Monthly Archives: March 2009

Top 6 Myths: About Bottled Water

Posted on March 31, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, 18473400, 18473734, 18475482, 18477189, 18477433, 18542595, 18637166, 18638001, Article, Awareness, Britain, Britain feeds, Brussels feeds, Environmental Protection Agency, fastest-growing beverage, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FMS Global News, Food, Food and Drugs Administration, Global News, Health, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK Feed, Michigan feeds, New York University, News UK, News USA, Quality of Life, RSS, RSS Feeds, UK feeds, Uncategorized, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cognitive behavioral therapy — What is it?

Posted on March 29, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy of MayoClinic.com By Gabrielle J. Melin, M.D. -March 19, 2009 Have you ever heard of cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT? If you haven not, this blog will help you to … Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, 18473400, 18473734, 18475482, 18477189, 18477433, 18542595, Article, Awareness, Britain, Britain feeds, British, Brussels feeds, CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, Diseases, Europe feeds, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia News, Fibromyalgia News UK, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FM, FMS, FMS Global News, Global News, Health, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, Ireland, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, London UK Feed, Mayo Clinic, Michigan feeds, News, News UK, News USA, RSS, RSS Feeds, Tenderpoints, Twitter, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, Washington DC, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Defend Yourself with a Good Night’s Sleep

Posted on March 29, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

From the FMS News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy FibromyalgiaNetwork.com Persistent pain and disturbed sleep create a tremendous stress on the body that could potentially drag down a person’s immune system. Given that people with fibromyalgia battle sleep disruption, pain … Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, 18473400, 18473734, 18475482, 18477189, 18477433, American Heart Association's Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Article, Awareness, Britain, Britain feeds, British, Brussels feeds, Brussels news, Diseases, Doctors, Europe, Europe feeds, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia News, FM, FMS, FMS Global News, Global News, Health, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, Ireland, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, London UK Feed, Medical Research, Michigan feeds, News, News UK, News USA, Poor Sleep, RSS, RSS Feeds, Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Quality, Surrey and Sussex, Tenderpoints, Twitter, UK feeds, Uncategorized, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear Medicine: New World of Diagnosing and Treating Illness

Posted on March 28, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy of the Society of Nuclear Medicine – Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy (https://interactive.snm.org/) IMAGES THE BODY’S BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that uses very small amounts of … Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, 18473400, 18473734, 18475482, 18477189, 18477433, Alzheimer’s disease, Article, Autoimmune Diseases, Awareness, Britain, Britain feeds, British, Brussels feeds, Cancer, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Disorders, Chronic Widespread Pain, Clinical, dementia, Diseases, Europe, Europe feeds, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia News, Fibromyalgia News UK, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FM, FMS, FMS Global News, Global News, Health, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, London UK Feed, Medical, Michigan feeds, News Scotland, News UK, News USA, Nuclear Medicine, Osteoarthritis, PET/CT, Pharmacologic, Pharmacological, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), RSS, RSS Feeds, SNM, Society Nuclear Medicine, Twitter, UK feeds, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chronic Opioid Therapy Guidelines Offer Direction for Physicians

Posted on March 27, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in 'murky' ailment, 13606, 16816416, 16816701, 18473400, 18473734, 18475482, 18477189, American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association (AFSA), Analgesics, Arthritis, Article, Associated Press article, Autoimmune Diseases, Awareness, Back Pain, Britain, Britain feeds, British, Brussels feeds, Brussels news, CBS News, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Disorders, Chronic Widespread Pain, Daniel J Clauw, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Diseases, Doctors, Drugs, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia Network, Fibromyalgia News, Fibromyalgia News UK, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FM, FM drug companies, FMS, FMS Global News, Food and Drugs Administration, Global News, Health, Health Care, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/PainManagement/tb/12867, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, London UK Feed, Medical University, Michigan feeds, National Fibromyalgia Research Association (NFRA), News, News Scotland, News UK, News USA, Osteoarthritis, Pain Management, Pharmacologic, Pharmacological, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), RSS, RSS Feeds, Support Groups, Tenderpoints, Twitter, UK feeds, Uncategorized, Universities, University of Michigan, University of Utah Medical Center, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Prescriptions for opioids jump following co-proxamol ban

