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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fibromyalgia and Epilepsy Drug Lyrica Helps Restless Leg Sufferers, Researchers Say

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy of attorneyatlaw.com Legal Briefs Lyrica, the Pfizer drug for treatment of the chronic pain disorder fibromyalgia and preventing epileptic seizures, also appears to benefit people who cannot get to sleep because of restless legs syndrome, new findings suggest. A recently completed clinical trial found [...]

Still no treatment in Europe for the 14 million FMS patients trapped in pain!

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Press Release from ENFA – 29.04.2009 Brussels, (29.04.2009) Last week was high on activities for the Fibromyalgia community, on one hand the European Network of Fibromyalgia Associations (ENFA) met with the European Health Commissioner Ms Androulla Vassiliou1. And on the other hand the European Medicines [...]

One in seven GPs may be told to retrain under revalidation plans

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy of PulseToday.com On July 2008 the PulseToday.com on line magazine for GPs carried a story concerning compulsory annual assessment for GPs. Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson then formally laid out controversial plans for the revalidation of doctors. Under the plans, revealed in the [...]

Minister calls for pain indicators in QOF (Quality

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy of PulseToday.com By Nigel Praities -21 Apr 09 A Government minister has invited applications for new pain management indicators for the QOF in a parliamentary debate held yesterday. Health minster Ann Keen said the inclusion of pain in the QOF was a ‘key issue’ [...]

Bottled Water: FAQ on Safety and Purity

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy WebMD.com. Health and Cooking /em> By Salynn Boyles -Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD – WebMD Health News Americans drank 9 billion gallons of bottled water last year, or slightly more than 29 gallons for every man, woman, and child in the country. They also [...]

Critics Object to ‘Pseudoscience’ Center

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy of washingtonpost.com – Health By David Brown – Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, March 17, 2009; Page HE01 The impending national discussion about broadening access to health care, improving medical practice and saving money is giving a group of scientists an opening to make a [...]