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articleTITLE = "On-The-Fly Reports from the May 5 & 6 CFS Advisory Committee Meeting in Washington, DC, From PANDORA President Marly Silverman";
articleDESC = "The CFSAC makes presentations on behalf of the ME/CFS community to inform and advise the Secretary of HHS. You can go to Marly’s blog to share her informal daily reports on meeting highlights. ";
articleDATE = "May-08-2008";
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articleTITLE = "Arthritis Basics - Some Self-Care Ground Rules";
articleDESC = ""Arthritis simply means pain in the joints. It has been classified into two types...but most sufferers have a bit of both," writes Dr. Myhill. She starts all patients with a few self-care basics. ";
articleDATE = "Apr-28-2008";
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articleTITLE = "ME/CFS as a Mitochondrial Disease";
articleDESC = "ME/CFS is a disorder involving the cells’ energy-producing mitochondria – but it’s a mitochondrial disease like no other, Dr. Bell believes. He explains why it hasn’t been diagnosed, classified, and studied like other kinds of mitochondrial diseases - and why a change may be “just around the corner.” ";
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articleTITLE = "Q&A (held Apr. 25) with Dr. William Collinge, PhD – Mind-Body Medicine Researcher Answers Questions about Self-Care & Healing Therapies";
articleDESC = "Topics covered in this special Q&A ranged from the problems of depression and social isolation to strategies for coping with sleep, cycle management, and stress. ";
articleDATE = "Apr-26-2008";
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articleTITLE = "Your Immune System and How it Works";
articleDESC = "A clear and simple explanation of the immune system developed by Dr. William Collinge, PhD, a world authority on the healing benefits of complementary therapies for ME/CFS and FM patients. ";
articleDATE = "Apr-18-2008";
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articleTITLE = "The Vitamin B-12 - ME/CFS/FM Connection: A Key to Improved Health for Many?";
articleDESC = "Research shows that a connection between biochemical abnormalities in ME/CFS/FM, Lyme disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Gulf War Syndrome - and an equally complicated and misunderstood vitamin - may be a key to improved health for many. ";
articleDATE = "Mar-30-2008";
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articleTITLE = "Q&A Session (held Mar. 7) with Cort Johnson – Phoenix Rising Founder & ME/CFS/FM Sleuth";
articleDESC = "Cort lived up to his reputation as a mine of information, as host of a Live Chat in the ImmuneSupport.com Community Chat Room. ";
articleDATE = "Mar-21-2008";
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articleTITLE = "Q&A Session (held Feb. 1) with Charles W. Lapp, MD - a World Authority on ME/CFS/FM Evaluation and Management";
articleDESC = "Chat participants worldwide joined ProHealth's Live Chat Q&A with Dr. Lapp. Based on his wide knowledge as a hands-on physician, researcher, and educator, he answered as many questions as he could, and promised a return engagement to answer more. ";
articleDATE = "Feb-24-2008";
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articleTITLE = "Q&A Session (held Jan. 11) with Nancy G. Klimas, MD – A Central Figure in International ME/CFS/FM Research and Treatment";
articleDESC = "Welcome to ProHealth's Live Chat Q&A (held Jan. 11, 2008) with Dr. Nancy Klimas, MD - a noted immunologist and a world leader in ME/CFS/FM/Gulf War Illness research, treatment, education, and advocacy. ";
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articleTITLE = "Q&A Session with R. Paul St. Amand, MD – December 7, 2007";
articleDESC = "Welcome to ProHealth's Live Chat Event with Dr. R. Paul St. Amand, MD. To many Fibromyalgia patients and the doctors who treat them, Dr. St. Amand needs no introduction. As director of the Fibromyalgia Treatment Center (FTC) in Marina Del Rey, California, Dr. St. Amand has seen thousands of patients and is known worldwide as developer of the Guaifenesin Protocol. ";
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articleTITLE = "How I Survived Chronic Illness – One Woman’s Story of Resilience";
articleDESC = "Pat Gurnick is a Psychotherapist and Certified Lifestyle Counselor practicing in Boulder, Colorado – with a specialty in ME/CFS, FM, and MCS patient education. Pat’s stronger health status today, after years of debilitation with these illnesses, is built on her relentless pursuit of insights from the country’s leading specialists. ";
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articleTITLE = "Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Physiatry) – A specialty particularly suited to diagnose and treat Fibromyalgia";
