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Aug 15, 2008 |
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Risk of Mortality in the General Population - Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug 11, 2008
Long term tracking of 13,331 US adults found those in the lowest vitamin D quartile were 26% more likely to die of any cause than those in the highest D group, report researchers at Johns Hopkins & Albert Einstein. [Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug 11, 2008] |
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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What initiates the formation of senile plaques? The origin of Alzheimer-like dementias in capillary hemorrhages - Source: Medical Hypotheses, Sep 2008
The proposal that plaques form at the sites of bleeding from the brain's tiny blood vessels explains many things: e.g., why oxidative stress/cardiovascular disease are associated with Alzheimer's, why antioxidants and other vascular-protective factors protect against dementia. [Source: Medical Hypotheses, Sep 2008 ] |
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Jun 15, 2008 |
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CFIDS&FM |
Muscle Pain in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - Causes and Treatment
ME/CFS and general muscle pain are often found together because the causes of both are often the same, says Dr. Myhill. She provides simple explanations, and outlines useful tests and therapies. |
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Jul 18, 2008 |
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Simvastatin vs therapeutic LifeStyle changes and supplements: Randomized primary prevention trial - Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Jul 2008
Four-month comparison of ‘bad’ cholesterol-lowering results with statin drugs vs. a combo of fish oil & red yeast rice found equivalent benefit - indicating the nutrients are a “promising” alternative for patients who can’t or don’t wish to take statin drugs. [Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Jul 2008] |
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Jun 25, 2004 |
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CFIDS&FM |
The Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers: Bringing Patients Effective Treatment Across the US
Founded by a physician whose life was altered by chronic fatigue syndrome and a patient who found the help he needed to end his personal struggle with fibromyalgia, The Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers bring proven medically based protocols to the millions of FM and CFS patients nationwide. This is an exclusive interview with the Centers founders, Robert Baurys and Kent Holtorf, M.D. |
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Jul 20, 2005 |
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My Life as a Chronic Pain Sufferer - Dealing with Fibromyalgia and More
Sharon Perry writes, "In 1998 I was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis of the lower back and neck. I remember saying to my G.P. how can I have this; I'm only 30! I was given anti-inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy and a warning to keep mobile, even when in pain! As well as being in pain I felt depressed and nauseous. I found that I could no longer cope with working and was forced to give up my Job due to lengthy periods of sick leave." |
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Jul 26, 2004 |
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CFIDS&FM |
How One Woman Found a Way to Deal with Fibromyalgia
When modern medicine fails, utilizing what personal resources are left is the only option in dealing with an indistinct illness that no laboratory tests are available to diagnose. That's what motivated Evelyn Nelson, 50, to take her incurable disease -- fibromyalgia -- into her own hands. |
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Feb 23, 2004 |
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A Name For the Pain: Fibromyalgia Sufferers Are No Longer Alone
Fibromyalgia once was dismissed by doctors as a phantom of the female imagination. But scientific research into pain response has shed light on the misunderstood syndrome and vindicated the 6 million Americans -- mainly women and many of whom feared that they had gone crazy. About 10 percent of fibromyalgia patients are men. |
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Nov 08, 2006 |
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Why Weight Gain is a Problem With Fibro, and What to Do About It
Weight gain is a particular problem for Fibromyalgia patients, explains eminent FM specialist/patient Mark Pellegrino, MD, in his book on treating FM, Fibromyalgia: Up Close and Personal.* |
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Feb 20, 2006 |
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Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum on Hormonal Issues in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum writes, "I've talked about how chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia represent an energy crisis in the body. If you're not able to make enough energy relative to the demands being put on your system, the areas that use the most energy go off-line first. I use the model of a circuit breaker in a house." |
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