News tagged with chronic widespread pain

Traffic accidents linked to increased risk of chronic widespread pain

Individuals with poorer health or psychological issues may be prone to developing chronic widespread pain following a traumatic event. This new research, published today in Arthritis Care & Research, a peer-reviewed journa ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Behavioral problems in childhood doubles the risk of chronic widespread pain in adult life

Bad behaviour in childhood is associated with long-term, chronic widespread pain in adult life, according to the findings of a study following nearly 20,000 people from birth in 1958 to the present day.

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created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Water treatments alone not enough to combat fluorosis in Ethiopia

Increased intake of dietary calcium may be key to addressing widespread dental health problems faced by millions of rural residents in Ethiopia's remote, poverty-stricken Main Rift Valley, according to a new Duke University-led ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Brucellosis pathogen persists in Botswana buffalo

The term "bush meat" conjures up images of exotic animals hunted by men in traditional dress using handmade weapons. But in reality, bush meat is a lot closer to our North American venison, quail, and pheasant ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds changes in incidence of end-stage renal disease from lupus nephritis

New research documenting changes in the incidence and outcomes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the U.S. between 1995 and 2006, found a significant increase in incidence rates among patients 5 to 39 years of age and in ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What Zen meditators don't think about won't hurt them

Zen meditation has many health benefits, including a reduced sensitivity to pain. According to new research from the Universite de Montreal, meditators do feel pain but they simply don't dwell on it as much. These findings, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Arsenic-polluted water toxic to Bangladesh economy

The well-reported arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh – called the "largest mass poisoning of a population in history" by the World Health Organization and known to be responsible for a host of slow-developing ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Devastating impact of spinal osteoporotic fractures revealed on World Osteoporosis Day

A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) for World Osteoporosis Day puts the spotlight on the severe impact of spinal fractures and calls on health professionals to recognize the signs of these ...

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created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds a high rate of restless legs syndrome in adults with fibromyalgia

A study in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that adults with fibromyalgia had a much higher prevalence and risk of restless legs syndrome than healthy controls. The study suggests that t ...

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created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiny East Timor declares war on leprosy

(AP) -- If there really was a place so remote it could be called the end of the earth, Adelino Quelo's shabby little hut would be prime real estate.

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created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anger amplifies clinical pain in women with and without fibromyalgia

Researchers from Utrecht University who studied the effect of negative emotions on pain perception in women with and without fibromyalgia found that anger and sadness amplified pain equally in both groups. Full findings ...

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created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Resting brain activity associated with spontaneous fibromyalgia pain

A recent study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Michigan provides the first direct evidence of linkage between elevated intrinsic (resting-state) brain connectivity and spontaneous pain ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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