articleDESC = "Numerous medical professionals and specialists treat Fibromyalgia. But one specialty in particular - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - is especially skilled at diagnosing and treating this chronic condition. ";
articleDATE = "Nov-18-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Karen Lee Richards – Making a difference in the lives of those living with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome";
articleDESC = "A profile of Karen Lee Richards – part of a series highlighting the accomplishments of ME/CFS Fair Name Implementation Committee (FNIC) members. ";
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articleTITLE = "Leonard Jason, PhD - ME/CFS Researcher and Bridge Builder";
articleDESC = "A profile of Leonard Jason, PhD - part of a series highlighting the accomplishments of ME/CFS Fair Name Implementation Committee (FNIC) members ";
articleDATE = "Sep-03-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Exercise Conundrum";
articleDESC = "Dr. Lucinda Bateman, director of The Fatigue Consultation Clinic in Salt Lake City, explains how primary care physicians can help ME/CFS patients improve their physical conditioning while avoiding post-exertion "payback" - considering the individual's particular level or type of illness. ";
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articleTITLE = "Medical Revisionists Threaten Effective Lyme Treatment - a leading Lyme doctor's statement";
articleDESC = "Dr. Stricker, a noted Lyme expert who contributed to the ILADS Evidence-Based Guidelines for Lyme Management, warns the healthcare community of "Lyme denialists" who reject what ILADS terms a chronic-Lyme epidemic. ";
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articleTITLE = "“Problems with the New CDC CFS Prevalence Estimates” – ME/CFS researcher Leonard Jason, PhD, describes his concerns.";
articleDESC = "Is the higher incidence estimate owing to a broader case definition including cases with primary psychiatric conditions? If so, this "will have detrimental consequences for the interpretation of both epidemiologic and treatment efficacy findings," Dr. Jason asserts. ";
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articleTITLE = "UK Issues Guideline for Diagnosis & Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or Encephalopathy)";
articleDESC = ""Doubting doctors are ordered to take ME patients seriously," stated a headline in the London Daily Mail on August 22, 2007. That was the day the UK’s National Health Service publicly launched a clinical guideline for CFS/ME. ";
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articleTITLE = "The Fibromyalgia Spectrum - Part of the Big Picture in Understanding Fibromyalgia";
articleDESC = "Today I’m convinced Fibromyalgia is indeed a broader’ condition with various subsets, writes FM specialist Dr. Mark J. Pellegrino, MD. He outlines a Fibromyalgia Spectrum model, which he finds helpful in organizing and educating patients. ";
articleDATE = "Aug-04-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Richard Podell, MD, explains shingles – a herpes virus activation that may affect a significant proportion of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients";
articleDESC = "If you ever had chicken pox - and especially if you're a Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patient with immune vulnerabilities - you're at risk for the pain of a shingles attack. Dr. Podell explains shingles, its signs and complications, and a wide range of possible treatments, depending on severity and duration. ";
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articleTITLE = "Lyme Disease & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - A Patient-Researcher's Perspective";
articleDESC = "A UK-based patient-researcher who was first diagnosed with ME/CFS, but subsequently with borreliosis (Lyme disease), offers information about Lyme and a personal perspective on the difficulty of accurate testing for its presence. This is a particular issue for individuals diagnosed with ME-CFS, but also for those with diagnoses of Fibromyalgia, IBS, and a host of other illnesses. ";
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articleTITLE = "Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) - a problem for many Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia patients, but treatable";
articleDESC = "UK-based CFS/FM specialist Sarah Myhill, MD, says chronic low blood sugar has been a common cause of fatigue, disturbed sleep, and stress among her patients. She outlines a cause, test, and remedy. ";
articleDATE = "Jul-24-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Why ME/CFS? A perfect name isn't necessary, but a respectable name is essential";
