Posts by: Margarida Azevedo, MSc

Margarida Azevedo, MSc

Margarida graduated with a BS in Health Sciences from the University of Lisbon and a MSc in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST-UL). She worked as a molecular biologist research associate at a Cambridge UK-based biotech company that discovers and develops therapeutic, fully human monoclonal antibodies.

January 28, 2016May 19, 2016

Fibromyalgia Drug Patent Application Filed by Premier Biomedical

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El Paso, Texas-based Premier Biomedical Inc. announced it has filed a provisional patent application on a second drug, in addition to Feldetrex, for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM), alcohol and chemical addiction, ... Read more

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016

Cold Laser Therapy Appears to Promotes Rapid Healing in Injuries

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A chiropractic clinic in central Florida announced it has observed significant success using cold laser therapy to help the body heal faster after injuries. The treatment appears promising to treat muscle strains and tears, postural imbalances, chronic pain ... Read more

January 26, 2016January 26, 2016

Fibromyalgia Pain Treatment Device Now Available in Europe

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Soterix Medical, Inc., recently announced its PainX platform for the treatment of fibromyalgia and migraine pain, based on its proprietary transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) technology, is now available in Europe. The platform recently ... Read more

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016

Study of Fibromyalgia Symptoms Could Lead to More Personalized Treatments

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Symptoms reported by patients with fibromyalgia may belong to one of two distinct subclusters, possibly leading to personalized treatments, according to an analysis recently published in the journal Arthritis Care & ... Read more

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016

Chronic Pain Patients Benefit From Empowerment-Based Model

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Women with early-stage chronic pain who were referred to a chronic pain group-medical visit program based on an empowerment model had a high degree of comorbidities (the existence of two diseases or ... Read more

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016

Can Chronic Pain Be Treated by Tweaking Brain Chemistry?

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University of Manchester researchers found that the pain threshold of patients with arthritis can increase with alterations in their brain chemistry. The study, “Striatal opioid receptor availability is related to acute and chronic ... Read more

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016

Fibromyalgia Patients Often Show Positional Cervical Cord Compression

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A recent study reveals that more than 50 percent of fibromyalgia patients have positional cervical cord compression (PC3). The abstract of the study, titled “Fibromyalgia and Positional Cervical Cord Compression Differ Only By Autonomic ... Read more

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016

Fibromyalgia May Limit Ability to Perform Even Daily Chores

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A recent study revealed that women with fibromyalgia can require considerable help in performing even daily chores and life activities, findings that highlight the potential benefits of rehabilitation therapy in this patient group. The study, published ... Read more

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016

New Therapy Targets Fibromyalgia Pain-induced Fear of Exercise

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Use of a novel virtual reality therapy program led to physiological changes in the brains of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients that may help in the management and alteration of pain catastrophization related to exercise. The ... Read more

December 4, 2015December 3, 2015

Tommie Copper to Pay $1.35M Settlement for False Advertising

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Tommie Copper, Inc., an athletic apparel company, and its founder have agreed to pay $1.35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it falsely claimed the company’s copper-infused compression clothing would ... Read more