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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.
I recently came across a poll on the impact fibromyalgia (FMS) has on marriage, and I asked if I could share the results here (thanks, Ray!). It's not a scientific poll, but it shows some interesting trends, so I wanted to ask some of the same questions here, and also broaden it to include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS).
Of the participants, 96% were women, and the vast majority were under 40 both at the time of diagnosis and...
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The XMRV Discovery Series
Dr. Daniel Peterson, one of the researchers involved in the possibly groundbreaking XMRV findings, testified before the NIH's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee Oct. 29. Among the many things he presented was an updated theory of how chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) develops. (Thanks to Dr. David S. Bell and his newsletter, Lyndonville News for putting this into language that was easier to...
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- Virus may be cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (palmbeachdailynews.com)
Oct. 31 is Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day
A lot of people with fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) develop bladder pain and other bladder-related symptoms that can be severe. These symptoms, though, are NOT related to FMS and ME/CFS -- at least not directly.
A condition called interstitial cystitis (IC) is a common overlapping condition for us. It can cause abdominal or pelvic pain, and it can mimic a...
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- General symptom reporting in female fibromyalgia patients and referents: a... (biomedcentral.com)
- Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and a willful CDC failure (feedburner.com)
Jaw Pain in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue SyndromeAbout - News & Issues (blog)... to do with either tender points (FM diagnostic) or pressure points as reference to pressure point massage and similiar deep tissue massage therapies. ...
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- • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Rising (seoulnews.net)
- The Tangled History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (z.about.com)
- Reviews of medications we have taken (community.livejournal.com)
XMRV is believed by the researchers to be a possible cause of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, but also some forms of autism. It is a “simple” retrovirus, therefore treatable. Research is already underway for determining causality and possible treatments, based on AIDS research and drugs developed to date. Here, Dr. Judy Mikovits, [...]
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- The XMRV Discovery Series Index (z.about.com)
With the emergence of this recently discovered retrovirus, XMRV, it is hopeful that natural anti-viral supplements will play a vital role in helping people who suffer from CFS get their strength back. The natural anti-viral healing supplement, AloeElite, benefits every cell, tissue and organ in the body.
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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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