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I like to see what posts bring the most traffic here - what people are interested in reading. Sometimes, I think I’ve got a post that will be incredibly interesting and everyone will want to “Stumble” (use stumbleupon.com to spread the news) and then very few people read it. Other times, I think it’s an […]
I haven’t seen this but I don’t watch a lot of TV, so that’s not surprising. According to the Pharma Marketing Blog, Pfizer has come up with a new way to try to sell more Lyrica. An ad comparing fibromyalgia with being battered.
I really don’t know what to think about this. Read the blog entry, […]
Not 5, not 10, but 7 tips for living with fibromyalgia - but I didn’t write them. Dr. Michael Verdolin over at Medical News Today did, so you’ll find the seven tips in this article: Seven Helpful Tips For Dealing With The Pain Of Fibromyalgia.
If you’ve been living with fibro for a while, you likely […]
I’ve written about how chronic pain can affect your sex life, (Have chronic pain? You can still have sex. and Sex & chronic pain - the two can go together) but Disaboom, a great blog, has another article in it: Fibromyalgia and Sex.
Disaboom is a great site that discusses all stuff that can be related […]
Sometimes, we can read as much as we want about something, but watching a video can put it into better perspective. I found this video on fibromyalgia that I thought explained the disease - and why it’s misunderstood - in a simple manner. To watch the video, just click on the TV screen below:
Here are […]
Cymbalta Reduces Pain and Improves Functioning in Fibromyalgia Patients
INDIANAPOLIS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine HCl) for the management of fibromyalgia, a chronic widespread pain disorder, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today. Cymbalta is the first serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor with proven efficacy for reducing […]
If you have systemic erythematosus lupus (SLE), you know how it can really vary from one person to another.
Now, according to research presented at a conference this week, where your family is from may play a role in the severity of lupus symptoms. A press release issued by EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism) states, “According […]
Imagine being stricken with a disease that most of your friends and family have likely never heard of. This disease tightens and thickens your body tissues, from the skin to your joints, and even your organs. Fibrosis, the development of thick, abnormal tissue, can develop in all these places as well.
Scleroderma affects about 300,000 people […]
According to a study published in April’s Nature Clinical Practice Urology, a researcher has found a connection between interstitial cystitis and and allergy, irritable bowel syndrome -IBS, (Women with IBS unable to switch off pain response), fibromyalgia (Fibromyalgia)and inflammatory bowel disease -IBD, (Older people with IBD may develop more frequent infections). There is also a […]
American Academy of Dermatology Issues New Guidelines for the Management of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Dermatologists hopeful that more patients will benefit from increased understanding of therapies for psoriasis
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 21 /PRNewswire/ — The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) has released new guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis based on […]
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