Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival #15

Welcome to the October 26, 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 chronic illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis and related chronic illnesses and health issues. Blog carnivals are posted the fourth Monday of each month. Please only submit posts that are related to the topics in the description: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, fatigue, IC Disease, related chronic illnesses and health-related topics. Posts that do not fall within the description will not be posted on the blog carnival.

Raw Radiant Health presents Raw Radiant Health–Video Blog » Energy & The Raw Food Diet, Ep75 posted at Raw Radiant Health.

Alisha Harmann presents 50 Excellent Sources for Heart-Healthy Recipes posted at Online Nurse Practicioner Programs.

Anne Simone presents 101 Ways to Use Twitter in Your Hospital posted at LPN to RN Blog.

Michelle A. Young presents Ten Best and Worst Foods for Cholesterol posted at Online BSN, saying, “Here are are the five worst foods for cholesterol, along with the five best foods. They are essential for lowering bad, or LDL, cholesterol and raising good, or HDL, cholesterol.”

Steve Cowley presents The Curse Of The Modern World – Toxicity posted at Antioxidants – The Secret Code That Fights Disease And Slows Down Aging, saying, “This post identifies the large number of health conditions that may be directly traceable to the toxicity that exists in our modern world. It also offers a simple and effective solution – healthy chocolate.”

Scientific Living presents Drug Company Merck Tries to “Silence” Doctors posted at Scientific Living, saying, “Merck had an internal “hit list” of doctors they wanted to “neutralize” because they spoke out against their drug which killed 27,000 people.”

Ashley M. Jones presents Top 50 Smoking Health Awareness Blogs posted at Pharmacy Technician Certification, saying, “Be they professionals or merely well-intentioned advocates of smoking cessation, these bloggers have devoted their time and energy to providing information on everything from the risks involved with tobacco use to the healthiest possible routes towards quitting.”

Lisa presents Stress, Stress Chemicals, and Fibromyalgia posted at Release Fibromyalgia Blog.

Sam Visnic presents Treatment for Sacroiliac Joint Pain posted at Back Pain Relief Blog.

 That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival #14

Welcome to theSeptember 28, 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 chronic illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis and related chronic illnesses and health issues. Blog carnivals are posted the fourth Monday of each month. Please only submit posts that are related to the topics in the description: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, fatigue, IC Disease, related chronic illnesses and health-related topics. Posts that do not fall within the description will not be posted on the blog carnival.

Emily Moser presents 5 Warning Signs That All is Not Well With Your Pregnancy posted at Diagnostic Medical Sonography Schools.

Lisa Taylor presents Napping Power – How a Snooze Can Do You Good posted at Earn LPN Degree Online.

Carolyn Friedman presents Physician Practices and Tools that Connect to EMRs posted at Nurse Practitioner Program.

Raw Radiant Health presents Raw Radiant Health » Reversing Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) with Raw Food Diet, Ep20 posted at Raw Radiant Health.

Michele Kellenbenz presents The Importance of a Good Support System posted at SSDI for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, saying, “My blog deals with chronic illnesses mainly fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy. I try to share what I have learned through my experiences in the hopes of helping others and possibly even keeping other people from making the same mistakes. This particular post regards how important a good support system is.”

Ray presents Buying A House Near PowerLines: Do Power Lines Cause Cancer? posted at Money Blue Book.

Scientific Living presents Introducing Miracle Mineral Solution 2 (MMS2) posted at Scientific Living, saying, “Jim Humble announces preliminary results for a second miracle mineral that stands to be an effective cure for HIV, AIDS, and Malaria. It is dirt cheap, and you can buy it in your local pool store.”

Shannon Wills presents 100 Best Blogs for Boomer Health posted at Nurse Practitioner Program.

Karina Smith presents Understanding Holistic Meditation posted at Flying Souls.

Paula Kirsch presents The Art of Reiki « Energeticliving’s Blog posted at Energeticliving’s Blog, saying, “How Reiki helped my daughter win the battle with Fibromyalgia, chronic pain and fatigue.”

Cory presents Run into Health and Happiness posted at Eating Healthy, saying, “Running is not only great exercise; it is also a great way to put you in a good mood.”

Barbra Sundquist presents Do You Need to Get Angry Before Anyone Listens? posted at Barbra Sundquist, saying, “Managing emotions successfully will help you experience less fatigue.”

Wendy Burnett presents Fibromyalgia Pain: A List of My Favorite Coping Strategies. posted at keepingupwithlife, saying, “The coping strategies that help me most when dealing with the pain of my fibromyalgia.”

Cindi presents How Chiropractic Can Help With Fibromyalgia posted at Tree of Life Chiropractic, saying, “Chiropractic and Fibromyalgia”

Selena presents I Don’t Want to Push Today, Crash Tomorrow, Anymore posted at Oh My Aches and Pains!, saying, “Hi Sandy, I hope you got my response to the comments you left on my blog about my post My Routine: I’m not Lazy, I’m Just Pacing Myself. (http://ohmyachesandpains.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-routine-im-not-lazy-im-just-pacing.html) I sent a comment to you via your website. I was also hoping to be added to your list of resources: bloggers as well. Thanks for your consideration of my post for the next blog carnival on August 24. Sincerely, Selena”

Jason K. presents Wellescent.com – Health Blog – Seeing the “Invisible” in Fibromyalgia posted at Wellescent Health Blog.

