Day: March 27, 2026

It has been accepted by many in the medical community for many years that fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome—not even a disease. And certainly not killing anyone. However, there have been sporadic reports in the literature of increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease and suicide. A study published last year in “Arthritis and Rheumatism” found disturbing trends in a cohort of fibromyalgia patients that may change the health care community’s approach to fibromyalgia. The main findings of this study of 1,269 Dansih female patients were the increased risks of death due to…

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Do you hate your dentist? Well you are not alone, especially if you have FM symptoms. Get professional advice on surviving dental treatment with least FM pain. Some get a terrifying rush when seeing the words “dentist visit” on the calendar. But when you have FM, these appointments can be more than just frustrations – they can be quite scary, agonizing experiences that can cause you to ignore this vital health check. “As a dentist, I find people with FM usually ignore their dental condition because of other concerns in…

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It seems like all of my friends are having jaw pain. As we trudged deeper into our 30s, I was prepared to hear about bad backs and tricky knees. But the mouth stuff was unexpected. Some were grinding their teeth at night and needed mouthguards. Others had doctors inject botulinum toxin, commonly referred to as Botox, into aching jaws. And we are all now extremely familiar with a new body part: the TMJ, or temporomandibular joint, which connects the jawbone to the skull. TMJ is a common, convenient shorthand for jaw…

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t’s never too late to start new habits, but it’s not uncommon to wish you’d started them when you were way younger. Recently, I asked the adults of the BuzzFeed Community to share a habit or routine they do now that they wish they’d started sooner, and I’m taking some mental notes: 1.”Constantly waking up at the same time every day. It sounded so hard and pointless in my 20s, but it really does give you better sleep, and I’m now used to being awake at a certain time. I enjoy my weekends more…

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