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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

What a sleep study can reveal about fibromyalgia

From the FMS Global New Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy Eurekalert.com Michigan Tech, U. Michigan team up on sleep research Research engineers and sleep medicine specialists from two Michigan universities have joined technical and clinical hands to put innovative quantitative analysis, signal-processing technology and computer algorithms to work in the sleep lab. One of their [...]