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Endocannabinoid Deficiency Suspected As Cause For Fibromyalgia

For decades, since fibromyalgia disproportionately affected women, those who suffered from its often debilitating effects were often labeled as “hysterical women.” Many doctors would not even acknowledge that it was a legitimate physical disorder...

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Prevalence of Fibromyalgia Increases with Age, Linked to Poor Quality of Life, Study Says

The prevalence of fibromyalgia (FM) may increase with age, according to results obtained in a study with Turkish patients. The study shows that elderly adults with fibromyalgia experience poor quality of life in terms...

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Can Topical Magnesium Help With Your Fibromyalgia Symptoms?

A recent clinical study looked at the effects of topical magnesium on forty female patients who had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. We’ve covered a lot of topics on this website about fibromyalgia, both the...

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10 Times Fibromyalgia Was Featured on a TV Show

Although fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 10 million Americans and three to six percent of the global population, it is rare to see the illness featured in popular media. Unfortunately, there are still many people (medical professionals included) who don’t...

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Why Do People Get Confused? Fibromyalgia is Actually Not an Autoimmune Disease

You may have seen some conflicting information regarding fibromyalgia and autoimmune diseases. Some people will tell you it is considered to be an autoimmune disease, others will tell you it’s not. However, you must...

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What Is It? Lupus or Fibromyalgia? What You Need to Know

Among all the syndromes of our days, there are two that excite a continuous fascination on researchers and doctors around the world: Lupus and Fibromyalgia. Both of these medical conditions have long been researched and...

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I’m Not Really Too Busy to See You, I Just Can’t Fake That I’m Not in Pain

It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Friday night, and I’m in bed. With my husband and dogs right beside me. Nothing new here, and honestly, most of our friends are probably doing the same thing,...