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04/19/07
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· Massachusetts
CFIDS Association Offers Downloadable Disability Handbook - And More
A handbook on “How to Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits If You
Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/CFIDS)” that's also informative for
Fibromyalgia patients is available free from the Massachusetts CFIDS
Association website.
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04/18/07
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· Federal
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee to Meet May 16-17 in Washington,
DC
This CFS Advisory Committee meeting is a special opportunity for CFS experts,
advocates, and patients to share information and deliver messages to the U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services.
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04/16/07
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· Dr.
Clauw's Grand Rounds Update on Fibromyalgia Science & Theory
Dr. Daniel J. Clauw, MD, has written an update for physicians on the evolving
study of Fibromyalgia’s nature and treatment - in language that patients as
well as their healthcare providers can understand.
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04/13/07
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· DePaul
Study Asks Women with Fibromyalgia to Participate in Survey
A study sponsored by DePaul University in Chicago is asking women with
Fibromyalgia and/or chronic low back pain to complete a confidential and
anonymous 225-question survey.
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04/09/07
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· Why
Doesn't My Doctor Know This?
Studies have found that many physicians aren't keeping up with new research
that might point to updates in their evidence-based patient diagnosis and
treatment practices. There are several reasons for this.
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04/09/07
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· Female
volunteers sought for study of sleep & immune function in CFS
An ongoing NIH-funded research project is exploring the theory that
malfunctioning cytokines in the blood of CFS patients are responsible for
making them sleepy during the day and “wired” at night. A
successful outcome could lead to corrective therapies, the researchers say.
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04/05/07
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· Dale
Guyer, MD, Discusses the Integrative and Molecular Treatment of Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Holistic treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
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04/03/07
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· One Doctor's
Opinion: The Stigma of Neuropathic Pain
Why many doctors who don't specialize in pain management may be bothered by
patients with neuropathic pain.
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03/30/07
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· Disrespectful
Medical Treatment and Tips For Working With Your Physician
On dealing with the problem of disrespectful medical care past or present,
and tips for working with your physician productively.
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03/27/07
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· Founder's
Corner: Mercury, Fructose, and the ME-CFS Connection
Founder's Corner: Mercury, Fructose, and the ME-CFS Connection Researchers
are investigating the relationships between dietary factors and ME-CFS, IBS,
and leaky gut syndrome.
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08/31/04
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· Higher Vitamin D Levels Associated With Improved Lower Extremity
Function
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations higher than 40 nmol/L are
associated with lower musculoskeletal function in ambulatory patients aged 60
years and older, regardless of activity level, sex, age, race or ethnicity,
and calcium intake, according to the results of a population-based survey
published in the September issue of the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition.
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08/31/04
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· Daxor Corporation Announces Ohio's First Independent Diagnostic
Imaging Center to Acquire the Blood Volume Analyzer BVA-100
Daxor Corporation's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, John Reyes-Guerra
said, "We are excited to add Dr. Passalaqua to our growing list of
customers. As Ohio's first non-hospital account, The Imaging Center will help
diagnose blood volume derangements in patients with hypertension, congestive
heart failure, syncope, anemia due to oncology treatments, chronic fatigue
syndrome and dialysis in a non-hospital setting."
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08/30/04
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· Research: Vitamin E May Fight Colds & Maintain Respiratory
Health
Vitamin E supplementation has potential benefit in fighting upper respiratory
tract infections such as colds in the elderly, says a study published in the
Aug. 18 issue of JAMA.
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08/27/04
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· Corgenix and Autoimmune Technologies Complete Development of
Diagnostic Product for Fibromyalgia
Corgenix Medical Corporation announced today that it has completed the
development of the APA ELISA test kit for diagnosing fibromyalgia.
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08/25/04
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· University of Alberta Researchers Offer Physical Evidence for
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A University of Alberta study has verified that there is physical evidence
for those who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), giving new weight
to the often stigmatized and misdiagnosed disorder.
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08/25/04
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· U Of M Starting Massive Chronic Pain Research Effort - FM and CFS
Patients Needed for Studies
The University of Michigan is seeking help in finding answers to painful
questions through a new registry and fund for chronic pain syndromes. People
with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and other syndromes are needed for
studies.
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08/25/04
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· Abstract: Cerebral activation during
hypnotically induced and imagined pain
Here we identify brain areas directly involved in the generation of pain
using hypnotic suggestion to create an experience of pain in the absence of
any noxious stimulus.
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08/25/04
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· Researchers Uncover Secrets of Immune System’s Munitions Factory
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered a new component
of the machinery immune cells use to generate a remarkably diverse array of
antibodies from a relatively small number of genes.
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08/25/04
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· Nutritional Supplement Creatine Linked to Increased Metabolic
Energy
A Temple University researcher seeking physiological evidence of Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome has found a link between creatine and metabolic energy.
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08/23/04
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· Overcoming Chronic Pain: Managing Fibromyalgia Pain and More
In the past, chronic pain has been undertreated and poorly managed in the
United States. Over the last 10 years, significant improvements in the
treatment of chronic pain have brought this issue into the forefront of
American health care. Experts feel that real change will not happen until
patients demand better care for their chronic pain.
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