Fibromyalgia

If you have a family history of fibromyalgia or are concerned that someone you love may have the condition; you may wish to understand what the symptoms of fibromyalgia are so that you can recognize them when you see them. There are many common symptoms of fibromyalgia and then there are other symptoms that can occur as well from time to time. The main thing to remember about the symptoms of fibromyalgia is that the condition is chronic. Even if symptoms come and go or change intensity... Read Full Story

By Tre Pleggi To Eliminate Fibromyalgia Forever, one must gain insight as to what they are dealing with. Fibromyalgia is a physical problem distinguished by continual tenderness within muscles and joints, with weakness and sensitivity at explicit areas within the body. It is displayed as a condition because it does not give an explicit sign or cause, but a bunch of signs and conditions that are revealed as one. It produces widespread soreness, excessive tender spots, uneasy sleep, and... Read Full Story

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

By Teri Picci Fibromyalgia is a syndrome depicted by persistent pain within muscles and joints with weakness in particular areas of the body. It is shown as a disorder since it does not contain a particular sign or cause but a group of signs and conditions that are shown collectively. It produces widespread ache, many tender areas, uneasy sleep, and excess weariness. People beset with fibromyalgia discover it difficult to put in plain words, since the sensitivity appears to move around or is... Read Full Story

What is Fibromyalgia? The term fibromyalgia has been derived from the Latin and Greek words; in which fibra is a Latin word which means fiber and the Greek words myo and algos stands for pain and muscle respectively. This disorder has been the object of study since the 1800s and earlier it was also called as muscular rheumatism and fibrositis. But the current name has been given to the condition by Muhammad Yunus and his colleagues in 1981. The meaning thus refers to the pain... Read Full Story

Who is prone to FMS? The constant fatigue syndrome is also called as the fibromyalgia or the FMS disorder which is not a very serious and life threatening disease. The disorder affects the muscles and bones and joints of the individual causing pain and fatigue all over his/her body. The patient with the FMS condition is not at all fresh; he feels stressed out and exhausted even after his/her sleep. The disorder affects in a very peculiar way, the patient has on the particular parts... Read Full Story