Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

Fibromyalgia (FM), a chronic and widespread pain condition, is linked to chronic migraines in women. Research has found that symptoms can worsen after a headache or migraine, suggesting that migraines may trigger fibromyalgia pain. The study included 203 women divided into five groups: 40 fibromyalgia patients, 41 high-frequency episodic migraine patients, 40 chronic migraine patients, ...click here to read more

Norovirus is a costly illness, with associated healthcare expenses accumulating to nearly four billion dollars a year worldwide. Furthermore, the price tag skyrockets when you account for lost productivity and other societal costs, stacking up to $64 billion. The findings are the first to put a monetary value on norovirus illness and show its economic ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia affects sensory perception and blunts touch perception. The findings of the study reveal that there is abnormal processing of signals in C-type skin nerves (associated with the perception of touch) in fibromyalgia. The researchers from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health looked into whether fibromyalgia patients rated the perception of touch differently ...click here to read more

A new study suggests night shift work is harmful for women’s hearts, increasing their risk of heart disease. Lead researcher Celine Vetter said, “We saw a modest increased risk of heart disease associated with longer duration of rotating night shift work, which appears to wane after stopping shift work.” Compared to women who did not ...click here to read more

Rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren’s syndrome symptoms such as dryness seem to be linked. Both rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren’s syndrome are autoimmune disorders, which often occur together. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disorder, which can result in joint damage over time, if not treated. Sjögren’s syndrome is an inflammatory disease as well, and it is characterized ...click here to read more

A possible explanation why women are outliving men may have to do with the fact that families are becoming smaller and women are having fewer children. Researchers looked at data from 140,600 people in Utah and found that men born in the late 1800s lived on average two years longer than women. This trend was ...click here to read more

Sleep apnea prevalence was found to be higher in injuries associated with brain stem stroke. Lead author of the study Dr. Devin L. Brown said, “This is the largest population-based study to address the issue of the location of the brain injury and its relationship to sleep apnea in post-stroke patients.” The study included 355 ...click here to read more

A new survey has found that many Americans turn to the power of prayer during the times of illness. Study author Jeff Levin said, “Outside of belief in God, there may be no more ubiquitous religious expression in the U.S. than use of healing prayer.” The results of the survey found that nearly 87 of ...click here to read more