A ‘WIN WIN’ FIBROMYALGIA CONFERENCE

News from the world of fibromyalgia. Leading speakers at SE England fibromyalgia conference share their insights into the brains of fibromites, sleep patterns and their diets.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Diet Plans for Men

From the FMS Global and UK News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Atkins vs. Ornish, South Beach Diet vs. the Zone: Does any weight loss plan really work? Courtesy of WebMD.com By Peter Jaret – Reviewed by Matthew Hoffman, MD – WebMD Feature After four years of following one diet plan after another and watching his [...]

Alert: MedWatch – Digoxin (Caraco brand) – Recall of tablets because they may differ in size

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a consumer-level recall of Caraco brand Digoxin, USP, 0.125 mg, and Digoxin, USP, 0.25 mg, distributed prior to March 31, 2009, which are not expired and are within the expiration date of September, 2011. The tablets are being recalled because they may differ in size and [...]

Top 6 Myths: About Bottled Water

From the FMS Global & UK News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy of WebMD – Feature from “Marie Claire” Magazine By Anndee Hochman Bottled water — already a more than $10 billion industry — is the fastest-growing beverage category in the U.S. But is it good for you? Here’s the pure truth. Myth #1: BOTTLED [...]

Chronic Opioid Therapy Guidelines Offer Direction for Physicians

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy of Fibromyalgia Network – February 2009 While patients are rightfully concerned about not receiving adequate pain relief, physicians harbor fears about drug abuse, safety issues, and government oversight. New clinical guidelines for the use of chronic opioid therapy in chronic non-cancer pain patients, developed by [...]

Cymbalta Promotion Questioned

From the FMS News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Without prejudice Courtesy of NewsInferno.com Date Published: Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 Eli Lilly recently spent millions promoting Cymbalta as a treatment for the controversial disease, fibromyalgia. Now, the Epoch Times places the figure donated by the company to nonprofits to “educate” doctors about the disease at nearly [...]