Study finds a high rate of restless legs syndrome in adults with fibromyalgia
October 14, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Participants with fibromyalgia were 11 times more likely to have RLS than healthy controls
DARIEN, IL A study in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that adults with fibromyalgia had a much higher prevalence and risk of restless legs syndrome than healthy controls. The study suggests that treating RLS may improve sleep and quality of life in people with fibromyalgia.
Yoga alleviates pain and improves function in fibromyalgia patients
October 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
According to new study published in Pain
Philadelphia, PA, October 14, 2010 Fibromyalgia (FM) is a debilitating condition affecting 11 million individuals in the US alone. FM carries an annual direct cost for care of more than $20 billion and drug therapies are generally only 30% effective in relieving symptoms and 20% effective in improving function. Standard care currently includes medications accompanied by exercise and coping skills approaches. In a study published in the November issue of PAIN, researchers report patients participating in a “Yoga of Awareness” program showed significantly greater improvement in FM symptoms and functioning compared to patients on a standard FM care program.
Resting brain activity associated with spontaneous fibromyalgia pain
July 28, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Interaction of multiple brain networks provides insight into how pain occurs
A recent study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Michigan provides the first direct evidence of linkage between elevated intrinsic (resting-state) brain connectivity and spontaneous pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). This research shows an interaction of multiple brain networks, offering greater understanding of how pain arises. Details of the study appear online and in the August issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology.
New criteria proposed for diagnosing fibromyalgia
May 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Kimberly Waterman
Kimberly_Waterman@rush.edu
312-942-7820
Rush University Medical Center Read more
Obesity associated with increased risk of fibromyalgia
April 28, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Dawn Peters
medicalnews@wiley.com
781-388-8408
Wiley-Blackwell Read more
New reliable method based on patients’ gait helps to diagnose fibromyalgia
April 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Jose María Heredia Jiménez
herediaj@ugr.es
34-650-680-566
University of Granada
This release is available in Spanish.
Powerful HIV drugs inhibit retrovirus linked to prostate cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome
March 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Phil Sahm
phil.sahm@hsc.utah.edu
801-581-2517
University of Utah Health Sciences Read more
Further doubt cast on virus link to chronic fatigue
February 15, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Graeme Baldwin
graeme.baldwin@biomedcentral.com
44-020-319-22165
BioMed Central
Researchers investigating UK samples have found no association between the controversial xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Their study, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Retrovirology, calls into question a potential link described late last year by an American research team.
New virus is not linked to chronic fatigue syndrome, suggests UK research
January 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Lucy Goodchild
lucy.goodchild@imperial.ac.uk
44-207-594-6702
Imperial College London
New UK research, published today in PLoS ONE, has not reproduced previous findings that suggested Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may be linked to a recently discovered virus. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London and King’s College London, say this means that anti-retroviral drugs may not be an effective treatment for people with the illness.
BreakThrough: Virus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
October 9, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Scientists say they may have found the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome. It is a condition that has baffled doctors for decades some even suggesting the symptoms were psychological. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition of prolonged and severe tiredness, body aches and other symptoms and affects 17 million people worldwide. CFS is a multi-systemic disease only previously diagnosed by a set of criteria, requiring that the symptoms must not be caused by other medical conditions, with severe mental and physical exhaustion, which is “unrelieved by rest”, is worsened by exertion and is present for at least six months.