articleDESC = "Since early February 2007 when the CFS Name Change Advisory Board announced its decision to call for changing CFS to ME/CFS, there has been a flurry of comments, both pro and con. Acknowledging that there is no perfect name, in my opinion they made the best possible choice. ";
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articleTITLE = "Live Chat with Martin L. Pall, PhD – July 6, 2007: Professor of Biochemistry Explains Mechanisms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia & Suggested Protocol";
articleDESC = "Martin L. Pall, PhD, answers scores of probing questions from patients and healthcare professionals about the "new disease paradigm" he has defined - as detailed in his acclaimed new book Explaining "Unexplained Illnesses". ";
articleDATE = "Jul-09-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Nitric Oxide Cycle Theory: Will It Explain CFS, FM, and Other ‘Unexplained’ Illnesses? - Q&A with Martin L. Pall, PhD";
articleDESC = "Dr. Pall explains his nitric oxide/peroxynitrite (NO/ONOO-)cycle theory, which he believes may be the cause of "a stunning array" of previously unexplained symptoms and illnesses - and if so is truly revolutionary. ";
articleDATE = "Jun-22-2007";
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articleID = "8096";
articleTITLE = "FDA Approves First Drug for Treating Fibromyalgia";
articleDESC = "The FDA announced on Thursday, June 21, that it has approved Pfizer’s pain drug LyricaTM (pregabalin) as the first prescription treatment for Fibromyalgia. The drug "reduces pain and improves daily functions" in some FM patients, but also has important possible side effects. ";
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articleID = "8097";
articleTITLE = "A Primer on Physical Therapy for Fibromyalgia Patients";
articleDESC = "What FM patients and their healthcare providers should understand about Fibromyalgic muscle pain and therapy, from the new book Fibromyalgia: The Complete Guide from Medical Experts and Patients, by Sharon Ostaleki, PhD. ";
articleDATE = "Jun-21-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Tips on How to Start a Fibromyalgia Support Group in Your Area - From the Tillamook County, Oregon, FM Support Group";
articleDESC = ""Our first meeting had only me and one other person," says Marie Ritzel, founder of the Tillamook Fibromyalgia Support Group. Now they're growing constantly. ";
articleDATE = "Jun-20-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Flat on Your Back and Moving On";
articleDESC = "Mark Pullinger was a promising young musician when Chronic Fatigue Syndrome struck. It turned his whole world upside down… ";
articleDATE = "Jun-08-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Fibromyalgia Myth Busting";
articleDESC = "Despite new research that has begun to unravel the mystery of Fibromyalgia, several myths about FM are still being repeated today. It’s time to clarify the facts. ";
articleDATE = "May-30-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Natural treatments for depression, anxiety, and stress - Dr. Podell's Protocol";
articleDESC = "The "Functional Medicine" approach Dr. Podell employs combines alternative with traditional modes of treatment to maximize support for the body's natural healing systems. ";
articleDATE = "May-27-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Live Chat with Author Dorothy Wall - April 19, 2007";
articleDESC = "Welcome to our online chat with CFS patient Dorothy Wall, author of the acclaimed book, Encounters with the Invisible: Unseen Illness, Controversy, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – the only book on CFS to blend a vivid personal story with an investigation of the history, science and politics of the illness. ";
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articleTITLE = "Prescribed Medications for Fibromyalgia: By Mark Pellegrino, M.D. - 2007 Update";
articleDESC = "Prescribed medicines are an important part of fibromyalgia treatment - for pain relief and improved sleep, energy, and mood. Presently there are no FDA approved medicines for FM treatment, but many studies have shown how numerous prescribed medicines can benefit those with FM. Physicians are able to prescribe these medicines off-label for FM because of the evidence-based studies. ";
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articleTITLE = "Rich Carson Talks about Treatment, Research, and Righting a Wrong: Live Chat April 17, 2007";
articleDESC = "ProHealth founder Rich Carson's wide-ranging live patient Q&A session ended with a preview of emerging plans for the next, patient-led, phase of the Campaign for a Fair Name. ";
articleDATE = "Apr-21-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Dr. Clauw's Grand Rounds Update on Fibromyalgia Science & Theory";
