Medications
People with fibromyalgia are substituting CBD for opioids to manage pain
Fibromyalgia is one of many chronic pain conditions that remains stubbornly difficult to treat.
Jun 24, 2021
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Fibromyalgia
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nerve stimulation may benefit women with fibromyalgia
A treatment involving electrical nerve stimulation helped women with fibromyalgia in a recent clinical trial. The findings are published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Jan 6, 2020
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Health
Domestic abuse survivors twice at risk of long-term illnesses
Female survivors of domestic abuse are at double the risk of developing long-term illnesses that cause widespread bodily pain and extreme tiredness, shows a study by the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick.
Dec 6, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Online cognitive behavioral therapy for fibromyalgia shows promise
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed an online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program for the difficult-to-treat pain syndrome fibromyalgia. In her doctoral thesis, Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf shows that patients ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Medications
FDA approves 9 generic versions of nerve pain drug Lyrica
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic copies of a popular, pricey pill for nerve pain.
Jul 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gut bacteria associated with chronic pain for first time
Scientists have found a correlation between a disease involving chronic pain and alterations in the gut microbiome.
Jun 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?
At least one in ten of us suffer some sort of troublesome, long-term (chronic) pain. But not all have fibromyalgia.
Jun 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: How is fibromyalgia diagnosed?
Dear Mayo Clinic: Is there a specific test to definitively diagnose fibromyalgia? If not, how do doctors confidently diagnose this disorder?
Jun 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does insulin resistance cause fibromyalgia?
Researchers led by a team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston were able to dramatically reduce the pain of fibromyalgia patients with medication that targeted insulin resistance.
May 7, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experimental blood test accurately spots fibromyalgia
For the first time, researchers have evidence that fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples—work they hope will pave the way for a simple, fast diagnosis.
Mar 18, 2019
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