Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the first time, researchers have evidence that fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples – work they hope will pave the way for a simple, fast diagnosis.

Anyone who has experienced severe, chronic pain knows the long process it takes to get a correct diagnosis. Many people see an average of 5-6 specialists before getting a definitive diagnosis.

Dear Mayo Clinic: Is there a specific test to definitively diagnose fibromyalgia? If not, how do doctors confidently diagnose this disorder? A: No one test can be used to diagnose fibromyalgia. But ...

The tests showed no abnormalities. But it still hurts.'Some people with fibromyalgia may have been told this, felt that their ...

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Millions of people live with the constant pain of fibromyalgia. It's a disorder that's often misdiagnosed. And while lab tests can help identify a lot of diseases, until recently there was no test for ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EpicGenetics, a privately held biomedical company dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia, today announced that the FM/a ® Test for ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WPVI) -- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has developed the first blood test for fibromyalgia, a condition at least 4 million people - mostly women, experience. Fibromyalgia ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After analyzing thousands of patients, EpicGenetics today announced that its data shows that 80 percent of young people (under 19 years of age) who were tested for ...

For the first time, researchers have evidence that fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples -- work they hope will pave the way for a simple, fast diagnosis. For the first time, ...