Fibromyalgia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A virus linked to prostate cancer also appears to play a role in chronic fatigue syndrome, according to research that could lead to the first drug treatments for a mysterious disorder that affects 17 million people worldwide. Researchers found the virus, known as XMRV, in the blood of 68 out of 101 chronic fatigue syndrome patients. The same virus showed up in only 8 of 218 healthy people, they reported on Thursday in the journal Science. Judy Mikovits of the... Read Full Story

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been stigmatized as a yuppie disease, womens disease or psychological disorder in part because its cause was unknown and its inconsistent symptoms made it difficult to diagnose. But a discovery by the fledgling Whittemore Peterson Institute, a medical research center based at the University of Nevada, Reno, may change the worlds view of the disease. Scientists there, drawing international attention, have discovered a link between a blood-borne virus and Chronic... Read Full Story

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), a mysterious and debilitating exhaustion that is not relieved by sleep, appears to be linked to a retrovirus, researchers announced Thursday in a breakthrough study. In the latest issue of Science, researchers said their findings could lead to a treatment for an ailment affecting millions of Americans and that in some cases render them unable to work or engage in even moderately robust activities. The study was hailed as a breakthrough in understanding the... Read Full Story

Recent developments have swept away the once-common notion that Nevada is not a player in the fields of science and medical research. The latest development was profiled last week in Science, a prestigious weekly journal. A peer-reviewed article focused on a breakthrough of international importance by the Whittemore Peterson Institute. The institute, founded in 2006 by casino lobbyist and real estate developer Harvey Whittemore and his wife, Annette, is based at the University of Nevada... Read Full Story

A virus recently linked to prostate cancer is a new suspect in chronic fatigue syndrome. Scientists tested blood from 101 patients and found two-thirds carried it. That doesn't mean the virus causes chronic fatigue, stressed the research published Thursday in the journal Science. The team of scientists from the National Cancer Institute and Nevada's Whittemore Peterson Institute said it was possible the virus, named XMRV, was just "a passenger virus" that catches a ride in patients whose... Read Full Story

Disturbed sleep patterns and fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is the disease of the muscles and tissues of the body. The pain in this disease is scattered on different areas of the body. The patient suffering from this disorder is subjected to fatigue by simple activities and his sensitivity to the lightest touch increases abnormally, he thus develops tender points on his/her body that respond instantaneously to pain. The fibromyalgia disease has been a mystery for a very long time now... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fibromyalgia isn't all in your head, new research suggests. In a study, researchers found that people with fibromyalgia were more likely than those without the chronic pain condition to have poor balance, tingling and weakness in the arms and legs, and other "neurologic" signs and symptoms. Fibromyalgia, a debilitating pain syndrome that affects 2 to 4 percent of the population, is characterized by chronic pain, fatigue and difficulty sleeping. It's a somewhat... Read Full Story

By Chrisanne Sternal Posted Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | Viewed: 10 Posted In Category: Health & Fitness » General Health Articles Article Directory | General Health RSS Feed | Email to Friend | Report Article Fibromyalgia is often referred to as the “Invisible” illness or “Imaginary” disease. It was not until 1992 that it became recognized as a true medical problem by the World Health Organization. There are a few reasons for this. Some say it’s because it is often... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who develop "mono," otherwise known as infectious mononucleosis, may be at risk for chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a study in Pediatrics. Previous studies suggested that about one in ten adults with acute infectious mononucleosis go on to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, Dr. Ben Z. Katz, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and colleagues write. However, what happens to teens with mononucleosis is less well-studied. The... Read Full Story

It really has been a long and stressful week – and I don’t mean because this blogging week includes two weekends!   I have a lot of family stuff going on at the moment, which is not very nice and shouldn’t ever have happened, but it has and we all just have to deal with it. Unfortunately, dealing with it brings with it a nasty fibro flare-up and very nasty acne on my back bad enough that It actually hurts to lean against anything or lie on my back (which I have been doing an awful lot in... Read Full Story