ME/CFS HealthWatch

07-16-2008

ProHealth's ME/CFS HealthWatch   Highlights: · ME/CFS, FM compared · Childbearing & ME/CFS · Depression, migraine news

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FEATURED ARTICLE July 16, 2008    FM & ME/CFS - The Same, Related, or Different? These questions have been debated for many years. Expert patient Karen Lee Richards lays out a concise overview of each illness, including similarities and differences and the implications for effective treatment.   ARTICLES, EVENTS, SOLUTIONS More new articles    Dorothy Wall Reviews New Book - Insomniac - for ME/CFS & FM Patients Frustrated with the "typical, tired answers" to sleep problems? For a book about sleep, this is a page turner, says Dorothy, author of Encounters with the Invisible. It also walks you through pros & cons of all the drug & alternative treatments. A guide for management of women with ME/CFS in childbearing years This outstanding guide for healthcare professionals draws on the knowledge and thinking of the most trusted names in ME/CFS/FM care - a description of the illness, plus clinical practice recommendations from preconception to postpartum. Drug delivered via 'designer' tomatoes dispersed Alzheimer's plaques A compound that transports metal ions across cell membranes (named PBT2), quickly dispersed plaques & improved cognition in mice, and first human trials are "promising," Australian researchers say. Skeptics say wait & see. ME/CFS Genetic Risk Factor Study Needs 400 Participants, Nationwide How Biological Abnormalities Separate ME/CFS from Depression - Baylor ME/CFS & HHV-6 - Dr. Bell Reports on Findings from Research Summit Vitamin D - a Neglected 'Analgesic' for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain   RESEARCH ABSTRACTS More new abstracts    CDC's Dr. Reeves quantifies altered cognitive function in ME/CFS Tests measured deficits in working memory and motor response - not associated with psychiatric/psychological problems. Expression of 9 genes 'significantly changed' in ME/CFS These changes vs. 'normal' expression affect T and Natural Killer cells, energy regulators, and more. May aid differential diagnosis in majority of cases. Georgetown discovers common anesthetics activate post-op pain How do these 'noxious chemicals' sensitize the inflammation & pain pathways, and which types of anesthetics are involved? Tick-bite to tissues - see Lyme bug's complex invasion strategy on film rTMS appears to be safe 'maintenance therapy' for many with depression Will handheld TMS device become home migraine treatment for many? DePaul findings support ME/CFS 'energy envelope' management theory   LETTERS FROM OUR READERS    Comments & Suggestions · Re-writing my script · Keeping tabs on Ampligen · Work at home resources · ME/CFS impact on family · SSDI advice Q & A Session · Dental concerns? · Disabled newsletter links? · Magnesium sulfate injections? · ME and FM the same? · Is ME/CFS progressive? Questions? Comments? Please share your thoughts with us! Send us a letter   WEEKLY INSPIRATION    Why "We" Can't Drink - My One and Only Hangover "It's the only true common denominator for people with ME/CFS/FM. No one medication works for all of us, but all of us just cannot drink... not and LIKE the result," claims Penny McCracken. read more Fun Link of the Week - Tim Conway - "The Dentist" Share a smile - submit your favorite Fun Link here These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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