articleDESC = "Dr. Daniel J. Clauw, MD, has written an update for physicians on new research and concepts regarding Fibromyalgia’s nature and treatment - in language that patients as well as their healthcare providers can understand. ";
articleDATE = "Apr-16-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Why Doesn't My Doctor Know This?";
articleDESC = "Studies have found that many physicians aren't keeping up with new research that might point to updates in their evidence-based patient diagnosis and treatment practices. There are several reasons for this. ";
articleDATE = "Apr-09-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Dale Guyer, MD, Discusses the Integrative and Molecular Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia";
articleDESC = "Holistic treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia ";
articleDATE = "Apr-05-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Kent Holtorf, MD, on Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia - An Update";
articleDESC = "Dr. Kent Holtorf, MD, is Medical Director of the Holtorf Medical Group Center for Hormone Imbalance, Hypothyroidism and Fatigue in Torrance, California. He specializes in treatment of CFS and FM patients. ";
articleDATE = "Mar-27-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Tips for Winning a Fibromyalgia or CFS Disability Case...and...What actually happens at a Social Security Disability Hearing?";
articleDESC = "Tips for Winning a Fibromyalgia [or CFS] Disability Case ";
articleDATE = "Feb-21-2007";
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articleTITLE = "Pacing for ME/CFS: The Facts";
articleDESC = "What’s pacing? It is an evidence-based strategy for physical activity “that will limit the number and severity of relapses and avoid at least some of the complications of inactivity,” says Dutch expert Ellen Goudsmit. “Thousands of patients have found it useful for many years. And above all, it is unlikely to cause harm!” ";
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articleTITLE = "Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities - What do they have in common?";
articleDESC = "FM, CFS and MCS: They are common poorly understood chronic multi-system illnesses that are newly recognized by the medical community and mainly affect women. Men and children can also be affected. They occur in 1.5 percent to 3.0 percent of people, according to the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. They cost the healthcare system millions of dollars in healthcare costs and the economy millions of dollars in lost wages. As a result of being chronic illnesses, this added burden often leads to family break-ups. ";
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articleTITLE = "First FDA Approval for FM Treatment Drug Expected by 2008";
articleDESC = "Pharmaceutical companies are “racing” to gain regulatory approval for their drugs to serve the virtually untapped Fibromyalgia market, according to an industry update from Reuters news dated January 7. ";
articleDATE = "Jan-10-2007";
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articleTITLE = "A Disease in Search of a Name: The History of CFS and the Efforts to Change Its Name";
articleDESC = "Much of the history of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome revolves around the efforts to define it and the debates over what to call it. Other diseases that started out being called by one name were later renamed, either for the sake of medical accuracy or for political correctness, but one has to wonder whether any other illness has ever had so many names or so much trouble finding its own identity. ";
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articleTITLE = "CFS Psychological or Physical?";
articleDESC = "Is CFS psychological or physical? This seemed such a stupid question that I never bothered to consider it. I estimate I must have now seen more than 4,000 patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and it is clear CFS is primarily a physical disorder. ";
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articleTITLE = "Tea Polyphenols - Antioxidants or Prebiotics?";
articleDESC = "The polyphenols in tea may preferentially suppress the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the gut, but not the growth of “friendly” bacteria, says a new study from Singapore. ";
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articleTITLE = "Common Painkillers Blunt Immune Response, New Research Indicates";
articleDESC = "Using a common painkiller such as aspirin or ibuprofen (AdvilR, MotrinR, etc.) "might not be a good idea" around the time of a flu shot or other inoculation, according to a new report from vaccine researchers at the University of Rochester (New York). In particular, you probably should avoid taking one for pain at your injection site. These widely used drugs, known as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), appear to interfere with the body's immune response, and particularly with the intended production of antibodies after a vaccination. ";
