Living with Fibromyalgia, DVD prepares for debut in U.K.

Josephine Fisher reports to FMS Global News that the DVD, “Living with Fibromyalgia” is preparing to make it’s debut in the U.K. this week. The Fibromyalgia Surrey-Sussex support group previewed the new DVD on Monday, February 26th. “As a group we will be previewing the DVD at our 26th February meeting and then launching it officially [...]

Global Fibromyalgia Awareness Quilt

The members of Fibrohugs have been very busy lately. Fibrohugs is a global support and awareness website for people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and has something for the entire family.
This week Fibrohugs announced a “Global Fibromyalgia Awareness Quilt.” Some squares for the quilt have already arrived from Australia, as well as the US [...]

Doctor, do I have fibromyalgia?

There was a time when not much was known about fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. At first it was dismissed as either the yuppie flu, or the “illness of the 90’s”, or simply treated as arthritis or fibrositis, myalgia or a small number of conditions, however, over the last several years some advanced clinical research [...]

Fibromylagia, chronic fatigue, and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the adult: a case study.

This afternoon FMS Global News conducted an interview with Dr. Joel L. Young, M. D. Dr. Young and his staff at the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine, in Rochester Hills, Michigan, are involved in some pioneering new clinical studies that are helping the medical community further understand the relationship between chronic pain and the role [...]

Fibromyalgia, The Silent Epidemic

Two weeks ago, FMS Global News interviewed Dr. Daniel J. Clauw, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System.
During the interview with Dr. Clauw we asked about the prevalence of fibromyalgia on a global scale. Dr. Clauw responded that ” the prevalence of fibromyalgia is remarkably consistent at 2 – 4% of the [...]

FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP FOR SURREY AND SUSSEX

THE FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP FOR SURREY AND SUSSEX &
THE SUSSEX & KENT ME/CFS GROUP INVITE YOU TO ATTEND
On Monday the 26th February the Fibromyalgia Support group and the Sussex & Kent ME/CFS group welcome sufferers and families to a coffee morning where there will be speakers and a DVD shown for their interest.  We would [...]

Interview with Dr. Daniel J. Clauw, University of Michigan Health System. Professor, Department of Internal Medicine. Rheumatology.

FMS Global News: Dr Clauw, thank you for taking the time to
participate in this interview.  Could the recent genetic findings
involving fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome be inherited?
Dr. Clauw:  Yes, there is overwhelming evidence that the tendency to develop fibromyalgia and related disorders is inherited. People with fibromyalgia are 8X more likely to have a close [...]