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New Hope Available For The Millions Suffering From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia
Categorie : Body AchesChronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are two serious and debilitating diseases with no confirmed cause and limited treatment options. However, results of a new comprehensive literature study propose a simplified treatment process that could help alleviate symptoms for patients suffer ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Sinusitis Patients Suffer Pain Similar To Patients With Arthritis, Depression
Categorie : Body AchesAlthough muscle and joint aches are common complaints for patients who suffer with chronic sinusitis, the seriousness of these issues is now better appreciated. ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Additional Pain In Parkinson's Patients Due To Involuntary Muscle Contractions
Categorie : Body AchesItalian researchers suggest that pain is associated with Parkinson's disease after finding that pain appears more common in people who suffer from the condition than in those who do not. Their results are published in the September issue of Archives of Neurology. "Patients with Parkinson's d ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Leisure Time Exercise Might Not Affect Depression And Anxiety
Categorie : Body AchesVoluntary exercise does not appear to reduce anxiety and depression in diverse populations, but exercise and mood could be associated through a common confounding genetic factor, according to an article released on August 4, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Development Of Hips In Fetuses Shown For First Time
Categorie : Body AchesA ground breaking technique has visually shown the development of hips in fetuses for the very first time. Tissue from the hips of spontaneously aborted fetuses ranging from 8 weeks of gestation to full term were dyed and studied in both natural light and polarised light microscopy. The results ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Survey Finds Smokers Suffer More Back Pain
Categorie : Body AchesSmokers suffer more chronic back pain. This was the result of the analysis of a questionnaire performed by Monique Zimmermann-Stenzel and her colleagues and published in the current edition of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int, 2008; 105[24]: 441-8). http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/ ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Females With High Birth Weight More Likely To Develop Rheumatoid Arthritis
Categorie : Body AchesA new study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases finds that compared to females born with average birth weight, those born with heavy birth weight are two times as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis when they become adults. Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition that occurs when ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Restless Leg Syndrome Relief Found In Rotigotine Skin Patch
Categorie : Body AchesPatients with restless leg syndrome (RLS) - the irresistible urge to move one's body to limit uncomfortable or odd sensations - may get some relief during day and night by using skin patches that contain the drug rotigotine. The findings come from a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Interpreting Sign Language Places Greater Stress On Extremities Than Industrial Activities
Categorie : Body AchesSign language interpreting is one of the highest-risk professions for ergonomic injury, according to a new study conducted by Rochester Institute of Technology. The research indicates that interpreting causes more physical stress to the extremities than high-risk tasks conducted in industrial settin ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Leg Pain Reduced By Naftidrofuryl
Categorie : Body AchesPatients with pain caused by narrowed arteries in their legs have 37% more pain-free walking if they take naftidrofuryl (200mg three times a day) than those taking placebos, a Cochrane Review has found. In addition, 55% of patients taking naftidrofuryl improved, while only 30% of people on placebo t ...
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Fri Mar 2009
First Image Using Cryo-Electron Tomography Of The Pathogens Causing Borreliosis / New Features Of Various Pathogen Types Identified
Categorie : Body AchesTiny details in three dimensions They are borne by ticks and can cause acute and chronic symptoms in joints, muscles and the nervous system - the bacteria that cause Lyme borreliosis, which 80,000 people in Germany contract every year. Heidelberg researchers have now succeeded in identifying the ...
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Fri Mar 2009
New Fibromyalgia Channel On Medical News Today
Categorie : Body AchesMedical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Fibromyalgia channel. The section will include news on the chronic condition characterized by widespread muscle, tendon and ligament pain, extreme sensitivity to touch and fatigue. The condition is most prevalent amongst women between 3 ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Potential Key To Lyme Disease Identified By UT Southwestern Scientists
Categorie : Body AchesResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that may help give Lyme disease its bite. The findings suggest that the bacterial protein, which aids in transporting the metal manganese, is essential for the bacterium that causes Lyme disease to become virulent. "We bel ...
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Fri Mar 2009
New Back Pain Channel On Medical News Today
Categorie : Body AchesMedical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Back Pain channel. The section will include news on the causes of back pain, including trapped nerves, spinal trauma, inflammatory disease and more. Plus information on treatments, surgery and clinical trials. ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Childhood Trauma May Be Risk Factor For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Categorie : Body AchesChronic fatigue syndrome is more likely to be developed in individuals who experience trauma in childhood, according to an article released on January 5, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. This may be in conjunction with a suggested biological pathway, i ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Care Recommended With Amateur Sports
Categorie : Body AchesTaking up bowling or tennis is an excellent way to stay fit. But if you're not careful, you might find that these amateur sports can have unexpected long-term health risks. A new study headed by Dr. Navah Ratzon, a long-time occupational therapist and director of the Occupational Therapy Departme ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Physical Decline Caused By Slow Decay Of Brain's Myelin
Categorie : Body AchesDuring this year's baseball playoffs, Chicago White Sox outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., 38, threw a picture-perfect strike from center field to home plate to stop an opposing player from scoring. The White Sox ultimately won the game by a single run and clinched the division title. Had Griffey been 4 ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Do Gastrointestinal Endoscopists Suffer From Procedure-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms?
Categorie : Body AchesWork-related musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) is common among individuals whose job requires repetitive isometric maneuvers or awkward body positions. However, the prevalence of MSD among endoscopists is not well known. There are neither detailed descriptions nor analyses of the severity of the sympto ...
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Fri Mar 2009
Back And Neck Pain Remedy DVD Available Free To Public
Categorie : Body AchesThe Pro-Care Spine Center in Austin, Texas recently created the Back and Neck Pain Remedy DVD and made it available free to the general public. This DVD includes 16 stretches and exercises that can be done at work or at home to help alleviate back and neck pain. In addition to the stretches and exer ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Pipex Pharmaceuticals' Oral Flupirtine Opens IND With FDA For Phase II Clinical Trial For Fibromyalgia
Categorie : Body AchesPipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: PP), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative late-stage drug candidates for the treatment of neurologic and fibrotic diseases, today announced that the United States FDA has accepted a Pipex-supported, investigator-initiated, Investigational New D ...
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Wed Mar 2008