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articleTITLE = "“Overwhelming” Evidence Legitimizes Fibromyalgia Pain";
articleDESC = "Inability to point to test-verified evidence of their pain or its cause has been a harsh reality for patients with Fibromyalgia and other pain syndromes. Aside from FM specialists, the medical profession and the public in general often do not believe that “pain can be very severe – and sometimes untreatable – in a person who does not seem to be injured,” observes FM expert Richard Gracely, PhD. 1 ";
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articleTITLE = "Garlic – the immune support natural";
articleDESC = "Many folks with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia suffer from chronic infections. Garlic is a remarkable food source with an incredible spectrum of activity against bacteria, fungal infections, and viruses. Now, with new and stable formulations available, garlic supplements can be used to combat infections naturally, according to chemist Peter Josling, Director of the Garlic Center in Sussex, England and author of the book, Allicin: The Heart of Garlic. ";
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articleTITLE = "Correcting Disordered Sleep in CFS";
articleDESC = "Inadequate sleep quantity and quality are well known to cause a variety of different biochemical and physiological changes, and are a key part of the vicious cycle of CFS. It is imperative to do everything possible to optimize sleep quantity and quality. ";
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articleTITLE = "The Role of Infection in Initiating ME/CFS";
articleDESC = "While the question of what causes ME/CFS is logically the first question on people’s minds, it is almost an inappropriate question. It has occupied many years of research on the illness, and has caused enormous confusion, yet now fades to the background because it is becoming apparent that it is almost irrelevant. And the difficulty in finding “a cause” has been one of the prime reasons that people have doubted the reality of this illness. ";
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articleTITLE = "Many FM & CFS patients in D-ribose study report quality of life improvements";
articleDESC = "The natural dietary supplement D-ribose - a form of sugar essential to fuel cellular energy generation - "significantly reduced clinical symptoms in patients suffering from Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," a Texas-based research group reported recently. ";
articleDATE = "Dec-06-2006";
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articleTITLE = "Dr. David Bell on 'Intravenous Fluid as a Treatment for ME/CFS'";
articleDESC = "The newsletter today is my first discussion of intravenous saline as a treatment agent for ME/CFS. I have now been using this treatment for nearly six years and wish to share my thoughts. While I plan to be open, honest and even blunt about this treatment, I will not compromise the confidentiality of the patients treated. I have nothing to sell, and I am not encouraging this treatment, as it has not been rigorously tested. However, I do not think I am witnessing a placebo response, and all things considered, it is the most effective treatment for severe ME/CFS that I have found in my 21 years of looking. But it has serious drawbacks and risks. ";
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articleID = "7537";
articleTITLE = "The Danger in Sleeping Pill Advertising: Reading Beyond the Lines";
articleDESC = "Some American consumers, encouraged by increasingly heavy advertising of prescription sleep drugs, may be assuming unnecessary risk because they're ill informed about the pro's and con's of these "sedative/hypnotics" versus other means of coping with sleep problems. So says the latest in a series of drug comparisons that the independent, nonprofit Consumer Reports organization (CR) has produced as part of a public Drug Effectiveness Review Project. ";
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articleTITLE = "Major Late-Round Ampligen® Trial Recruits in Seven States";
articleDESC = "An open label Phase III “intervention” study of the antiviral drug AmpligenR 511 - the most recent step in Hemispherx Biopharma’s decade-long quest for FDA approval - is recruiting subjects with “severely debilitating” CFS/ME at centers in seven states, nationwide, according to ClinicalTrials.gov. ";
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articleTITLE = "National Conference to Feature “Unifying Theories” of CFS and of FM";
articleDESC = "National Conference to Feature “Unifying Theories” of CFS and of FM ";
articleDATE = "Nov-27-2006";
