Posts by: Janet Stewart, MSc

Janet Stewart, MSc

Janet Stewart is a life sciences writer and editor, who completed both PhD course work and oral examinations in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University, and holds an M.Sc. in Virology and Immunology.

June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

Therapy Aimed at Pain Acceptance Helps Women with Fibromyalgia, Study Says

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Acceptance and commitment therapy, a type of psychotherapy, significantly eased the disability due to pain and mental health of women with fibromyalgia, but without changing the intensity of pain experienced ... Read more

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018

Fibromyalgia Project Wins One of Three Purdue Pharma Research Grants for Chronic Pain and Pain Assessment

Fibromyalgia, News

A research project focused on developing an objective measure of pain-related interference with cognitive performance in people with fibromyalgia is one of three awarded research grants recently by Purdue Pharma. ... Read more

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018

Fibromyalgia Symptom Severity Remains Mostly Unchanged for Decades, Study Finds

Fibromyalgia, News

A study in Finland that revisited patients with fibromyalgia 26 years after their diagnoses found that the severity of symptoms had remained relatively unchanged. Researchers did not find significant deterioration ... Read more

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017

Emotional Self-awareness Problem Negatively Impacts Fibromyalgia Coping Strategies, Researchers Say

Fibromyalgia, News

A study of psychological factors in fibromyalgia patients found an association between alexithymia — a self-awareness personality disposition — and coping strategies that coincide with patients’ perceived social support. The researchers argue for ... Read more

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017

Hydrotherapy Can Improve FM Patients’ Pain, Quality of Life, Study Finds

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A study assessing hydrotherapy — exercise in water, such as a pool — found that it improved pain and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). However, the treatment ... Read more

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017

Susan Ingebretson to Host Free Webinar on Managing Fibromyalgia Symptoms

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Susan Ingebretson, a fibromyalgia patient and author of the best-selling book “FibroWHYalgia,” will host a free webinar this month to share her story about her path to improving fibromyalgia symptoms. ... Read more

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Avacen Medical Wins Innovation Award for Fibromyalgia Pain Control Device

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Avacen Medical has received an innovation award for a dry heat device it invented to treat the pain that is widespread in fibromyalgia. The global consulting firm Frost & Sullivan gave Avacen its European New ... Read more

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017

More Exercise Reduces Anxiety Longer in Fibromyalgia Patients, Study Finds

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An analysis of 10 studies on the effects of exercise on anxiety in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) found that exercise training can cause anxiety to drop. Training programs that lasted ... Read more

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

Melatonin Improves Motor Activity in Rats with Fibromyalgia-Like Disease, Study Shows

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Rats with a fibromyalgia-like disease showed improvements in spontaneous motor activity and other physical changes associated with the disease after treatment with melatonin, the naturally occurring substance that regulates sleep. ... Read more

June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

Acupuncture Seen to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Fibromyalgia Patients in Taiwan, Study Shows

Fibromyalgia, News

A nationwide study in Taiwan of patients with fibromyalgia found that those treated with acupuncture had a lower incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). The study, “Acupuncture decreased the risk ... Read more