalgia Isn't ImaginaryCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/4/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/5/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General)
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 5, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Fibromyalgia Pain Is Real, Brain Scans Suggest
People with fibromyalgia had more brain inflammation than healthy people, according to a study published recently in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. It’s a finding researchers say could be a bright spot for often-stigmatized people with the chronic pain condition (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain Scans Suggest Pain of Fibromyalgia Isn't Imaginary
People with fibromyalgia had more brain inflammation than healthy people, according to a study published recently in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. It’s a finding researchers say could be a bright spot for often-stigmatized people with the chronic pain condition (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain Scans Suggest Pain of Fibromyalgia Isn't Imaginary
THURSDAY, Oct. 4, 2018 -- People with fibromyalgia have widespread inflammation in their brains, new research reveals. " Finding an objective neurochemical change in the brains of people who are used to being told that their problems are imaginary... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 4, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
More doctor visits lead to less suicide attempts for fibromyalgia patients
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Fibromyalgia patients who regularly visit their physicians are much less likely to attempt suicide than those who do not, according to a new Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Arthritis Care& Research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
'I feel betrayed by my company': TTC subway operator barred while using medicinal cannabis
A subway operator says she’s been forced off medicinal cannabis by the TTC and back on opioids, even though her doctor thinks cannabis is the best treatment for her chronic pain from two herniated discs in her lower back and fibromyalgia. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Fibromyalgia symptoms: Feeling like this when you wake up can mean you need to see your GP
FIBROMYALGIA symptoms include widespread pain in the body, as well as problems with memory, changes in mood and feeling worn out. Another sign is feeling a particular way especially when you wake up. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Outpatient engagement lowers predicted risk of suicide attempts in fibromyalgia - McKernan LC, Lenert MC, Crofford LJ, Walsh CG.
OBJECTIVE: Fibromyalgia (FM) patients are 10x more likely to die by suicide than the general population. The purpose of this study was to externally validate published models predicting suicidal ideation and attempts in FM and identify interpretable risk a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
'I couldn't hold a pen' Mum reveals fibromyalgia battle – same illness as Kirsty Young
WHEN I read recently that BBC broadcaster Kirsty Young has been forced to take a break from Radio 4 ’s Desert Island Discs because she has a form of fibromyalgia I felt huge sympathy for her. I know just how debilitating this illness can be because I’ve suffered from it myself. I had started 2016 on a health high. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The pain of living with fibromyalgia
What it's like to live with fibromyalgia. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Illness forces Kirsty to quit Desert Island Discs for now
DESERT Island Discs host Kirsty Young has been forced to take several months off because of a painful health condition. The 49-year-old presenter is suffering from a form of fibromyalgia. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
