Chili Pepper Compound Can Bring Pain Relief

From the FMS News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton COURTESY usnews.com Health Day – Monday March 16 Capsaicin works on nerves to ease joint discomfort, scientists say (HealthDay News) – University of Buffalo scientists say they have found how capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their fiery flavor, also works to relieve joint and muscle [...]

F.D.A. TO PLACE NEW LIMITS ON PRESCRIPTIONS OF NARCOTICS

From the News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton By GARDINER HARRIS -Published: February 9, 2009 WASHINGTON — Many doctors may lose their ability to prescribe 24 popular narcotics as part of a new effort to reduce the deaths and injuries that result from these medicines’ inappropriate use, federal drug officials announced Monday. A new control program [...]

EUROPEAN NETWORK of FIBROMYALGIA ASSOCIATIONS

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) are to have a consultation with a delegation from the European Network of Fibromyalgia Associations (ENFA)

PIERRE FABRE MEDICAMENT AND FOREST LABORATORIES TO COLLABORATE ON DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION

Collaboration to develop proprietory selection norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitor for depression and central nervous system disorders.

IMPORTANT NEW NEWS ABOUT THE FIBROMYALGIA CONFERENCE

Hi everyone ~ I wanted to update everyone on what is going on at the Fibromyalgia Conference. If you don’t have information on this conference, here it is. It is going to be an awesome conference. So much information from Doctors / Demonstrators. We are very excited about this!! We have been notified that the [...]

News about the Fibromyalgia Conference

If you are new, or haven’t heard, we are having our 5th conference in Hollywood, Florida on April 24-27, 2008. It is at the Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort. This hotel is gorgeous, right on the beach, with many shops, restaurants, and boardwalk to walk on. The hotel has a block of rooms reserved for the [...]

CONGO’S BILL AND THE RACE AGAINST TIME

by Jeanne Hambleton  © 2008 NFA Leader Against Pain-Advocate   A committee of the New Jersey Senate has considered a new bill called Congo’s Law and there are hopes that Congo, the German Shepherd dog, will no longer be under sentence of death. See original story: Congo gets world wide support Congo was put on “death [...]

Michael Grady and fibromyalgia awareness.

Michael Grady has recently become one of our featured artist’s on FMS Global News. We feature musicians that support fibromyalgia awareness and occasionally musicians that have overcome a disability to return to performing such as world class acoustic guitarist Billy McLaughlin and Tony Denardo of Detroits hard blues/rock band the Muggs. “I am still feeling [...]

Fibromyalgia Support Group for Surrey and Sussex Opens New Office

The Fibromyalgia Support Group for Surrey and Sussex reached a milestone on Fri 4th Jan when the new office was opened by Dan Austen of the Fibromyalgia Clinic in London. For a full report of the event go to this web link: http://www.fms-sas.co.uk/fmsLavH.html The group has come a long way in the 4 1/2 years [...]

GROWING SUPPORT FOR FIBROMITE AHEAD OF HER TIME

by Jeanne Hambleton © 2007 NFA Leader Against Pain-Advocate You may remember the story about Linda Allen, a UK fibromite who in spite of being severely disabled with this invisible disability has been raising FMS awareness among medical students. Her gracious offer to help anyone willing to follow her example and spread the word has [...]