Posted on March 24, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy PulseToday.co.uk. By Lilian Anekwe – 17 March 2009 Opioid prescriptions have jumped during the withdrawal of co-proxamol, with GPs apparently struggling to find adequate means of pain control for some … Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, Analgesics, Arthritis, Article, Autoimmune Diseases, Awareness, Back Pain, Britain, Britain feeds, British, Brussels feeds, Brussels news, CFS, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Multisymptom Illness, Chronic Myofacial Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Disorders, Chronic Widespread Pain, Disability, Diseases, Doctors, Drugs, Europe, Europe feeds, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia News, Fibromyalgia News UK, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FM, FMS, FMS Global News, Global News, GPs, Health, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, IBS, Invisible Illness, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, London UK Feed, Low Back Pain, ME, Medicine, Michigan feeds, MPs, Myofacial Pain Syndrome, News, News UK, News USA, NHS, Pharmacologic, Pharmacological, Politics, Pulse, Pulse on line, Pulse Today, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), RSS, RSS Feeds, Support Groups, Tenderpoints, UK feeds, Uncategorized, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Many Chronic Patients Cannot Afford Care

Posted on March 23, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: March 20, 2009 WASHINGTON, March 20 — One patient in four with a chronic condition has postponed healthcare or filling a prescription in … Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, Alzheimer’s disease, Analgesics, Arthritis, Article, Autoimmune Diseases, Awareness, Back Pain, Britain feeds, British, Brussels feeds, Brussels news, Cancer, CBS News, CFS, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Insomnia, Chronic Multisymptom Illness, Chronic Myofacial Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Disorders, Chronic Widespread Pain, Disability, Diseases, Drugs, Europe, Europe feeds, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia News, Fibromyalgia News UK, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FM, FMS Global News, Global News, Health, Health Care, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/PainManagement/tb/12867, IBS, Ireland, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, London UK Feed, Low Back Pain, ME, Michigan, News, News Scotland, News UK, News USA, Pain, Pain 24/7, Pain Management, Pharmacologic, Pharmacological, RSS, RSS Feeds, Support Groups, Syndromes, Tenderpoints, UK feeds, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Can a Magnetic Connection Cure Pain?

Posted on March 22, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

From the FMS News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy Healthnews.com – ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE By: Lara Endreszl As a kid, I had a bunch of little round magnets that were supposed to be glued onto the back of homemade refrigerator magnets. … Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, alternative medicine, Article, Autoimmune Diseases, Awareness, Britain feeds, Brussels feeds, complementary medicine, Europe feeds, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia News, Fibromyalgia News UK, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FM, FMS, FMS Global News, Global News, Health, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, London UK Feed, magnet therapy, Magnets, Michigan feeds, News, News UK, News USA, Pain, Pain Management, RSS, RSS Feeds, Support Groups, Tenderpoints, UK feeds, Uncategorized, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

MD accused of falsifying findings in 21 important pain-drug studies

Posted on March 22, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

“His findings had a huge impact on the field…. Doctors have been using (his) findings very widely.” – Dr. Steven Shafer, editor, Anesthesia and Analgesia

Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, Article, Autoimmune Diseases, Awareness, Britain feeds, CBS News, Diseases, Doctors, Drugs, Europe feeds, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia Mexico, Fibromyalgia News, Fibromyalgia News UK, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FM, FM drug companies, FMS, FMS Global News, Health, Health Care, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, London UK Feed, Michigan feeds, News, News Ireland, News Scotland, News UK, News USA, Pharmacologic, Pharmacological, RSS, RSS Feeds, Support Groups, UK feeds, Uncategorized, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is gabapentin (Neurontin) an effective fibromyalgia treatment?

Posted on March 22, 2009 by jeanne hambleton

Neurontin: A new treatment for fibromyalgia?

Continue reading →

Posted in 13606, 16816416, 16816701, Article, Autoimmune Diseases, Awareness, Britain feeds, Brussels feeds, Brussels news, Drugs, Europe feeds, feed://feedproxy.google.com/bydls, Feeds, feeds://feedburnercomwordpressmytb-2, Fibrohugs, Fibrohugs News, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Blogs, Fibromyalgia News, Fibromyalgia News UK, Fibromyalgia Press Releases, FM, FM drug companies, FMS, FMS Global News, Global News, http://feedburner.google.com/fb, http://feedburner.google.com/fbX, http://jeannehambleton77.wordpress.com, http://www.myspace.com/jeannehambleton, Jeanne Hambleton, Journalist UK, London, London UK, Mayo Clinic, Michigan feeds, News, News UK, News USA, Pharmacologic, Pharmacological, RSS, RSS Feeds, Support Groups, Tenderpoints, UK feeds, Uncategorized, US, USA, Washington D.C. City Feed, World, World News, World Wide, Worldwide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment