Osteoporosis: The Risks and Treatment Options By Gordon C. Gunn M.D. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), it is estimated that 10 million Americans (80% of them women) have osteoporosis (severe bone loss with a [...]
Depression By Gordon C. Gunn, MD Depression is a common illness that can affect anyone. About one in twenty Americans (more than 11 million people) suffers from depression every year, and it occurs twice as often [...]
Analysis of the impact of fibromyalgia on quality of life: associated factors By Ma del Carmen Ubago Linares, Isabel Ruiz-Pérez, Ma José Bermejo Pérez, Antonio Olry de Labry-Lima, Elisa Hernández-Torres, Juncal Plazaola-Castaño Clin Rheumatol (2008) 27:613–619 [...]
The Internet-Based Arthritis Self-Management Program: A One-Year Randomized Trial for Patients With Arthritis or Fibromyalgia By KATE R. LORIG, PHILIP L. RITTER, DIANA D. LAURENT, KATHRYN PLANT Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research) Vol. 59, [...]
Evaluating obesity in fibromyalgia: neuroendocrine biomarkers, symptoms, and functions By Akiko Okifuji, David H. Bradshaw, Chrisana Olson Clin Rheumatol (2009) 28:475–478 DOI 10.1007/s10067-009-1094-2 A. Okifuji (*) : D. H. Bradshaw : C. Olson Pain Research and [...]
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture Added to Usual Treatment for Fibromyalgia By Rosa Alves Targino, MD, PhD1, Marta Imamura, MD, PhD1, Helena H. S. Kaziyama, MD1, Luiz P. M. Souza, MS1, Wu Tu Hsing, MD [...]
Impact of Tobacco Use in Patients Presenting to a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Treatment Program for Fibromyalgia By Toby N. Weingarten, MD, Vikram R. Podduturu, MD, W. Michael Hooten, MD, Jeffrey M. Thompson, MD, Connie A. Luedtke, MA, [...]
Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Fibromyalgia: Patient Education, Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine By Afton L. Hassett, PsyDa,*, Richard N. Gevirtz, PhDb Rheum Dis Clin N Am 35 (2009) 393–407 doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2009.05.003 California School [...]
Sleep disordered breathing concomitant with fibromyalgia syndrome By DIENARO GERMANOWICZ1, MAGALI SANTOS LUMERTZ2, DENIS MARTINEZ3, ANE FREITAS MARGARITES4 J Bras Pneumol. 2006;32(4):333-8 Dienaro Germanowicz. Rua Pedro Chaves Barcelos, 571 - CEP: 90450-010, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. [...]
Teaching medical students about medically unexplained illnesses: A preliminary study By FRED FRIEDBERG, STEPHANIE J. SOHL, & PETER J. HALPERIN 2008; 30: 618–621 Fred Friedberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Putnam Hall, [...]