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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.
How are you feeling, post-Christmas? It's an exhausting day even for healthy people, and for those of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS), it's almost guaranteed that we're going to crash afterward. I say that not because I'm a pessimist, but because I'm a planner.
For instance, I have a day-planner program on my computer that helps me stay on track (otherwise, it all gets lost in the fog!) The day after...
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The holiday season is especially difficult for those of us with chronic illnesses like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. To help you get through it, here's an index of holiday resources for you:
Holiday Depression
Survive Holiday Shopping
Stop Before You Want to Stop
Food Sensitivities
Alcohol Intolerance
Christmas-Day Gameplan
I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
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- AZT for Treating XMRV, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (z.about.com)
- Study to Examine XMRV in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (z.about.com)
Holiday Blog Classic: Cutting Down on Stress
We're getting close to Christmas, and (as usual), I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. I still need to do lots of wrapping, a bit of baking, and stocking-stuffer shopping. I'm tracking the packages I've shipping to far-off family and hoping no freak storms disrupt their delivery (like they did last year.)
I'm not doing too badly, though, considering. Why? Because I have a schedule, and I'm trying my...
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- Study isolates virus in chronic fatigue sufferers (search.live.com)
Background:
We aimed to review systematically the needs for support in managing illness and maintaining social inclusion expressed by people with chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)
Methods:
We carried out a systematic review of primary research and personal ('own') stories expressing the needs of people with CFS/ME. Structured searches were carried out on Medline, AMED, CINAHL, EMBASE, ASSIA, CENTRAL, and other...
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The Food and Drug Administration has rejected Hemispherx BioPharma’s new drug application for Ampligen, an experimental treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome that the biotechnology company has spent more than three decades developing and testing.
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Google Maps being used by CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia sufferers to raise awareness of the disease. The Web 2.0 resource utilized following finding of new XMRV retrovirus. PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 05, 2009 – Spurred on by new research suggesting a link between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) and a new retrovirus, XMRV, sufferers have turned to Google Maps to create a global picture of the disease. The map, http://xmrv.me.uk/me-cfs-global...
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) is still without any FDA approved treatments -- Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. says the FDA has rejected its New Drug Application for Ampligen.
Ampligen is an immune-system modulator that has languished in the experimental stage for more than 30 years. Many people who've taken it for ME/CFS say it changed their lives, while others say they were disappointed in the drug. Ampligen currently is being...
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