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Latest Fibromyalgia Treatments- Advances in Treatment for Fibromyalgia

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:44:02 +0000

Besides the most common symptoms linked to fibromyalgia, which are obvious, people having this health problem, may also suffer from insomnia, sleep apnea, gastrointestinal problems, bladder and urinary tract problems. It can cause a lot of problems to the patient. The quality of life of the patient decreases. His or her work and [...]

B.C. researchers develop virtual reality for pain sufferers

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:38:45 +0000

There has been a new breakthrough for chronic pain sufferers and it seems that a virtual walk in the park may be just what the doctor ordered for relief. Simon Fraser University associate professor Diane Gromala claims research shows that a 3-D walk in the forest has the same power to help people manage chronic pain, sometimes with even more positive results than traditional methods of treatment and medications such as morphine. [...]

Australia may consider chronic pain as a disease

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:58:44 +0000

Some recent news out of Australia seems to be a positive step in recognizing those suffering with chronic pain. Australia may soon become the first country in the world to recognize chronic pain as a disease in its own right. This move of recognition will lend more credibility to the sufferers and potentially allow [...]

Virus discovery called breakthrough in fight against chronic fatigue syndrome

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:31:47 +0000

Traces of a retrovirus similar to HIV are found in most patients with this mysterious disorder – chronic fatigue syndrome. It could be an opportunistic virus, but researchers want further testing to see if it actually causes the syndrome.

In what may prove to be the first significant major breakthrough in the fight against [...]