Fibromyalgia News

Recently published results indicated chronic fatigue syndrome is a conserved, hypometabolic response to environmental stress, with 25% of the metabolite disturbances identified in patients were needed for the diagnosis of the syndrome.

Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. received approval of its new drug application for commercial sale of Ampligen for the treatment of severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in the Argentine Republic.

Investigators from the Federal University of São Paulo found swimming was as beneficial as walking in terms of pain relief and improved the quality of life for patients with fibromyalgia.

Patients with juvenile fibromyalgia in this study showed biomechanical performance improvements after undergoing a program that combined cognitive behavioral therapy with neuromuscular exercise.

Although a trial showed pregabalin was not effective in reducing the mean pain score of adolescents with fibromyalgia, investigators found improvement in some secondary outcomes, such as impression of change, according to a recently published study.

Results from this study indicated use of a widespread pain criterion that incorporates at least four pain regions identified most patients with fibromyalgia.

Results from this study indicated patients who had psoriatic arthritis and coexisting fibromyalgia had poor scores on all tested measures.

Recently published research on fibromyalgia has focused on perceptions about pain and fatigue, and the prevalence of disability among patients with fibromyalgia. Other research highlighted treatment strategies for patients with fibromyalgia and identified subsets of patients who may have varying degrees of symptoms.

Modernizing medicine, Inc. announced the launch of its modmed Electronic Medical Assistant for pain medicine, a specialty-specific, cloud-based electronic health record system with tap and touch features providing access to an anatomic atlas.

Recently published research on fibromyalgia has focused on perceptions about pain and fatigue, and the prevalence of disability among patients with fibromyalgia. Other research highlighted treatment strategies for patients with fibromyalgia and identified subsets of patients who may have varying degrees of symptoms.