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Fibromyalgia Medication List

CureMyWife.com — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:24:04 +0000

Are you looking for the fibromyalgia medication list because you a sufferer of chronic pain and flare ups from fibromyalgia? Are your days a battle with constant chronic pain? There are a number of fibromyalgia drugs available. This fibromyalgia medication list is not an endorsement of any fibromyalgia drug, rather it is simply a list [...]

Neurontin and Fibromyalgia – does Neurontin relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia?

CureMyWife.com — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:01:36 +0000

Neurontin and fibromyalgia – does Neurontin relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia? Only one high-quality clinical trial has been conducted and has looked at the drug gabapentin (Neurontin, Gabarone) as a fibromyalgia treatment. In that study, neurontin seemed to noticeably ease participants’ reported pain, fatigue and sleep disruption more effectively than did a placebo.

Gabapentin (neurontin) [...]

The Top 5 Most Harmful Pain Medications

CureMyWife.com — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:14:31 +0000

Are you on pain medication and can’t see a way around it to battle your chronic pain issues? Here’s an article you must read as soon as possible called The Top 5 Most Harmful Pain Medications if you or a loved one are using any type of pain medication, whether over the counter or [...]

Fibromyalgia and Gabapentin (Neurotonin): Fibromyalgia pain medication on the horizon

CureMyWife.com — Thu, 19 May 2011 05:32:55 +0000

Gabapentin is a drug that has been discovered to potentially be the latest treatment for fibromyalgia and fibro pain. Although Gabapentin hasn’t officially been approved as one of many fibromyalgia medications on the market, a recent study has discovered and claims that Gabapentin might be an effective fibromyalgia drug treatment plan that can minimize common [...]

Are Your Cells Starving For Oxygen? The Dangers of NSAID’s

CureMyWife.com — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:40:44 +0000

Do you take Tylenol, Advil or other NSAID‘s (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) to help with headaches and those everyday nagging pains from fibromyalgia, lupus or arthritis? Your doctor will probably never tell you this, but when you take common pain relievers you’re creating a new problem – you’re cutting off oxygen to your cells.

Pain medications [...]

FDA Approves First New Lupus Drug in 56 Years

CureMyWife.com — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:12:46 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Benlysta (belimumab) to treat patients with active, autoantibody-positive lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) who are receiving standard therapy, including corticosteroids, antimalarials, immunosuppressives, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Prior to Benlysta, FDA last approved drugs to treat lupus, Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) and corticosteroids, in 1955. Aspirin was approved to treat lupus in [...]

Benlysta (belimumab): A New Lupus Medication on the Horizon

CureMyWife.com — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:15:28 +0000

The Study: BLISS-52

On July 20, 2009, Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline announced positive results from their Phase-III, double-blind, placebo-controlled lupus clinical trial.

This 52-week study, also known as BLISS-52, enrolled 865 patients in 13 countries outside North America and randomized active lupus patients to 10mg/kg active drug (Belimumab, also known as Benlysta), 1 [...]

FDA declines potential fibromyalgia drug from Jazz Pharma

CureMyWife.com — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:08:19 +0000

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, the Palo Alto, Calif., drug maker, said on Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to clear for marketing JZP-6, a potential treatment for fibromyalgia. In a complete response letter to the company, the FDA addressed “the need for additional clinical studies, the appropriate patient population, methods for ensuring safe use, [...]

8 Tips for Arthritis Sufferers

CureMyWife.com — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:26:34 +0000

Tip 1: Make Sure You Really Have Osteoarthritis

While to some of you, today’s tip might be very basic. It is absolutely essential that you make sure your diagnosis is correct before you begin wasting money on treatments that are not designed to help your specific situation.

Tip 2: Searching For Just Arthritis Pain Relief? [...]

Acetaminophen could increase asthma risk

CureMyWife.com — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:46:58 +0000

An analysis of 19 studies provides additional evidence of increased asthma risk in children and adults given acetaminophen.

The study’s lead author told Reuters Health, while this type of study isn’t the best way to prove that the medication actually causes the illness, it does show that the relationship should be investigated further.

“We know [...]