NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Living with chronic pain can be difficult - and the stress of the holiday season can prove to be quite challenging for those living with pain. Listen to this report from Pfizer Inc.
I am getting more involved in my gluten-free diet and over the past couple of weeks I have noticed some immediate improvements. I was having problems with heartburn daily before I cut out gluten. Almost as soon as I went off gluten, I was no longer taking Zantac on a daily basis. I made filling [...] Related posts: My Journey With Gluten-Free Eating Begins Last week I started cutting gluten out of...
Under Our Skin, directed by Andy Abrahams Wilson and shortlisted for the Academy Awards Best Documentary, is A disturbing and encompassing look at Lyme disease and our current health care system which is ill-equipted to deal with the disease. Caused by bacteria SIMILAR to syphilis and carried by ticks, Lyme disease cases are increasing annually and spreading across the globe, with according the filmmakers,...
Researchers from the U of Michigan received $1.8 Million to develop a new therapy for neuropathic pain, which is a condition in which patients experience pain due to damage to a nerve without obvious injury to the tissue. “This grant will allow us to take the critical step in translating laboratory findings into human therapy,” [...] Related posts: Sign Petition To Protect Our Rights to...
Welcome to the November 23, 2009 edition of the Fighting Fatigue Blog Carnival. To submit your post to next month’s blog carnival, follow the links at the bottom of this post. Please review the blog carnival rules I have listed below before submitting your post. Blog Carnival Posting Rules The Fighting Fatigue Blog Carnival will focus on [...] Related posts: Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia...
Personality changes are common among people with chronic illness. Because of chronic pain, extreme fatigue and exhaustion and just the severity of the illnesses can take a real toll on patients mentally along with physically. I personally feel like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde and I’m sure that many people over the years have wondered who [...] Related posts: Feeling Alone with ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia...
My colleague who runs the LupronVictimsHub site alerted me to this online petition which people can sign. Over 1000 emails and letters have already been sent to Congress for this purpose: The purpose of this petition is to warn others regarding the drug Lupron (Leupolide Acetate) mfg. by Takeda/Abbott Pharmaceuticals in the hope that further long-term safety studies are done before it disables or kills...
(ChattahBox)—Scientists have discovered that an experimental drug, currently being tested to treat fibromyalgia in humans, may hold the key to restoring cognitive function to older individuals with Down’s Syndrome, experiencing dementia-like symptoms. Although the study was used on mice, the results show promise for increasing the quality of life for older Down’s Syndrome [...]
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Yesterday evening, we made the vague suggestion that one way Goldman Sachs might solve the problem of public anger and combat this whole "vampire-squid" thing was with cold, hard cash. Not making a charitable donation to an organization for children or animals or people with fibromyalgia — just giving ordinary people some money. Of course, should CEO Lloyd Blankfein dress up in a Santa...
I found a great article yesterday on ME/CFS that is really good. What I liked about it was the fact that the article doesn’t repeat the same information we always hear. There is other information in there with personal stories. Please read the article at the link below and make sure you leave a comment [...] Related posts: I’m Not Lazy – I’m Sick! How many times over the years...
My family doctor has decided to give me Lyrica to try to see if it helps with my pain issues, particularly my severe chronic headaches. I was asking to have my pain meds increased and she thought it would be safer to go a different route and she chose Lyrica instead. She gave me enough [...] Related posts: Sick… Sorry I haven’t posted this week. I have been very... ME/CFS – Weird...
ASA bans campaign for pain relief patch endorsed by former Wimbledon champion A campaign for a pain relief product endorsed by 1970s tennis star Virginia Wade has been banned by the advertising watchdog for discouraging people from seeking help for serious medical problems. The national press campaign, for the company Lifes2good UK, promoted a pain relief patch called Pain Ease. The ad was headlined...
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SURROUNDED by portraits of famous faces in the gallery she’s just opened, it’s hard to believe that just two years ago Madelaina Murthwaite had never picked up a paint brush.
In the recent past, there has been a great increase in the use of infrared sauna. Portable infrared saunas have made it all the more popular among those people who find it really tough to use it publicly. But now they can use it more according to their convenience. And they can enjoy the benefits of it anywhere at any time. Many people who have been medicated with infrared heat by their doctors would...