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May 22, 2006

UF researchers garner NIH grants to study fibromyalgia


UF researchers garner NIH grants to study fibromyalgia
Palm Beach Times - GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The cause of fibromyalgia, a common syndrome characterized by severe fatigue and heightened sensitivity to muscle and tissue pain, has evaded easy explanation. Now University of Florida researchers will use $1.2 million in federal

Sleuthing Lyme
San Francisco Gate - More than 25,000 people in the United States contracted Lyme disease in 2005, but the actual number of cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concedes, may be 10 times higher than that. The numbers for Lyme disease in California are

Chronic fatigue linked to genetic makeup
Science Daily - WICHITA, Kan., April 26 (UPI) -- A study in Wichita, Kan., finds that people with chronic fatigue syndrome have genetic differences from healthy people. The findings are evidence that the syndrome is a medical condition and offer the hope of specific



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GlaxoSmithKline and Adolor Present Positive Results from a Clinical Study of Alvimopan (Entereg(R)) 


GlaxoSmithKline and Adolor Present Positive Results from a Clinical Study of Alvimopan (Entereg(R)) 
GlaxoSmithKline ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) (LSE and NYSE:GSK) and Adolor Corporation ( Nachrichten ) (NASDAQ:ADLR) today presented at the American Pain Society Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, positive results from a Phase 2b clinical study of alvimopan (Entereg), an orally administered investigational drug that blocks peripheral mu-opioid receptors.(1) In this large study, evaluating alvimopan

Integrating medicine with healthy living 
The Wellness Teaching Center has massage therapists to rub you the right way and a chiropractor to work out the more serious kinks.

Happy feet 
For years, it seemed like nothing would alleviate Sarah Faymans chronic back pain.

Health Calendar 
Hy-Vee Healthy Heart Tours . Take an aisle-by-aisle tour to learn how to better control blood lipid levels, 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, Hy-Vee, 1823 E. Kimberly Road, Davenport.

For people with fibromyalgia, its not really all in their head 
Fibromyalgia is all in ones head but its not what you think, said Dr. Carol Danning. The common chronic condition, characterized by fatigue and widespread body pain, is a problem to control, said Danning, a Gundersen Lutheran rheumatologist.



Friends With Fibro picnicking again


Friends With Fibro picnicking again
Knoxville News Sentinel - Last year, the picnic was on a windy, overcast day in a park many people said they had difficulty finding - and yet Patsy Goleach still had around 30 people attend her first-ever Friends With Fibro awareness picnic. That proved to physical therapist


Find a clinical trial for Myofascial Pain Syndrome


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May 19, 2006

CFS / ME Information from CFS-NEWS


CFS / ME Information from CFS-NEWS
This is a resource page for chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis / CFIDS, sponsored by the publisher of CFS-NEWS. It features news sources, ...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Well written and documented article that discusses diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome.

The CFIDS Association of America
Chronic fatigue syndrome information, support and advocacy resources, including a grassroots on-line...



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The Haworth Press Online Catalog: Table of Contents


The Haworth Press Online Catalog: Table of Contents
Pain Coping Strategies and Quality of Life in Women with Fibromyalgia:: Does Age ... Objectives: Fibromyalgia syndrome [FMS] is a chronic condition that is ...

The Haworth Press Online Catalog: Table of Contents
Keywords: Coping, fibromyalgia, pain, fatigue, Coping Strategies Questionnaire ... Keywords: Myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, tumor necrosis factor-a ...

Coping Strategies and Life Satisfaction in Subgrouped Fibromyalgia ...
Pain-coping strategies of women with fibromyalgia: relationship to pain, fatigue, and quality of life. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 5(3):5-21. ...

CFIDS & Fibromyalgia Self-Help - Coping Strategy Articles Archive
Read how fibromyalgia patient Joan Buchman uses routine to control symptoms and lead a fulfilling ... Coping strategies that fellow patients find helpful. ...

Coping with Fibromyalgia
If you are struggling with this issue, Fibromyalgia Network's "Coping Pack" is available to provide you with strategies that will help. ...

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Fibromyalgia Therpay -- relaxation guided imagery CD is an ...


Fibromyalgia Therpay -- relaxation guided imagery CD is an ...
Relaxation guided imagery CDs for fibromyalgia therapy. ... fibromyalgia therapy -- using relaxation guided imagery from Self-Guided.com ...

Fibromyalgia Therapy, Fibromyalgia Exercise
Fran recently celebrated the anniversary of when she began using her pool as therapy for her fibromyalgia: February 25, 2000. She shares her daily workouts ...

Experimental drug treatment: Guaifenesin for Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia and Guaifenesin Therapy. From "Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain: A Survival Manual, edition 2, c copyright 2001, ...

Fibromyalgia (fibrositis): medical information about the symptoms ...
What is the treatment for fibromyalgia? What is in the future for fibromyalgia therapy? Fibromyalgia At A Glance; Fibromyalgia Glossary · Fibromyalgia Index ...

WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News - Fibromyalgia Therapy
A new therapy may help the six million people living with fibromyalgia. The alternative treatment is called intravenous miconutrient therapy -- or IVMT. ...