Chewable Aspirin Is Best for the Heart

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK)
Courtesy WebMD.com
Study Shows Chewable Aspirin Is Absorbed More Quickly Than Solid Tablets
By Bill Hendrick – Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC – WebMD Health News
May 15, 2009 — Chewable aspirin is absorbed faster and is more effective than regular aspirin that is either swallowed whole or [...]

Back Pain – Medication and Addiction

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK)
Courtesy of WebMD.com
How can we balance the risk of drug abuse with the suffering caused by untreated back pain?
By R. Morgan Griffin – Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD – WebMD Feature
People living with serious back pain have to sort through a lot of mixed messages [...]

Addition of Lyrica Significantly Improved Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in Patients Who Responded Only Partially to Previous GAD Treatments

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK)

First Large, Placebo-Controlled Study to Demonstrate Efficacy of Lyrica as Add-on Therapy Strategy in Difficult-to-Treat GAD Patients
May 19, 2009 03:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The addition of Pfizer’s Lyrica® (pregabalin) capsules CV to other generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) treatments significantly improved the symptoms of the [...]

Cheltenham woman in mission to raise awareness of fibromyalgia

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK)
Courtesy thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/
Monday, May 04, 2009
ALICE Reeve says more needs to be done to help sufferers of fibromyalgia.
The 34-year-old was diagnosed with the condition, which causes wide- spread musculo-skeletal pain and fatigue, 10 years ago. The illness has become so acute she has been forced to [...]

Fibromyalgia, Diet, and Nutrition – Breaking the Relationship between Them

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton

Courtesy of Fibromyalgia Consultant
By Matt Dew
The currant debated issue has been the relation between fibromyalgia, diet, and nutrition. There is no study could exactly explain whether or not fibromyalgia is influenced by diet and nutrition. Hence, this article may give you a bit of enlightenment of [...]

What Is Pain? What Causes Pain?

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK)

Courtesy of MedicalNewsToday.com
Written by Christian Nordqvist
The English word ‘pain’ probably comes from Old French (peine), Latin (poena – meaning punishment pain), or Ancient Greek (poine – a word more related to penalty), or a combination of all three.
In medicine pain relates to a sensation [...]

FDA Requires Additional Labelling for Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers and Fever Reducers to Help Consumers Use Products Safely

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK)
Courtesy FDA US Food and Drugs Administration – For Immediate Release
The Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule today that requires manufacturers of over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers and fever reducers to revise their labelling to include warnings about potential safety risks, such as internal bleeding [...]

International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 12th May 2009

From FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK)
In the wake of the historic first ever debate about fibromyalgia in Parliament (Westminster Hall) last week on May 5, the Fibromyalgia Association UK, (FMA UK) praised for its work in helping sufferers, has issued a press release.
The Chairman of the Trustees of FMA UK [...]

MPs CALL FOR FIBROMYALGIA EDUCATION FOR DOCTORS IN FIRST EVER FMS DEBATE IN UK PARLIAMENT

From the FMS Global News Desk (UK)
Courtesy/Source Hansard
by Jeanne Hambleton Copyright 2009
FIBROMYALGIA THE CINDERELLA CONDITION
Fibromyalgia made history on May 5 with a first time debate on the condition in the House of Commons Westminster Hall, prior to International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (May 12).
Rob Wilson MP, chairman of the all party parliamentary group on fibromyalgia, [...]

MPs DEBATE FIBROMYALGIA IN WESTMINSTER UK TUESDAY MAY 5

From the FMS Global News Desk (UK)
by Jeanne Hambleton Copyright 2009
If you have fibromyalgia you will be interested to hear a debate tomorrow Tuesday May 5, in the Westminster Hall of the Houses of Commons, London.
The debate will be led by Rob Wilson MP, the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for [...]