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articleID = "7550";
articleTITLE = "The “Invisible Elephant”: What Our Friends Might Like to Know";
articleDESC = "An excerpt reproduced with permission from the journal of Karen Dickson, a CFS/ME patient in the UK
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articleDATE = "Nov-27-2006";
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articleTITLE = "Major Trial Concludes Pregabalin (Lyrica®) Promising FM Pain Therapy";
articleDESC = "Many FM Patients Report Pain "Much or Very Much Improved" In Lengthy Pregabalin Trial ";
articleDATE = "Nov-22-2006";
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articleID = "5784";
articleTITLE = "The Marshall Protocol for Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: Hopeful Results Emerging";
articleDESC = "A number of patients with CFS, FM, and other chronic illnesses such as lupus and Lyme disease are reporting success with the experimental Marshall Protocol, originally developed for relieving the symptoms of patients with the "Th1" inflammatory disease sarcoidosis. Here is an exclusive interview conducted in July 2004 with Trevor Marshall, PhD, who devised the still-controversial protocol and explains why he believes it may be helpful for CFS and FM patients, and others. ";
articleDATE = "Nov-22-2006";
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articleID = "7495";
articleTITLE = "CFS as Heart Failure Secondary to Mitochondrial Malfunction: A Nutritional Support Protocol";
articleDESC = "Do CFS symptoms stem from a sort of “heart failure” associated with inefficient energy production at the cellular level? UK-based preventive medicine specialist Dr. Sarah Myhill, MD, believes that it is. Her “patient handout” – based on the work of several eminent CFS researchers – explains the cellular mechanisms involved, a beneficial nutritional protocol, and baseline tests for relevant deficiencies. more ";
articleDATE = "Nov-15-2006";
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articleTITLE = "Chronic Fatigue “Not Just for Women”";
articleDESC = "Women are no more likely to get Chronic Fatigue Syndrome than men, nor are neurotic types more prone, according to new myth-debunking Australian research.* Scientists from the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have discovered who is most likely to get the debilitating condition, and it has nothing to do with age, sex, personality traits, or mental health as many people thought. ";
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articleID = "7469";
articleTITLE = "Guilty Until Proven innocent: Dealing with a Flawed SSDI Application Process";
articleDESC = "The Social Security Disability Insurance system, which is supposed to protect workers from suddenly losing all sources of income with an unexpected disability, is seriously flawed and becoming more so. ";
articleDATE = "Nov-08-2006";
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articleID = "7486";
articleTITLE = "Derek Enlander, MD: Update on the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia";
articleDESC = "Derek Enlander, MD, is originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and is Physician-in-Waiting to the British Royal Family and to several members of the British government during their visits to New York. He is presently in private practice in New York where he sees CFS and FM patients, is on the faculty of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City, and serves as President of the Israel Medical Research Foundation. ";
articleDATE = "Nov-08-2006";
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articleID = "7453";
articleTITLE = "CDC Launches Chronic Fatigue Syndrome “Get Informed. Get Diagnosed. Get Help” Awareness Campaign";
articleDESC = "CDC Launches Chronic Fatigue Syndrome “Get Informed. Get Diagnosed. Get Help” Awareness Campaign ";
articleDATE = "Nov-03-2006";
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articleID = "7407";
articleTITLE = "Faces of CFS Traveling Photo Exhibit – In California";
articleDESC = "The exhibit, which is drawing media attention and generating public understanding at every stop, will visit three cities in Calfornia over the next four weeks. The exhibit’s huge banners feature people of all ages and different walks of life, to demonstrate that CFS patients are indeed America’s “next door neighbors.” ";
articleDATE = "Oct-18-2006";
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articleID = "7324";
articleTITLE = "Interview With Fibromyalgia Pain Specialist Dr. Daniel Clauw, MD";
articleDESC = "The 2006 Pain Awarenesss Month campaign site is featuring free access to audio recordings of a series of interviews with pain specialists, at http://www.painawarenessmonth.org/ ";
articleDATE = "Sep-30-2006";
