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ARCHIVED | Reported 11/8/2006
Childhood Trauma and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An unhappy childhood may be linked to severe fatigue and
chronic aches in adulthood. A recent study revealed people who experienced
emotional pain and trauma early in their lives are at greater risk of suffering
from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a health condition that affects between
400,000 and 900,000 adults in the United States. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 1/27/2006
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Still a Mystery
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In a review released this week in The Lancet, researchers
are searching to uncover what causes chronic fatigue syndrome. Many questions
are still unanswered. Chronic fatigue syndrome is not only a difficult ailment
to treat -- it's also difficult to define. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 9/12/2005
Therapy for Fibromyalgia
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Fibromyalgia is a frustrating
condition both for doctors and patients. The disease is not only difficult to
diagnose and but also to treat. A new therapy is trying to stop the frustration
by helping patients regain some function by targeting their brains. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 5/11/2005
Alternative Advances: Fixing Fibromyalgia -- In-Depth
Doctor's Interview
Ivanhoe Broadcast News Transcript with David Katz, M.D., Preventive Medicine
Specialist, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Derby, Conn., TOPIC:
Alternative Advances: Fixing Fibromyalgia What is fibromyalgia and how does it
impact a patient's life? Dr. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 10/26/2005
Treat Pain With Sugar
By Vivian Richardson, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A
little sugar can help reduce chronic pain. No, this isn't the sugar you'll find
in ice cream or soda pop, but it does have a sweet effect on pain conditions like
fibromyalgia. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 5/25/2005
Fatigue Fix -- In-Depth Doctor's Interview Audio Webcast
Welcome to the audio broadcast of Ivanhoe's in-depth doctor's interview with
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., who explains a unique, four-prong approach to treat the
debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. To listen
to the streaming audio Webcast, click on the "Play" button below. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 6/3/2005
Fatigue Fix -- In-Depth Doctor's Interview
Ivanhoe Broadcast News Transcript with Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., Internist,Center
for Effective CFS/Fibromyalgia Therapies in Annapolis, Maryland,TOPIC: Fatigue
Fix What is chronic fatigue syndrome? Dr. Teitelbaum: Chronic fatigue syndrome
is an attempt on your body’s part to protect itself from harm in the face of
overloading stress just like when you blow a fuse. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 12/21/2004
Behavior Therapy Helps Kids With CFS
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Teenagers suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome may
benefit from cognitive behavior therapy, report investigators publishing in the
British Medical Journal. Compared with kids who didn’t receive the treatment,
those who did were better able to resume normal activities and, most
importantly, go back to school. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 11/22/2004
Fatigue Fix
Click here to listen to Dr. Teitelbaum's full-length interview or
download it and take it with you in the car. ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast
News) -- Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are debilitating conditions
that leave patients exhausted, unable to sleep and severely limit their ability
to live normally. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 10/25/2004
Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 2004 Executive
Summary: Drug and Alternative Therapy
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome have
substantial symptom overlap. Some experts believe they may be one in the same.
Whatever the cause, the symptoms are quite severe and
debilatating. Patients who suffer from these syndromes often describe
their condition as feeling like they constantly have the flu. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 6/1/2004
Biases Affect Treatment
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors’ stereotypes about certain diseases may keep
patients from receiving effective treatment, according to a new study in the
British Medical Journal. Researchers in London gathered 46 general
practitioners to discuss treating chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel
syndrome. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 9/8/2003
Overcoming Chronic Fatigue -- Full-Length Doctor's
Interview
Ivanhoe Broadcast News Transcript with Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D., Professor of
Psychology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Miami, Florida,
TOPIC: Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Do we know what causes chronic fatigue
syndrome? Dr. Hurwitz: No. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 4/8/2003
Migraines and Chronic Fatigue in Adolescents
SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows adolescents with unexplained
chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have higher rates of school absenteeism than
adolescents with migraines or healthy adolescents. These adolescents also have
higher rates of depression and somatization, or recurring complaints that are
not caused by any real physical illness. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 7/30/2003
Overcoming Chronic Fatigue
MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It’s a difficult disease to diagnose,
and there’s no cure. But for the 1.3 million Americans who suffer from chronic
fatigue syndrome, or CFS for short, a drug commonly used in cancer patients may
help them get back a bit of their former selves. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 2/3/2003
Validating Fibromyalgia Part 2: More Than Growing Pains
TORRANCE, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- One description of fibromyalgia
from a small boy was that the condition makes you feel as if every muscle in
your body is about to throw up. It causes chronic fatigue and muscle and joint
pain. Doctors say it's hard to diagnose and it has long been considered an
adult problem. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 11/11/2002
Mental Health Therapies for Chronic Conditions
LONDON (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows certain mental health
interventions may help patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel
syndrome, and chronic back pain, three common somatic conditions. Researchers
from the West Middlesex University Hospital in London tested the effectiveness
of cognitive behavior therapy, behavioral therapy, and antidepressants in the
three conditions. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 9/13/2002
Flexible Joints Linked to Chronic Fatigue
BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows children and teens with
chronic fatigue syndrome are three and a half times more likely to have
hyperflexible joints than their healthy counterparts. Researchers from Johns
Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore examined 116 children, ages 10 and
older, for joint hypermobility. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 12/2/2002
Chronic Fatigue Linked to Stress
TRIER, Germany (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study gives doctors a better
understanding of a disease with many unanswered questions surrounding it. The
study indicates chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may be linked to subtle changes
in the hormonal stress response system called the HPA axis. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 10/1/2002
Endometriosis Link to Other Diseases
BETHESDA, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors from several medical centers in the
United States say endometriosis is linked to many other diseases. Researchers
say women who have endometriosis are more likely to also have allergies,
asthma, hypothyroidism, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia. [To
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ARCHIVED | Reported 1/1/2002
Behavior Therapy Helps Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome benefit from
therapy aimed at changing behavior, according to a new study. Chronic fatigue
syndrome is a disabling physical and mental fatigue that cannot be explained
medically and is present at least 50 percent of the time for at least six
months. [To
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