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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Symptoms, QOL Worse in Younger Fibromyalgia Patients

Older fibromyalgia patients fared surprisingly better in terms of symptom severity and overall quality of life (QOL) compared with their middle-aged and younger counterparts with fibromyalgia, according to new study results.

Researchers from Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minn., noted that there is little in the medical literature on the role age plays in fibromyalgia, with disparate findings seen in those studies that have been conducted, including some finding no differences between age