Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy WebMD.com    How well do they work? By Jeanie Lerche Davis  Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD   To get relief from fibromyalgia pain, more and more people are trying alternative treatments. It is often instinctive — putting an icepack on a painful spot or reaching for [...]

Fibromyalgia and Stress – Finding the Right Treatment

From FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy of Fibromyalgiaconsultant.com by Matt Dew   The two health problems puzzling many people are fibromyalgia and stress. Fibromyalgia and stress influence each other and often co-exist. Stress is a personalized response to the alterations in the environment that is based on personal perception of feeling [...]

MAY 12 – WORLDWIDE FMS AWARENESS DAY

by Jeanne Hambleton Copyright 2009  May this 12 May blossom into a wonderful year Somehow I just could not let today pass without making some effort to celebrate International  Fibromyalgia Awareness Day together with others who suffer chronic pain and long term illnesses. We constantly strive to raise awareness about this chronic condition  but my [...]

Culinary Medicine: Can Certain Foods Make You Healthier?

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy of WebMD.com By Elizabeth Lee -Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD - WebMD Feature A best-selling diet book promises to prevent disease by teaching you to cook like a chef and think like a doctor.   Imagine preventing breast cancer by eating broccoli and kalamata olive pizza, avoiding Alzheimer’s by skipping [...]

FDA Approves Simponi

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy of  Drugs.com  Simponi (golimumab) Receives FDA Approval as First Once-Monthly Anti-TNF for Treatment of Theumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis HORSHAM, Pa., April 24 /PRNewswire Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Simponi (golimumab) for the [...]

Paws-ability: Dogs’ assistance immeasurable

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy StarTribune.com - © 2009 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Shelley  Hiemer has fibromyalgia Bruce Bisping, Star Tribune Shelly Hiemer and her service dog, Grace demonstrated how a service dog helps with shopping at a Franklin Ave Coop grocery store. By KRISTIN TILLOTSON, Star Tribune - April 17, 2009    [...]

So Botox Is Not Just Skin Deep

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy TimesDaily.com. NEW YORK TIMES HEALTH STORIES (Fibromyalgia Pain Patent) by NATASHA SINGER - April 13, 2009 at DR. MARK STILLMAN, the director of the Center for Headache and Pain at the Cleveland Clinic, has a treatment for people with frequent migraines: he injects Botox around the head [...]

Savella (milnacipran) FDA-Approved for Fibromyalgia

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton  Courtesy Fibromyalgia Network (Posted: January 29, 2009)   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Jan. 14, approved Savella as the first drug specifically for the treatment of fibromyalgia … and not just the pain. During clinical trials, the Fibromyalgia Network has been referring to Savella [...]

New Poll Shows Use of Alternative Medicine on the Rise

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy Healthnews.com By: Lara Endreszl    Complementary and Alternative Medicine—commonly shortened to CAM—is often thought to be a secondary form of treatment, or fallback, when conventional medicine on its own fails to succeed. In 1990, a Harvard researcher published a poll showing that approximately one-third of Americans [...]

Fibromyalgia myths: The truth about nine common myths

Get the facts about these nine common fibromyalgia myths. Learning all you can about fibromyalgia is the first step toward gaining control of your symptoms.