Fibromyalgia News

BREAKING NEWS: A federal advisory panel has recommended that the FDA ban Vicodin and Percocet -- two painkillers used widely by people with fibromyalgia and a multitude of other chronic pain conditions -- as well as several other similar drugs.

The Bellevue Hospital and the Northeast Ohio Arthritis Foundation are teaming together to offer an arthritis and fibromyalgia support group.

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Fibromyalgia is characterised by diffuse musculoskeletal pain and stiffness at multiple sites, tender points in characteristic locations, and the frequent presence of symptoms such as fatigue.

Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease If you are at least 40 and a current or former smoker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis or emphysema, you may qualify for this study.

How does fibromyalgia, depression and suicide relate to one another? Is there a connection? Many with fibromyalgia have fought not to be labeled as "depressed.' This leads many to refuse antidepressants, not wanting to be placed in that category.

It's easy to forget that those of us with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome sometimes take drugs that are downright scary.

Fibromyalgia patients often experience a loss of mental clarity and problems with memory.

June Pecukonis of Upper Allen Twp. has been seeing Linda D'Agostino, a licensed acupuncturist with PinnacleHealth System, for acupuncture treatments for about two months for pain related to fibromyalgia and arthritis.

Cypress Bio Nearing Profitability By: Jason Napodano, CFA 0 ) Share In January 2009, the U.S. FDA approved Cypress Bioscience's Savella for the management of fibromyalgia.

Biotechnology stocks swung higher Thursday as shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.

St. Mary's Hospital, Streator, is hosting a support group for RSD and fibromyalgia survivors and other pain-afflicted individuals.

Preliminary top-line results of second Phase III study show highly significant decreases in pain and fatigue and improved daily function in fibromyalgia patients and confirm results from the first Phase III study PALO ALTO, Calif., and BRUSSELS, June 2 -- press release, regulated information -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

DepoMed's two Phase III trials for vasomotor symptoms ended in March 2009 and April 2009.

Dr. Mark Huntsman has firsthand knowledge of the devastating effects that fibromyalgia can have on a patient and his or her family members.

Receive a FREE OA of the knee pamphlet. Start here. MRIs may shed light on fibromyalgia UPDATED 2009-06-19 Scientists using MRI scans have found that changes in levels of the brain chemical dopamine may explain why the brains of patients with fibromyalgia have less gray matter than people who don't have the condition.

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Changes in the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine may explain brain gray matter reductions experienced by patients with fibromyalgia, a new study suggests.

I had my hearing for SSDI on June 11 and my lawyer says I won even though the judge didn't say anything.

Previous studies have shown that fibromyalgia is associated with reductions in gray matter in parts of the brain, but the exact cause is not known.