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Help for patients with complex chronic diseases in British Columbia

CureMyWife.com — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:11:13 +0000

VICTORIA – A $2-million provincial clinical and research study will help patients with a variety of complex chronic diseases, such as chronic Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome, with screening, diagnosis and treatment.

There is a variety of debilitating complex chronic diseases where the cause is unknown, but where it is strongly suspected that [...]

How Badly Does It Hurt? Research Examines the Biomedical Diagnosis of Pain for lupus, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome

CureMyWife.com — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:53:01 +0000

Is the science of diagnosing pain causing a number of pain sufferers to defend their honor? Research out of the University of Cincinnati is examining the diagnosis of pain that evades scientific testing, and the additional emotional suffering that can result for the patient.

The research by Elizabeth Sweeney, a doctoral candidate in UC’s Department [...]

How Raw Foods Help Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CureMyWife.com — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:16:38 +0000

It is thought that one of the major causes of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome is that the body is too toxic and does not have enough nutrients. High toxicity levels can be caused by foods that are processed and cooked. When the body does not have enough enzymes or antioxidants to rid the body [...]

Chronic fatigue may be triggered by virus

CureMyWife.com — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:56:34 +0000

When the journal Science published an attention-grabbing study last fall linking chronic fatigue syndrome to a recently discovered retrovirus, many experts remained skeptical — especially after four other studies found no such association.

Now a second research team has reported a link between the fatigue syndrome and the same class of virus, a category known [...]

Holiday Shopping With Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CureMyWife.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:51:54 +0000

Do you have fibromylagia and/or chronic fatigue syndrome and simply dread going out for holiday shopping? All that walking, trying to remember what you need, what you have, who you need to buy for - it can end up being a nightmare unless you plan ahead. With careful planning, you can manage your shopping trips and have a better experience. I've found 10 steps to help you survive holiday shopping with fibromaylgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. [...]

Virus discovery called breakthrough in fight against chronic fatigue syndrome

CureMyWife.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:31:47 +0000

Traces of a retrovirus similar to HIV are found in most patients with this mysterious disorder – chronic fatigue syndrome. It could be an opportunistic virus, but researchers want further testing to see if it actually causes the syndrome.

In what may prove to be the first significant major breakthrough in the fight against chronic [...]

Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Naturally

CureMyWife.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:10:36 +0000

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) can be described as a feeling of overwhelming fatigue that's not relieved by rest nor any other common treatments. People with chronic fatigue syndrome will or have experienced the symptoms listed below for at least six months: * Impaired short term memory or impaired ability to concentrate, which significantly impacts day to day activities * Sore throat * Tender lymph nodes under the arms or in the neck * Muscle pain * Pain in multiple joints, but with no joint swelling or redness * Headache * Waking without feeling refreshed * A general feeling of malaise following physical activity. This feeling of malaise lasts for longer than 24 hours [...]