Suzane Smith presents Music – Now More and More in the OR posted at Executive MBA Programs.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival #13

Welcome to the August 24, 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 chronic illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis and related chronic illnesses and health issues. Blog carnivals are posted the fourth Monday of each month. Please only submit posts that are related to the topics in the description: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, fatigue, IC Disease, related chronic illnesses and health-related topics.  Posts that do not fall within the description will not be posted on the blog carnival.

Brooklyn White presents Top 10 Best Female Science Bloggers posted at Forensic Science Schools.

Barbra Sundquist presents Do You Need to Get Angry Before Anyone Listens? posted at Barbra Sundquist, saying, “Managing emotions successfully will help you experience less fatigue.”

Wendy Burnett presents Fibromyalgia Pain: A List of My Favorite Coping Strategies. posted at keepingupwithlife, saying, “The coping strategies that help me most when dealing with the pain of my fibromyalgia.”

Cindi presents How Chiropractic Can Help With Fibromyalgia posted at Tree of Life Chiropractic, saying, “Chiropractic and Fibromyalgia”

Selena presents I Don’t Want to Push Today, Crash Tomorrow, Anymore posted at Oh My Aches and Pains!

Linda Jones presents 100 Tips, Tools, and Tricks to Cure a Hangover posted at Nursing Schools.net.

Jason K. presents Wellescent.com – Health Blog – Seeing the “Invisible” in Fibromyalgia posted at Wellescent Health Blog.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Help With Medications For Low-Income Patients by Dispensary of Hope

The Dispensary of Hope, a growing not-for-profit network, is helping low-income patients get the necessary medications they are not able to afford on their own.  Approximately 1,000 medical practices across the country are donating drug samples to Dispensary of Hope that they would normally destroy.   The drugs that these medical practices would destroy but send to the Dispensary of Hope are valued at tens of millions of dollars.  The Dispensary of Hope is a 30-location medication dispensary system.  The network consists of  prescription drug contributors, collection and distribution sites, and dispensing medical centers that help patients who do not have insurance coverage and with income levels below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.

For more information and to see if there is a dispensary near you, please visit the Dispensary of Hope website at http://www.dispensaryofhope.org.

Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival #12

Welcome to the July 27, 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 chronic illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis and related chronic illnesses and health issues. Blog carnivals are posted the fourth Monday of each month. Please only submit posts that are related to the topics in the description: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, fatigue, IC Disease, related chronic illnesses and health-related topics.  Posts that do not fall within the description will not be posted on the blog carnival.

Margaret Garcia presents 6 Health Detoxification Facts You Must Know BEFORE You Try It posted at Earn LPN Degree Online.

Nancy Miller presents Health on a Budget ? Here?s How posted at LVN to RN.

Brooklyn White presents The Best Way to Treat Depression posted at LVN Schools.

Martha Jackson presents The Ultimate Guide to Carpal Tunnel Prevention & Treatment: 25 Must-Know Tips posted at Nursing Online Degree.

gahaha presents Losing Weight-The Safe Way posted at green weight loss.

Sagarika presents Types of Communicable Diseases posted at Social Work for Mankind.

Brooklyn White presents 100 Ways to Make Your Brain Better, Faster, and Stronger posted at MRI Technician Schools.

John Hill presents There is no happiness set point posted at Searching Happiness, saying, “I want to raise awareness of diet and depression/CFS connection. I was saved by paleo diet. Main things are excluding grain and dairy. Thanks, John.”

brit67chick presents Ovo-vegan Diet Cured my Tietze’s Syndrome posted at All About Tietze’s Syndrome, saying, “I became a vegan not because of ethics, but to help with my hypoglycemia. The vegan diet not only helped control my blood sugar, it also eradicated the joint pain I had had for sixteen years!”

Scientific Living presents Lack of Reason in Modern Medicine posted at Scientific Living, saying, “Discusses some inherent problems and irrational behavior in the current medical system.”

SmallTownSim presents Facing your demons posted at Joy’s Journey To Wellness.

Margaret Garcia presents 55 Tips to Survive a Long Hospital Shift posted at Online Nurse Practitioner Schools.

Barbara Williams presents The 100 Best Blogs For Pharmacy Students posted at Nursing Schools.net.

brit67chick presents Fibromyalgia can Cause Reactive Hypoglycemia posted at Reactive Hypoglycemia Info, saying, “Why fibromyalgia can cause RH–and what to do about it.”

Brooklyn White presents Why Drugs Don’t Work as They Should posted at Pharmacy Technician Schools Online.
SmallTownSim presents What stands up- sometimes falls down posted at Joy’s Journey To Wellness.