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articleID = "7297";
articleTITLE = "ProHealth Founder Recipient of “Outstanding Advocate Award” from Nevada ME/CFS Groups";
articleDESC = "Santa Barbara, Calif----Rich Carson, founder of ProHealth, Inc., will be honored with the Outstanding Advocate Award for ME/CFS at a fundraiser on September 15 called “I Hope You Dance” to benefit the future Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease and the HHV-6 and Nevada CFS Foundations. ";
articleDATE = "Sep-15-2006";
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articleID = "7258";
articleTITLE = "Group Self-Help Program Online";
articleDESC = "The next online CFIDS & Fibromyalgia Self-Help discussion program, held four times a year, will start soon - on September 11, 2006. ";
articleDATE = "Aug-25-2006";
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articleID = "7243";
articleTITLE = "An Open Letter on Hope";
articleDESC = "I suffer with CFS and FM. I have been a member of the [ImmuneSupport.com] CFIDS/FMS and Worship message boards since October 2005. I will admit that at the beginning I did not have a clue what a tremendous impact this would have on my life. Joining the ProHealth community is the single most important step I have taken on my road to wellness. ";
articleDATE = "Aug-15-2006";
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articleID = "7233";
articleTITLE = "Four Top National Magazines Boosting CFS Awareness This Month";
articleDESC = "Look for full-page CFS Public Awareness Campaign ads in the August Ladies’ Home Journal and Better Homes and Gardens, going out to 20 million readers. This is the second month these publications have run ads for the campaign. ";
articleDATE = "Aug-08-2006";
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articleID = "7235";
articleTITLE = "CDC’s New Numbers on CFS Prevalence Should Hit the Street Soon";
articleDESC = "As we reported in June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has informed the CFS community that it has new numbers on the incidence of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but prefers to keep them confidential until publication of its recent study explaining those numbers. At that time, the ballyhoo of a major national press event should provide a booster rocket for official kickoff of the CDC’s CFS Awareness Campaign – initially scheduled for June 7 and now expected soon. ";
articleDATE = "Aug-08-2006";
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articleID = "7200";
articleTITLE = "CFS Advisory Committee to Update Federal Health Agencies July 17; Public Invited";
articleDESC = "For almost three years, an 11-member committee of experts has been updating and advising the Department of Health and Human Services on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome issues. ";
articleDATE = "Jul-18-2006";
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articleID = "7183";
articleTITLE = "First Large Population Analysis Puts Incidence of Fibromyalgia in New Light";
articleDESC = "The first-ever large population-based analysis of U.S. Fibromyalgia incidence, just released, indicated an occurrence rate of about 4.2 percent. ";
articleDATE = "Jul-03-2006";
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articleID = "7179";
articleTITLE = "Cable Network Running Fibromyalgia Public Service Announcement";
articleDESC = "Thirty-second public service announcements to raise awareness of Fibromyalgia started to run Monday, June 26 on the Adelphia cable TV network, the nation’s fifth largest with a presence in 31 states ";
articleDATE = "Jun-27-2006";
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articleID = "7180";
articleTITLE = "CFS Expert Nelson Gantz, MD, Dies";
articleDESC = "Nelson Gantz, MD, passed away on June 20, 2006 of cancer. Dr. Gantz, a noted epidemiologist and expert on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, was Chief of Infectious Diseases at Boulder (Colorado) Community Hospital. ";
articleDATE = "Jun-27-2006";
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articleID = "7167";
articleTITLE = "Fighting To Raise AWARENESS";
articleDESC = "If there's one message Rich Carson would like to get across to fellow sufferers of the hard-to-diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, it's that the disease is real and treatable. ";
articleDATE = "May-26-2006";
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articleID = "7141";
articleTITLE = "Press Briefing on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Interview";
articleDESC = "Press Briefing on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Interview with Dr. Julie Gerberding, Dr. William Reeves and Dr. Suzanne Vernon. ";
articleDATE = "May-23-2006";
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articleID = "7150";
