Fibromyalgia

Are you looking for a holiday gift for someone with fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS)? I posted the following list last year and got a great response, so I decided to offer it up again. Here are some ideas for a thoughtful present: Warming products: Most of us are cold a lot of the time and have trouble warming up. A lot of new products that heat up are on the market, including scarves, slippers and blankets...  

New York TimesResponses to "How Are You?" With Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue SyndromeAbout - News & Issues (blog)Chronic illnesses like fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) can really set us apart socially. When we are able to be around other ...Top Ten Tips for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the HolidaysEmpowHer (blog)Expert Answers on Chronic Fatigue SyndromeNew York TimesChronic fatigue syndromeDeHavilland (press...  

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am always tired and sleep way too much. I have no energy at all. My doctor thinks I might have chronic fatigue syndrome and says nothing can be done for it. Can you tell me something on this subject?  

Missed Diagnoses Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Amazon.co.uk: Byron Hyde MD: Books: Furthermore, because you do not find pathology does not mean there is none. From 1985 until 1988, I investigated ME/CFS patients in a manner that I thought was exhaustive. I found disease then in…  

NEWSBRIEF: The Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) is now allowing a laboratory to temporarily offer the tests researchers used in the study linking XMRV to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS). The chosen lab is Viral Immune Pathology Diagnostics (VIP Dx), in Reno, NV, which is also where the WPI is located. The institute says net proceeds from the test will be dedicated to further research. For more information about the test kit, go to...  

Chronic fatigue syndrome is exactly what it sounds like. What patients with chronic fatigue syndrome experience is more than just being tired temporarily. The fatigue doesn’t get better even after resting and continues to persist. The symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome include fatigue, forgetfulness, sore throat, painful lymph nodes, muscle and joint pain, headache, unrefreshing [...]  

That was the day I got sick... started running a fever... and then the rash came, and the fatigue, and the sweats. What followed was a scavenger hunt from doctor to doctor (around 30 in all) where they ruled out lots of scary things, but neve...  

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).  

The XMRV Research Series The discovery of a possible retroviral connection to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) isn't just stirring up the ME/CFS community -- it's getting the attention of the entire scientific community. That's quite a feat, considering how ME/CFS research has languished due to lack of funding and interest. Now, however, XMRV is changing things. 75 XMRV researchers are getting together in Chicago this week to share...  

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...  

A study on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has linked the mysterious and controversial disease to a recently discovered retrovirus. Just last month researchers found the same virus to be associated with aggressive prostate tumours.  

NEWSBRIEF: Attorneys have filed a class action lawsuit against Hemispherx Biopharma Inc., the makers of the drug Ampligen, which is currently awaiting FDA approval for chronic fatigue syndrome. Court documents claim that the company mislead investors about the status of Ampligen's New Drug Application (NDA) by failing to disclose and misrepresenting the fact that the FDA had requested several reports that it needed before it could even...  

Dr. A Martin Lerner: Thoughts on XMRV (Updated), Ampligen In my recent conversation with Dr. A. Martin Lerner, a former chronic fatigue syndrome sufferer who says he used his specialty in infectious diseases to find treatments for himself and others, I asked him about both the XMRV discovery (which was just days old at the time) and also about Ampligen, the proposed chronic fatigue syndrome drug currently awaiting FDA approval. XMRV XMRV is a...  

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.  

2009 It was just a little dizziness.  Or maybe I was just lightheaded.  But it wouldn't go away.  Maybe it was my ear infection (I've had two this year, what's with that?!), or the medication for the ear infection.  But after a week, I'd had enough.  My doctor was quick to recognize the symptoms... a virus [...] Related posts:Is it just me? My Life with Postural Orthostatic TachycardiaFibromyalgia and your Doctor’s Customer Service