Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92058
Fighting Fatigue (Free subscription) | yesterday
The National Fibromyalgia Association is sponsoring their 4th annual Leaders Against Pain Scholarship Program. The NFA will select up to 75 support group leaders from around the world to receive 2008 ILAP IV Scholarships. The successful candidates will be awarded a financial scholarship to attend the 4th Annual International Leaders Against Pain Coalition Media, Advocacy, and [...]
Fighting Fatigue (Free subscription) | yesterday
The American Pain Foundation is having a Webinar on Tuesday, May 20th, at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The subject is Complementary Therapies for Pain Management. The Webinar will be taught by Judith M. Fouladbakhsh PhD, APRN, BC, AHN-C, Assistant Professor at Wayne State University, Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse and Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. Click here to register. Space [...]
Bee's eclectic life (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Yesterday was a travel day again. After the emotional upheaval my husband and I had the night before - both of us fried to a crisp because of the “antics” of my in-laws - I was a bit under the fibro weather. That is, my fibromyalgia was flaring up a bit. The fatigue was high [...]
Fighting Fatigue (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Yesterday as I was doing my daily search for Fibromyalgia information, I came across a website via a news article that was very interesting to me. A retired professor, Barbara Keddy, has been living with Fibromyalgia for over 40 years and she has a really nice blog I would like all of you to check out. [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
This research explores the market for therapeutics that are developed for the treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Europe. It analyses the various challenges faced by the pharmaceutical companies and the competitive advantage of their products in the market.
ABC News (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
For some couples, the persistent pain of fibromyalgia can make sex a challenge.
Fighting Fatigue (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
I have always experienced quite a bit of pain when my blood pressure has been taken but I always assumed that it was like that for everyone. I just never thought anything about it, but I never complained to the doctor about it either. I just assumed that's the way it was. [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
RALEIGH, N.C., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 130,000 North Carolinians suffer from Fibromyalgia, a chronic widespread pain condition. Governor Mike Easley and his wife Mary are joining the Triangle Fibromyalgia Positive Energy support group in raising awareness of fibromyalgia during National Women's Health Week. "It is important for medical professionals to be educated on...
Fighting Fatigue (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
A study was published in Dynamic Medicine in April revealing that CFS imposes a substantial economic burden on the United States. Dr. Leonard Jason from DePaul University, study leader, examined both community-based and tertiary samples of patients and found that the annual economic impact of CFS was $18.7 billion for the community sample and $23.9 billion [...]
SFist (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Ok, let's see. You all have a little less than an hour or so to fake early symptoms of bubonic plague, whopping cough , or fibromyalgia. See, start now so when you call in sick tomorrow or on Thursday, your story will sound seamless to your boss. What are we talking about? Why, we're talking about playing hooking and hitting the beach. Because it's hot. Damn hot. See, over the next few days,...
Newswise (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Dalhousie professor emerita Barbara Keddy discusses theories of causes and types of treatments for fibromyalgia.
Fighting Fatigue (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
A recent landmark study published in the Lancet, a British journal, reveals that more than a quarter of Americans suffer daily from pain. This costs the United States approximately $60 billion a year in lost productivity. What is really telling about the study that the amount of pain people are in depends on how much [...]
Fighting Fatigue (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
The president of the CFIDS Association, Kim McCleary, sent out an email detailing what is being done to promote awareness for CFS this month. Here is her email on the latest in CFS awareness and news from Kim herself: From the Desk of Kim McCleary May 2008 On Capitol Hill I have always been inspired by the sight of [...]
Fighting Fatigue (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Fighting Fatigue has been a very supportive website over the past 2 years but from time to time we have people that come on here and try peddling their “cures” and other CFS & Fibromyalgia items. Typically I either flag these comments as spam or I delete the website URLs from the comments if I leave [...]
