Fibromyalgia Circle of Care Initiative

FROM THE DESK OF JEANNE HAMBLETON UK NFA LEADER AGAINST PAIN October 25, 2008 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Johns Hopkins and National Fibromyalgia Association Launch Fibromyalgia Educational Initiative to Bridge Chasm in Diagnosis and Care Collaborative Program Shifts Paradigm with Evidence-Based Platform to Educate Providers on Fibromyalgia Management SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Johns Hopkins University [...]

JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management

Effects of depression and pain severity on satisfaction in medical outpatients: Analysis of the Medical Outcomes Study, pg. 143 Patient satisfaction is a critical measure of healthcare quality. We performed this study to see how depression and pain severity affected patient satisfaction in medical outpatients. We analyzed data from the Medical Outcomes Study and found [...]

Responder criteria for operant and cognitive-behavioral treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome.

1: Arthritis Rheum. 2007 May 25;57(5):830-836 [Epub ahead of print] Thieme K, Turk DC, Flor H. University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. OBJECTIVE: To predict the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and operant-behavioral therapy (OBT) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). METHODS: A total of 125 patients who fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology FMS criteria were randomly [...]

Imaging pain of fibromyalgia.

1: Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2007 Jun;11(3):190-200. Cook DB, Stegner AJ, McLoughlin MJ. William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI 53706; Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA. dcook@education.wisc.edu. Brain imaging studies have provided objective evidence of abnormal central regulation of pain in fibromyalgia (FM). Resting brain blood flow studies have [...]

Novel pharmacotherapy for fibromyalgia.

1: Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Jun;16(6):829-41. Wood PB, Holman AJ, Jones KD. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–Shreveport, Department of Family Medicine, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA. pwood@lsuhsc.edu Fibromyalgia is a common disorder that is characterized by chronic widespread pain, tenderness to light palpation, fatigue and sleep disturbances. The present lack of a well-accepted model [...]

FDA Announces Results of Investigation Into Illegal Promotion of OxyContin by The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE P07-85 May 10, 2007 Media Inquiries: 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA Company Misrepresented Prescription Pain Reliever to Health Care Professionals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) announced today that The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $700 million to resolve criminal charges and [...]

BEMA Fentanyl demonstrates substantial transmucosal delivery

Contact: Bill Douglass bill@investorrelationsgroup.com BioDelivery Sciences Findings form a part of pending NDA for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain findings form a part of pending NDA for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain Morrisville, North Carolina, May 7, 2007 — BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) announced the results of a 12 subject, crossover study [...]

Arthritis pain, the brain and the role of emotions

Contact: Amy Molnar amolnar@wiley.com John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Arthritis pain is processed in brain areas concerned with emotions and fear, finds study, indicating target for pain-relieving therapies How does the brain process the experience of pain? Thanks to advances in neuroimaging, we now know the answer lies in a network of brain structures called [...]

Altered cortical excitability in subjectively electrosensitive patients: Results of a pilot study.

1: J Psychosom Res. 2007 Mar;62(3):283-8. Landgrebe M, Hauser S, Langguth B, Frick U, Hajak G, Eichhammer P. Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. OBJECTIVE: Hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields is frequently claimed to be linked to a variety of unspecific somatic and/or neuropsychological complaints. Whereas provocation studies often failed to [...]

Long-term opioid contract use for chronic pain management in primary care practice. A five year experience.

1: J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Apr;22(4):485-90. Hariharan J, Lamb GC, Neuner JM. Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert East Clinic Bldg., Suite E4200, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA, jharihar@mcw.edu. BACKGROUND: The use of opioid medications to manage chronic pain is complex and challenging, especially in primary care [...]