By Erin Migdol, With the recent approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a human clinical trial is set to begin on BCG, a vaccine typically used to prevent tuberculosis, to treat fibromyalgia. BCG, or Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, has been used since 1921 as a TB vaccine in countries with a high prevalence of TB. […]
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By Tiffany Vance-Huffman, There is so much mystery in the world of fibromyalgia, in large part because it effects everyone differently. Another reason for the mystery is due to the similarity in fibro symptoms compared to other diseases and syndromes. Fibromyalgia is sometimes misdiagnosed as a different problem and vice versa. This is because the […]
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BY PATRICIA INACIO The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Duloxetine, a generic version of Cymbalta (duloxetine), for treating fibromyalgia, depression, and anxiety, according to the generic’s maker, Solco Healthcare U.S. In addition to fibromyalgia, Duloxetine, the active ingredient in Cymbalta, is used to treat serious depression in adults, and anxiety in adults and children 7 years and older. Scientists say Duloxetine […]
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Fibromyalgia has been a mysterious disease, causing pain throughout the body and deep in tissues with no apparent cause. A large proportion of the medical community has believed that the disease was psychosomatic, and people essentially think that they are in pain. But a small biopharmaceutical company, Intidyn, or Integrated Tissue Dynamics, has found what they believe […]
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It happens a lot that when you think that you have dealt with every single symptom of fibromyalgia, out of nowhere one more symptom throw at you? And that one more will be something you have never imagined having a connection with fibromyalgia. Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is another symptom added in that list. A […]
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Morton’s Neuroma is a related condition/term that is becoming more widely common among the people with fibromyalgia. This is a condition that is characterized by chronic pain in the feet, which makes any type of exercise or other activity that requires them to be on their feet extremely very difficult to do. The cause of […]
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You might feel a little bit uneasy by the phase of “electroconvulsive therapy”. The mind goes to the days when medical science was not more scientific than it is today and patients were exposed to electric shocks to keep them submissive. Based on your pop culture image of electroconvulsive therapy, it does make sense that […]
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You may wonder how inhaling an aroma can help a medical condition. There may be chances that you have used aromatherapy and haven’t realized it. You have used a form of aromatherapy if you have ever used a vaporizer with Vicks or applied Vicks to your chest when having a cold. Both of them contain […]
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This fact is very well known to fibromyalgia sufferers that discomfort and pain can easily be triggered by some sensory experiences like sound, touch and light. Sometimes, you may feel the softest noise as a sound of pans and pots banging around the kitchen sink. The question arises that are these sensory overloads are a […]
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According to Juan V. Luciano, Ph.D., a psychologist and researcher at Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, Spain said, “there is an agreement among the researchers that fibromyalgia syndrome may not be a single disease and the subcategories of the fibromyalgia patients may be identifiable.” He also adds, “Developing meaningful treatments that patients […]
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