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ScienceDaily: Fibromyalgia News
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:05:01 EDT
Slow breathing reduces pain
Controlled breathing at a slowed rate can significantly reduce feelings of pain, according to new research. Chronic pain sufferers, specifically fibromyalgia (FM) patients, also reported less pain while breathing slowly, unless they were overwhelmed by negative feelings, sadness or depression.
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST
Early Treatment Of Fibromyalgia More Effective, Research Suggests
People suffering from fibromyalgia have reduced activity in the parts of the brain that inhibit the experience of pain. Drugs that affect the CNS can be effective against the disease, and are thought to be even more so if administered early in its course, according to a Swedish researcher.
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EDT
Chinese Acupuncture Affects Brain's Ability To Regulate Pain, UM Study Shows
Acupuncture has been used for over two millennia in East-Asian medicine to treat pain. Using brain imaging, researchers have provided novel evidence that traditional Chinese acupuncture affects the brain's long-term ability to regulate pain. Their findings show acupuncture acts as more than a placebo, and can activate receptors in the brain that process and dampen pain signals.
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EDT
Fibromyalgia Patients Show Decreases In Gray Matter Intensity
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. Using sophisticated brain imaging techniques, researchers have found that alterations in levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine might be responsible for gray matter reductions.
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT
Inexpensive Drug Appears To Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain
A small pilot study was conducted over a 14-week period to test the new use of a low dose of a drug called naltrexone for the treatment of chronic pain. The drug, which has been used clinically for more than 30 years to treat opioid addiction, was found to reduce symptoms of pain and fatigue an average of 30 percent over placebo.
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EDT
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:08:15 +0100
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Acceptance Of Its New Drug Application For JZP-6 (sodium Oxybate) For The Treatment Of Fibromyalgia
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for JZP-6 (sodium oxybate) for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Based on a standard 10-month review, the target date for the FDA to complete its review of the NDA under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) is October 11, 2010...
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application For JZP-6 (sodium Oxybate) For The Treatment Of Fibromyalgia
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for JZP-6 (sodium oxybate oral solution) for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The submission is based on a comprehensive clinical development program for JZP-6, including results from two Phase III clinical trials...
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PDT
Urologic And Non-Urologic Unexplained Clinical Conditions Overlap
UroToday.com - Unexplained clinical conditions have been referred to by many names including functional somatic syndromes. They are characterized by a lack of clear physical or biological etiology, or inconsistent demonstration of laboratory abnormalities...
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PDT
PatientsLikeMe Adds Online Community For People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
PatientsLikeMe, the leading online community for people with life-changing conditions, announces the expansion of its fibromyalgia community to welcome patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also know as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)...
Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT
Cooperative Diagnostics Launches New Diagnostic Test For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Associated Virus
Cooperative Diagnostics, LLC announced today the availability of a new diagnostic assay for Xenotropic Murine Leukemia-Related Virus (XMRV) to assist physicians in the diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and other disorders potentially caused by the virus. Testing services will also be made available to the general public. The Simplex XMRV test identifies patients infected with XMRV...
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PDT
Early Treatment Of Fibromyalgia More Effective
People suffering from fibromyalgia have reduced activity in the parts of the brain that inhibit the experience of pain. Drugs that affect the CNS can be effective against the disease, and are thought to be even more so if administered early in its course. This according to a new thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet...
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PDT
Forest Laboratories And Cypress Bioscience Announce Study Shows Patients Treated With Savella Experience Improvements In Pain And Physical Function
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and Cypress Bioscience, Inc...
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT
Fibromyalgia: Debilitating But Treatable With Chiropractic Care
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (www.f4cp.com), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of the benefits of chiropractic, announced today that chiropractic care has been shown to reduce the agonizing pain, debilitating fatigue, and joint stiffness associated with fibromyalgia...
Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT
Jazz Pharmaceuticals And UCB Announce Second Phase III Study Of Sodium Oxybate In Patients With Fibromyalgia Meets Primary Endpoints
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAZZ) and UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) announced today positive preliminary top-line results from the second of two Phase III clinical trials of sodium oxybate (JZP-6) for the treatment of fibromyalgia...
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT
Fibromyalgia: Doctor Offers Unbiased Overview In New Book
As many as fifteen million American women suffer from a disabling medical condition known as fibromyalgia. In the medical community, sides have been drawn over whether fibromyalgia is a genuine syndrome or a catchall diagnosis based on vague clinical criteria. In The Fibromyalgia Controversy, M...
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT
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