Chronic Diseases and Health Care: New Trends in Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, Low Back Pain, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer

Product DescriptionThis straightforward volume examines today’s health care picture in human and financial terms, focusing on the three leading causes of death in America—cardiovascular disease/stroke, diabetes, and cancer—and four debilitating conditions that confound both patients and professionals—arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and low back pain. Morewitz applies current figures and expert future projections to the often-vague concepts [...]

Fibromyalgia: Information and Treatment

What is Fibromyalgia? Sometimes referred to as “fibro” and “the invisible disease,” fibromyalgia is a very debilitating that can strike anyone. Approximately three to six percent of the U.S. population suffers from this condition, which causes sufferers chronic pains and aches. The chronic pain and fatigue associated with this disease causes sufferers a general discomfort [...]