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Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and joints without detectable inflammation. Read news and share stories about how to detect and treat fibromyalgia.
Q: I am excited to find out that a retrovirus has been discovered to be the cause of fibromyalgia, which I have. My one concern is if you get the virus through blood and body fluids, will it be considered an STD? Is it sexually transmitted most of the time? I guess there will be a lot of people claiming to have these diseases through blood transfusions, but there can't be that many people who had transfusions. Will there be a stigma to having...
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The cognitive dysfunction of fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) is a major problem that can impact our lives as much as pain or fatigue. One thing about the mental fog we get, though, is that sometimes the results are downright funny.
A lot of us have problems finding the right word, and I had one of those episodes lately. I noticed that one of my kids had left the digital piano turned on, so I called out, "Who...
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- Virus linked to chronic fatigue syndrome : Nature News (del.icio.us)
The flu vaccine topic is always controversial among those of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS), and H1N1 added a whole new layer to that this year.
The big fear with the regular seasonal flu vaccine is that it triggers flare-ups in some of us, so the debate is whether a possible flare is worse than the illness -- adding to the mix that the flu typically hits us harder and longer than it does healthy...
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Researchers at the Whittemore Peterson Institute, Reno, have discovered a strong link between retrovirus XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The Whittemore Peterson Institute, Reno, USA recently discovered a strong link between retrovirus XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or ME as it is also known. Their findings are some of the most significant in recent medical history, especially for the millions of ME/CFS patients worldwide, who have...
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PatientsLikeMe, the leading online community for people with life-changing conditions, announces the expansion of its fibromyalgia community to welcome patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also know as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
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The journal Science published a report Oct. 8 that may bring hope to sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — but that also has implications for the blood supply.
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The article by researchers from Reno’s nonprofit Whittemore Peterson Institute, the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic, is titled “Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, XMRV, in Blood [...]
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From blogs.lvcitylife.com
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Most people have probably never heard of the virus XMRV, but it's been a hot topic in the healthcare community since last month. That's when scientists at the Cleveland Clinic were among a group of researchers that discovered a possible link between that virus at chronic fatigue syndrome. Dozens of the top scientists nationwide studying XMRV are flying to Cleveland for a meeting at the Clinic Wednesday. For this week's Tuesday Checkup...
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