articleTITLE = "Fibromyalgia Coalition International's 6th Annual Conference";
articleDESC = "The Fibromyalgia Coalition International is hosting their 6th Annual Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Awareness Conference. ";
articleDATE = "May-19-2006";
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articleID = "7149";
articleTITLE = "CDC - New Research about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)";
articleDESC = "CDC scientists will be discussing results from the largest clinical study of CFS patients to date published in the April issue of Pharmacogenomics. ";
articleDATE = "May-17-2006";
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articleID = "7130";
articleTITLE = "Dream Catchers: Researchers Bring Hope to Fibromyalgia Syndrome";
articleDESC = "Dr. Russell, along with researchers from the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, reported that sodium oxybate, currently approved for the treatment of cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy, significantly improved FM patients’ self-reported perceptions of their own pain and enhanced the quality of their sleep. ";
articleDATE = "Apr-14-2006";
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articleID = "7117";
articleTITLE = "Excerpt from Dr. Pellegrino's Fibromyalgia Up Close & Personal";
articleDESC = "Mark Pellegrino, M.D., writes, "Our autonomics have gone astray in fibromyalgia. In addition to causing pain and fatigue, the dysfunctional and hypersensitive autonomic nerves can cause a number of distinct conditions which are part of fibromyalgia but may require separate treatment approaches to try and calm them down." ";
articleDATE = "Apr-10-2006";
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articleID = "7086";
articleTITLE = "Research: Omega-3 Oils Influence Mood";
articleDESC = "People who have high intakes of omega-3 fatty acids are more agreeable and less impulsive, says a new study from Pittsburgh. ";
articleDATE = "Apr-03-2006";
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articleID = "7053";
articleTITLE = "Research: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Brain Injury Link";
articleDESC = "Some cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome could be due to brain "injuries" caused during the early stages of glandular fever, scientists suggest. ";
articleDATE = "Mar-20-2006";
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articleID = "7039";
articleTITLE = "Dr. Richard Podell: Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Disability Evaluation";
articleDESC = "This essay adapts from Dr. Podell’s address to the 9th National Conference on Litigating Disability Insurance sponsored by the American Conference Institute, February 23, Miami, Florida. Dr. Podell served as the medical expert on Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and related disorders. ";
articleDATE = "Mar-06-2006";
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articleID = "6913";
articleTITLE = "Research: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels and Immune Function in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome";
articleDESC = "The results of this study show that a decreased availability of omega3 PUFAs plays a role in the pathophysiology of CFS and is related to the immune pathophysiology of CFS. ";
articleDATE = "Jan-09-2006";
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articleID = "6904";
articleTITLE = "Healthy Lifestyle Changes for Fibromyalgia: Diet (Excerpt from “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fibromyalgia” by Lynne Matallana)";
articleDESC = "Lynne Matallana writes, "Many people with fibromyalgia have overlapping conditions that require special diets. If you have been diagnosed with any of the following, take note of the dietary restrictions and suggestions." ";
articleDATE = "Jan-03-2006";
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articleID = "6866";
articleTITLE = "Research: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a Legitimate Medical Condition";
articleDESC = "Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may be rooted in distinct neurological abnormalities that can be medically tested. ";
articleDATE = "Dec-12-2005";
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articleID = "6851";
articleTITLE = "Treatments for Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome";
articleDESC = "Dr. Steven Ross writes, "Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) symptoms overlap noticeably with Fibromyalgia (FMS) symptoms. Both syndromes are often associated with sleep disturbances, flu-like aches, fatigue, and general malaise. This paper will review FMS and CFS, with an emphasis on complementary and alternative medicine treatment approaches." ";
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