The antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain from such conditions as osteoarthritis and lower back pain. Cymbalta has previously been approved to treat generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, and diabetic pain.
Read moreIt is rather common for patients to complain of suffering chronic fatigue along with all the pain of fibromyalgia, but it seems to me that... Read more »
Practice Fusion, a company that provides a free, web-based Electronic Health Record application to physicians, has announced the top 20... Read more »
Pain is the most common complaint of children with rheumatic disease. We should not forget that children can experience pain on a... Read more »
Each year I see hundreds of new patients with complaints of hives and swelling. Hives are intensely itchy skin rashes that resemble welts... Read more »
Frequently I see patients who develop rashes or hives for unclear reasons. Unfortunately when people experience hives on nearly a... Read more »
TMJ is short for "Temporomandibular Joint" which is the jaw joint. Each person has two, one in front of each ear. It connects the lower and upper jaw... Read more »
Diseases that fall under spondyloarthritis umbrella are ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis (known previously as Reiter's syndrome) psoriatic... Read more »
There is no known "cure" for TMJ disorder, so therapies focus on alleviating pain and improving function. The National Institute of Health recommends... Read more »
Chronic fatigue syndrome (also called myalgic encephalopathy or ME/CFS) should be diagnosed by a physician who is familiar with the illness and... Read more »
Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalopathy or ME/CFS, is an autoimmune illness characterized by profound and prolonged exhaustion... Read more »