Health Myths: Get the Facts

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy of US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women’s Health You may be making health decisions based on incorrect or outdated information. Make sure that your sources for health information are current and accurate. Also, check [...]

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 [...]

Dual action

From Jeanne Hambleton’s FMS Global News Desk By Sandra Flahive (FiftySomething) January 10 2009 Bill and Susan Steffey of Grimes both have seen great physical improvements since they began exercising together at the Wellness Center at Mercy Medical Center. Susan, 55, first started a regular workout regimen in July on the advice of her rheumatologist. [...]

Great expectations — Study looks at why placebo effect varies from person to person

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Why do some people experience a “placebo effect” that makes them feel better when they receive a sham treatment they believe to be real — while other people don’t respond at all to the same thing, or even feel worse” A new study from the University of Michigan Health System may [...]

Effectiveness of Massage Therapy for Chronic, Non-malignant Pain: A Review.

1: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2007 Jun;4(2):165-79. Epub 2007 Feb 5. Tsao JC. Pediatric Pain Program, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA. Previous reviews of massage therapy for chronic, non-malignant pain have focused on discrete pain conditions. This article aims to provide a broad overview of the literature on [...]

Fibromyalgia: The misunderstood disease

June 1, 2007 A University of Michigan Health Minute update on important health issues. U-M research gives hope for new treatments, better understanding of chronic pain condition ANN ARBOR, MI – Fourteen years ago, Josephine* began to experience severe pain throughout her body. As her symptoms became worse, she sought help from a variety of [...]

The effect of acclydine in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.

1: PLoS Clin Trials. 2007 May 18;2(5):e19. The GK, Bleijenberg G, van der Meer JW. Department of General Internal Medicine, Nijmegen Expert Centre Chronic Fatigue, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. OBJECTIVES: It is unclear whether insulin-like growth factor (IGF) function is involved in the pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Unpublished data [...]

The Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Self-Help Group – Quest 4 Life

For Immediate Press Release Thursday, June 14, 2007 Meeting 6:30 pm at Quest 4 Life in Lenoir, NC The Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Self-Help Group meets monthly except July and August. The focus of the group is on Positive Self-Help for those attending. The June meeting will focus on Using Your Talents, Frustrations and Rewards. [...]

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 [...]

Aggressive treatment for whiplash does not promote faster recovery

Contact: Amy Molnar amolnar@wiley.com John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Whiplash, the most common traffic injury, leads to neck pain, headache and other symptoms, resulting in a significant burden of disability and health care utilization. Although there are few effective treatments for whiplash, a growing body of evidence suggests that the type and intensity of treatment [...]