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New Chronic Pain Medication May Relieve Pain Without Addiction
Columbia University Medical Center researchers have given many chronic pain patients hope with a patent on a potential new pain drug that focuses on the "on/off" switch to pain that the researchers found 4-years ago in their … [Read More...]
CFS Media Coverage Continues!
Again another update from the CFIDS Association on CFIDS media coverage. Let's continue to work for more! Thank Minnesota Public Radio for its CFS program Take Action! This morning, on Wednesday, August 9, Minnesota … [Read More...]
ME/CFS & XMRV To Be Featured On Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz television show will be discussing on their December 3rd show ME/CFS & XMRV. To view local listing times for your area, please visit the Dr. Oz website. I hope that the Dr. Oz show will give ME/CFS and XMRV some decent coverage and not just say that we are “tired”. Hopefully the […]
FIbromyalgia
CFIDS Lobby Day 2007
I can't believe it is only a couple more months until this year's CFIDS Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. The dates this year are May 14th and May 15th. Monday, May 14th, will be the afternoon training session and then on … Read More
Post-SARS CFS-Like Syndrome
In 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) spread from southeast Asia to North America causing a public health panic and many deaths. Fever, cough, muscle pain and air hunger were the primary presenting symptoms, and many people who did not die from the acute infection failed to recover. There has been little long-term follow-up of […]
Coping Corner
Stages of Adjusting to Chronic Illness
When I first became sick 20 years ago, I never imagined the winding road ahead of me and what was in store for myself and for my family. I remember thinking once I received my CFS diagnosis and was told there was no cure and … Read More