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Fibromyalgia Patients At Increased Risk of Suicide and Accidental Dealth

A study published in the January 2011 issue of Arthritis Care & Research found that although fibromyalgia patients are not at increased risk for mortality, they do have a greater risk of dying by suicide or accident.  Researchers compared 8,186 patients who had been seen for fibromyalgia in the 35 years between 1974 and 2009 with 10,087... Read moreChevron
posted 01/31/2011, comments (3)|
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5 Supplements for Fibromyalgia Pain

The pain of fibromyalgia can be difficult to get under control.  For most of us it takes a combination of medication, gentle exercise, complementary/alternative therapies and lifestyle changes to achieve any significant degree of effective pain control.  One of the complementary treatment options some FM patients have found helpful is... Read moreChevron
posted 01/31/2011, comment (1)|
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Costochondritis – A Common Cause of Chest Pain

Chest pain is one of the scariest symptoms a person can have because the first thing we usually think of is a heart attack.  Of course, any new chest pain should be considered a medical emergency and checked out right away.  But once a heart problem has been ruled out, one of the possibilities your doctor may consider is... Read moreChevron
posted 01/30/2011, comments (0)|
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Fibromyalgia and dyscalculia ?

Yes the name of my  problem with  numbers is aquired dyscalculia.A sister of dyslexia.   For about a year or more I have real difficulty with numbers, remembering them and using them. I am a knitter and get lost counting my stitches up to 20,sewing would be hard and complicated because I loose track of my... Read moreChevron
posted 01/24/2011, comments (3)|
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Karen Lee Richards

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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.
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Fibromyalgia and Obesity: Is There a Link?

A new study in The Journal of Pain reports there is close association between obesity and disability in fibromyalgia patients.Past research suggested that obesity is a common comorbidity and may be related to the severity of FM.  The purpose of this study, conducted by University of Utah researchers, was to evaluate the relationship between... Read moreChevron
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