When you hear the word fibromyalgia, you think of pain. Although there are other symptoms that usually accompany the pain, it is the pain that is the primary symptom of FM. In fact, it is the only symptom used in the original diagnostic criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology in 1990. The proposed new diagnostic criteria does... Read more
In August I told you about a University of Maryland doctoral student in counseling psychology, who is doing her dissertation research on chronic pain, has invited our chronic pain community here to participate in a study to explore the effects of writing about chronic pain on mental and physical health.
The researcher reports that she has... Read more
Pain is a common factor in many different illnesses and conditions. In honor of September being Pain Awareness Month, experts across all of HealthCentral's different disease sites have contributed articles about pain – some are about chronic pain in general and others deal with pain as it relates to a particular illness.
You can find... Read more
A meta-analysis study of acupuncture recently released in The Archives of Internal Medicine found that acupuncture was more effective in reducing various types of chronic pain than usual care and should be considered a reasonable treatment option.
Study Design and Results
Researchers conducted a systematic review of randomized... Read more
The FDA issued a notice that one lot of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets with a dosage of 10 mg/500 mg has been recalled because some of them may contain a higher dosage of acetaminophen.
The affected tablets were manufactured by Qualitest, a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions, and are from Lot Number C1440512A, with an... Read more
