Fibromyalgia

Veterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald has an article in the May/June issue of AKC Family Dog magazine titled “Kennel Concerns and Laser Therapy.” I selected the laser therapy segment because it concerns pain therapy and everyone is interested in...

Until it happened to him, Itzhak Brook, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Georgetown University School of Medicine, didn't think much about the problem of misdiagnosis. That was before doctors at a Maryland hospital repeatedly told Brook his...

Sald Primary Care & Integrative Medicine opened in May 1 with a treatment center in Farmington that offers patients access to a primary care physician, naturopathic physician, acupuncture and nutritional counseling. In addition, all support staff...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Creatine, a supplement favored by bodybuilders, modestly boosted muscle strength in patients with fibromyalgia, Brazilian researchers report. Apart from helping with muscle weakness, though, the treatment had little effect...

Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut held its Annual Achievement Awards Luncheon on April 23 at the Trumbull Marriott. The Goodwill Graduate Award honors individuals with disabilities or other special needs who have completed a Goodwill program...

The Gratz household, in Piscataway, N.J., apparently was a jubilant place to be about 9 p.m. Friday. It sure sounded jubilant, anyway. When former UConn cornerback Dwayne Gratz answered the phone, he didn't say hello. He said, "'Heyyyyy!" Just a few...

For the four UConn hopefuls most likely to hear their names called by an NFL team over the next two days, the hours leading to the start of the draft have been a time for reflection. "You sit back and think it was a lot of work and a lot of sacrifice to...

Dr. Bernard Raxlen arrived at Manhattan's glamorous Gotham Hall on a cool autumn night in 2008 to receive a humanitarian award. With a lime-green Lyme disease advocacy ribbon pinned to his dapper black suit, Raxlen joined partygoers sipping martinis...

SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — A gunman who lured firefighters to his Georgia home with an emergency call, then held four of them hostage for hours before being shot to death faced a series of personal and financial calamities before he lashed out. Lauren...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For those who are able, exercising once or twice more weekly may alleviate some symptoms of a chronic pain condition without making joints feel worse, according to a new study. Previous studies have found short-term benefits...

Where else can the “Price is Right” share space with opera. Only here, folks. Bethel College nursing student Jillian Hueni, of Granger, was a contestant on the “Price is Right” on the March 18 show. The show was taped during...

A commercial website for people suffering from symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia is rife with numerous illegal and misleading treatment claims, according to a recent warning letter sent to Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum by the U.S. Food and Drug...