IsolateFibromyalgia a New Blood Test From IQuity Accurately Detects Fibromyalgia
First RNA-Based Blood Test to Detect Fibromyalgia Introduced by Data Science Company IQuity accurately identifies gene expression pattern consistent with fibromyalgia syndrome, reducing need to rule out other conditions and speeding time to diagnosis (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 7, 2018 Category: Disability Tags: Fibromyalgia Source Type: news

Fibromyalgia Associated With Corneal Sensitivity, Ocular Pain Fibromyalgia Associated With Corneal Sensitivity, Ocular Pain
Patients with fibromyalgia have increased eye sensitivity and pain, researchers from Turkey report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news

Lady Gaga Suffers Fibromyalgia And Cuts Tour Short Due To'Severe Pain '
Lady Gaga is canceling the remaining 10 shows in Europe of her Joanne World Tour. What is fibromyalgia? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 4, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news

Lady Gaga, Suffering From Fibromyalgia, Cuts Tour Short Because Of'Severe Pain '
Lady Gaga is canceling the remaining 10 shows in Europe of her Joanne World Tour. What is fibromyalgia? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 4, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news

6,000-year-old track record for healing leaky gut
When I was traveling in India, I had the privilege of studying Ayurvedic medicine with traditional Master Healers. Surrounded by lakes, oceans and mountains, Kerala, India, is the birthplace of Ayurveda medicine. My plane landed in Mumbai. From there, I made the 800-mile trip to Kerala down on the southwestern-most tip of the Indian peninsula. With origins dating back 6,000 years, Kerala is the birthplace of Ayurvedic medicine. I spent a lot of time at the AyurMana or “ancient healing house.” This is the oldest existing school of Ayurvedic medicine in the world. It was there that I observed how quickly Ayurv...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 17, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cathy Card Tags: Health Natural Cures anxiety arthritis Cancer celiac disease chronic fatigue depression diabetes digestive issues fibromyalgia leaky gut multiple sclerosis schizophrenia Source Type: news

Experts seek to standardize treatments for childhood rheumatic diseases
(Wiley) Pediatric rheumatic diseases are a varied group of rare diseases including juvenile forms of arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia, and other conditions. Currently, there is considerable variability in how patients with these diseases are treated in clinical practice, making it difficult to understand which therapies work best. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Hyperactive brain networks can multiply fibromyalgia pain: Study
A medical study found evidence that fibromyalgia patients have hypersensitive brain networks that multiply pain. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Does an exploding brain network cause chronic pain?
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) New research reports that hyperreactive brain networks could play a part in the hypersensitivity of fibromyalgia. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Remote healing of bipolar disorder, eating disorder not otherwise specified, posttraumatic stress disorder, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome through lifestyle change - Brogan K.
This case report illustrates the relationship between gut, hormonal, and brain function in that dietary change, mindfulness interventions, and detoxification led to resolution of disabling psychiatric symptoms. In this case, a single Caucasian female resol... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Tips For Managing Chronic Pain For A Better Life
Being diagnosed with a chronic pain condition can change a person’s life. This type of pain--defined as lasting longer than 3-6 months--can be the result of many different factors, such as injury, arthritis, or a condition like fibromyalgia, but the effects are similar in many cases: they make life harder. You may find it more difficult to do basic household chores or to find the energy to exercise; it may be harder to concentrate at work or school, and you may be more at risk for depression and anxiety. (Source: Orthogate - Latest News)
Source: Orthogate - Latest News - January 6, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Viewpoints News Source Type: news

Low-level laser therapy and anesthetic infiltration for orofacial pain in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial.
CONCLUSIONS:The LLLT by GaAlAs and anesthetic infiltration of lidocaine 2% were equally effective to control orofacial pain in FM individuals. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - December 29, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Alternatives to Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain Alternatives to Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain
This study examines the current evidence on the use of nonopioid analgesics for the most common noncancer chronic pain conditions, including back pain, fibromyalgia, diabetic neuropathy, and more.Anesthesia & Analgesia (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Strong relationship between self-efficacy and exercise among women veterans discovered
(Boston University School of Medicine) For female veterans with fibromyalgia (FM) symptoms, the impact of believing in their ability to begin and sustain a long-term exercise program appears to positively influence their results.The findings, which appear in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, suggest a role for self-efficacy (believing in one's ability to succeed) in exercise adoption and maintenance among female veterans, even among those with a high degree of FM symptoms. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - December 8, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Juliette and Kirran explain what working on our campaign has meant to them
Arthritis Research UK’sThe Nation’s Joint Problem campaign has reached millions of people over the last three months, through national news stories and features and TV, cinema and billboard advertising. We asked two people who helped to shape the campaign content about their experience of being part of our ground-breaking push to change attitudes to arthritis.JulietteJournalist and author ofMostly Cloudy, Some Bright Spells Juliette Wills, 45, has lived with inflammatory spinal arthritis for 18 years. She wrote thesix powerful stories featured in The Guardian which exposed the hidden impact of arthritis, as wel...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - November 24, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news