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MORE GOOD NEWS for FM CONFERENCE

If you have not made your mind up  to come to conference this year we have  new editions to the programme.

An expert  on the mysteries of  our Mitochrondia  and the links with fibromyalgia, Dr. Sarah Myhill, a very busy lady, is making a one day flying visit to conference. She has agreed to take several sessions, including questions, while sharing her extensive   knowledge on this illusive topic.

If you have not booked for our 6th  international Fibromyalgia Conference on April 24/27 2015, at Chichester Park Hotel,  it is not too late but  do not waste time. We have a lot of interest. The hotline to book  0844 887 2512.

Once again the cost is as low as we can make it to enable folks to enjoy the education, research news, make new friends, as well as entertainment, fun and laughter. You…

NEW POLL: BLINDNESS FEARED MORE THAN LOSS OF OTHER SENSES, STRONGLY SUPPORT MORE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH

NEW POLL: BLINDNESS FEARED MORE THAN LOSS OF OTHER SENSES, STRONGLY SUPPORT MORE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH

 From FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Released: 18-Sep-2014 Source Newsroom: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

  Newswise— Washington, D.C.—According to a new poll, Americans across racial and ethnic groups describe losing eyesight as potentially having the…

CARNEGIE MELLON’S SMART HEADLIGHTS SPARE THE EYES OF ONCOMING DRIVERS

CARNEGIE MELLON’S SMART HEADLIGHTS SPARE THE EYES OF ONCOMING DRIVERS Programmable Lights Prevent Glare, Improve Vision in Snow and Rain

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton September 9th 2014   National Science Foundation Source Carnegie Mellon University

  PITTSBURGH—A smart headlight developed at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute enables drivers to take full…

ADULT WAISTLINES CONTINUE TO INCREASE

ADULT WAISTLINES CONTINUE TO INCREASE

From FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Embargoed: 16-Sep-2014 Source Newsroom: JAMA – Journal of the American Medical AssociatioN

  Newswise — The prevalence of abdominal obesity and average waist circumference increased among U.S. adults from 1999 to 2012, according to a study in the September 17 issue of JAMA.

Waist circumference is a simple measure…

GUT BACTERIA, ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS, AND GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE A new study reveals that certain gut bacteria may induce metabolic changes following exposure to artificial sweeteners

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Released: 17-Sep-2014 Source Newsroom: Weizmann Institute of Science Citations Nature, Sept. 17, 2014

Newswise —Artificial sweeteners – promoted as aids to weight loss…

TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT AT AVOIDING THE FLU THIS SEASON

TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT AT AVOIDING THE FLU THIS SEASON Flu Vaccine from Physician Offers Important Health Check Up, Says Loyola Infectious Disease Specialist

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Released: 12-Sep-2014 Source: Loyola University Health System

Getting your annual flu shot from your physician affords an opportunity for an overall health checkup, says Jorge Parada, MD,…

HIGH-DOSE FLU VACCINE MORE EFFECTIVE IN ELDERLY

HIGH-DOSE FLU VACCINE MORE EFFECTIVE IN ELDERLY

From FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton 13-Aug-2014                                                 Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Citations New England Journal of Medicine

  Newswise —High-dose influenza vaccine is 24 percent more effective than the standard-dose vaccine in protecting persons ages 65 and over against influenza…

For MORE MEDICAL TROUBLES see fmsglobalnews.wordpress.com GPS FACE IMMEDIATE CAP ON CHILD FLU VACCINE ORDERS

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton PULSE TODAY                        September  15 2014 | By Caroline Price

  GP practices will only be able to order a maximum of 50 doses of nasal flu vaccine next week to start routine immunisations in children, public health officials…

SMOKE THIS! PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF E-CIGARETTES

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Released: 11-Sep-2014 Source Newsroom: Kids + Chemical Safety Science Outreach & Initiative

Newswise — Smoking (or “vaping”) with an e-cigarette creates an inhalable form of nicotine that the user can breathe in, just like a normal cigarette. In fact, many e-cigarettes are designed to look just…

NEW LIDOCAINE OR COLLAGEN PAIN KILLER PATCH

NUS RESEARCHERS INVENT NOVEL MICRONEEDLE PATCH FOR FASTER AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF PAINKILLER AND COLLAGEN The innovative transdermal delivery system boasts shorter fabrication time and commercial scalability

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Released: 5-Sep-2014 Source: National University of Singapore Citations Molecular Pharmaceutics

  Newswise —Individuals who are squeamish…

PM’S SEVEN-DAY GP ACCESS SCHEMES YET TO START From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton                PULSE  TODAY 12 September 2014 | By Sally Nash

Please note: this story was updated at 12:00pm on 12 September to include NHS England’s comments

Exclusive The Government’s £50m flagship scheme to open surgeries seven days a week have barely begun five months into the year, despite the…

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM HELPS MAINTAIN MOBILITY

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton NIH Research Matters June 2014 National Institutes of Health

  A carefully structured, moderate physical activity program helped vulnerable older people maintain their mobility. The study shows that exercise can benefit even many frail older people.

People who lose mobility as they age have higher…

SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD OBESITY AWARENESS MONTH

SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD OBESITY AWARENESS MONTH Parents, educators, health officials asked to take action during September

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Released: 4-Sep-2014 Source Newsroom: American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

  Newswise— The fifth annual National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month kicked off September 1, encouraging all Americans to take steps to reduce…

CAN SLEEP LOSS AFFECT YOUR BRAIN SIZE?

CAN SLEEP LOSS AFFECT YOUR BRAIN SIZE? 

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Embargo expired: 3-Sep-2014 Citations Neurology Source Newsroom: American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

  Newswise— MINNEAPOLIS – Sleep difficulties may be linked to faster rates of decline in brain volume, according to a study published in the September 3, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal…

GUT BACTERIA THAT PROTECT AGAINST FOOD ALLERGIES IDENTIFIED

GUT BACTERIA THAT PROTECT AGAINST FOOD ALLERGIES IDENTIFIED Common gut bacteria prevent sensitization to allergens in a mouse model for peanut allergy, paving the way for probiotic therapies to treat food allergies From FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Embargoed: 25-Aug-2014 Citations Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Source Newsroom: University of Chicago Medical Center

  N…

RESEARCH HINTS AT WHY STRESS IS MORE DEVASTATING FOR SOME

RESEARCH HINTS AT WHY STRESS IS MORE DEVASTATING FOR SOME

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Released: 3-Sep-2014                 Source Newsroom: Rockefeller University

  Newswise —Some people take stress in stride; others are done in by it. New research at Rockefeller University has identified the molecular mechanisms of this so-called stress gap in mice with very similar…