Fibromyalgia syndrome

April 14, 2015April 15, 2015

Biomarker Could Help ID Fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a painful disorder that healthcare providers in the past have sometimes failed to recognize as an actual medical condition. It is characterized by widespread pain of unknown origin, ... Read more

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015

Duloxetine and Acetyl L-Carnitine Improve Psychological Symptoms in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome

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Results from a recent randomized controlled trial conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Turin indicate that in patients with Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) duloxetine is an effective drug ... Read more

January 19, 2015January 19, 2015

Vitamin D May Help FMS Patients’ Pain and Fatigue

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Chronic pain and fatigue, typical symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), may be treated with vitamin D supplements as an alternative or adjunct to other treatment, as found by researchers working at ... Read more

January 6, 2015January 6, 2015

Fibromyalgia Pain Related To Diminished Connectivity Between Brain Areas – Study

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Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) is a chronic illness of indeterminate cause, a syndrome — that is a constellation of signs and symptoms observed in, and characteristic of, a single condition — ... Read more

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015

Salk and Harvard Scientists Report Breakthrough Finding Spinal Circuitry Dysfunction A Chronic Pain Factor

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Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic illness that presents with immense physical pain of indeterminate cause that is sometimes accompanied by debilitating fatigue. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome — a constellation ... Read more