Scientific Living presents Drug Company Hypnotizes Viewers posted at Scientific Living.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

FDA Says Darvocet Must Include Stronger Warnings

 

Darvocet, Darvon and generics for these have not been banned by the FDA but the prescriptions must include stronger warnings about the potential for overdose and death.   The advisory panel was recommending that Darvocet and Darvon be banned but the FDA says that the drug can stay on the market with a warning label on the prescription bottle.  Also included with the prescription will be a special pamphlet that explains the risks of taking too much.

The FDA has also ordered drug manufacturer Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc. to do a study on how taking more Darvocet than recommended can affect the heart.  A study is also to be conducted on how the medication affects elderly people.

According to the MSNBC.com article, the consumer watchdog group, Public Citizen, are not happy with FDA’s decision.

“This is a reckless decision on the part of the FDA unless they believe Americans are resistant to the death-causing properties of this drug in a way that Europeans and people in the U.K. aren’t.  You’ve got a drug which has a barely perceptible benefit and a very clear risk.”

The generic of Darvocet includes both the narcotic propoxyphene and acetaminophen. Acetaminophen has been recently in the news because the advisory panel wants to see over-the-counter dosages of the medication reduced and prescription pain medications with the ingredient banned. If Darvocet has not been banned, what is the likelihood of Vicodin and others like it being banned? What are your thoughts?

Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival #11

Welcome to the  June 22, 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 chronic illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis and related chronic illnesses and health issues. Blog carnivals are posted the fourth Monday of each month. Please only submit posts that are related to the topics in the description: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, fatigue, IC Disease, related chronic illnesses and health-related topics.

Alvina Lopez presents 100 Tips and Tricks to Sneak in a Work Out at Work posted at Masters of Healthcare.

Alvina Lopez presents 100 Awesome Anti-Aging Brain Games (Online and Off) posted at Masters of Healthcare.

Sarah Scrafford presents 10 Big Differences Between Men’s and Women’s Brains posted at Masters of Healthcare.

Brooklyn White presents Radiography Schools » 100 Best Cooking Tips for Cancer Prevention posted at Radiography Schools.

Sherrie Sisk presents Welcome to Chronic Pain: Ten Tips For the Newly-Diagnosed posted at the tramadol diaries, saying, “A few notes from the perspective of the battle-hardened fibro warrior, ten years past diagnosis, for those just approaching the front!”

SmallTownSim presents Joy’s Journey To Wellness: Let the journey begin posted at Joy’s Journey To Wellness, saying, “This is the first entry to the on-going blog describing Joy’s personal challenges, struggles and accomplishments while dealing with chronic illness and pain.”

Scientific Living presents What Is Scientific Living? posted at Scientific Living.

Patricia Turner presents The Top 50 Surgeon Bloggers posted at Surgical Technician Schools.

pnreddy presents Are You At Risk For Chronic Constipation? posted at Health Watch Center.

Sherrie Sisk presents A Blessing, Not a Tragedy: How Changing Your Perspective on Chronic Pain Opens Your World posted at the tramadol diaries.

sagarika presents Dimensions of Health posted at Social Work for Mankind.

Scientific Living presents How to Choose a Supplement posted at Scientific Living, saying, “A guide on how to navigate through the myriad of supplement choices, and find something that is affordable, effective, and safe.”

Phil B. presents Bodybuilding Problems posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “I always wondered if extreme bodybuilding has any bad effects on the human body.”

Banquet Manager presents I Don’t Want HIS Health Care Reform posted at So You Want To Be a Banquet Manager….

Aparna presents Home remedies for fatigue posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming.

Margaret Garcia presents The Life of a Doctor posted at Dental Assisting School.

Jessica Korman presents head, shoulders, knees and toes posted at pictures, architecture and some random musings, saying, “Though my personal blog itself is not necessarily about FM, as a sufferer I decided to write about it to let my readers know. After all, it is a part of who I am and I felt important to share with others, as well as with fellow FM & CFS/ME sufferers. It was written on CFS/ME awareness day.”

 pnreddy presents Preventing Gas Discomfort posted at Health Watch Center.

Scientific Living presents Get Rid of Your Chronic Pain!!!- Part 1 of 5 posted at Scientific Living, saying, “There is a treatment for chronic pain called prolotherapy, which is 80 to 100 percent curative, when performed by a skilled physician. Though acknowledged by reputable sources, prolotherapy is still not widely known. Please help me spread information about this wonderful treatment!”

Nancy Miller presents 50 Best Foods for Weight Loss posted at Radiography Schools.

pnreddy presents You Have Been Diagnosed With An Inguinal Hernia – Now What? posted at Health Watch Center.

SmallTownSim presents Sure it hurts… posted at Joy’s Journey To Wellness, saying, “Joy’s Journey to Wellness is filled with humor and candor as she relates the everyday observations that everyone experiences concerning health, healing and personal struggles… but are afraid to put into print!”

Margaret Garcia presents Top 100 Natural Birthing Blogs posted at MRI Technician Schools.

Posts that do not fall within the description will not be posted on the blog carnival.  POSTS MUST BE HEALTH-RELATED. NO BEAUTY POSTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS HEALTH TOPICS.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Fighting Fatigue CFS & Fibromyalgia Blog Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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