Finding Answers for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

The Pridgen Protocol for Fibromyalgia – Could It Work in Migraine? A Report Suggests Yes

by Cort Johnson | May 21, 2018 | 18 Comments

We also hypothesize that migraine may be attributable to a reactivation of a latent HSV residing within the trigeminal ganglion. The authors She was a healthy 21-year-old white college student who woke up one morning to a "scintillating scotoma", a visual aura of...

The Migraine Drug Explosion Begins: Could Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS Benefit?

by Cort Johnson | May 19, 2018 | 32 Comments

“For now, they (the new drugs) look fantastic. They shake the ground under our feet. They will change the way we treat migraine.” Dr. Stewart J. Tepper, a professor of neurology at Dartmouth College In many ways, migraine is in the same basket as fibromyalgia (FM) and...

Montreal ME/CFS I: Metabolism – the Main Matter? More Exercise Issues Plus Bad Brain Motor?

by Cort Johnson | May 16, 2018 | 32 Comments

The Montreal ME/CFS Conference: Pt I I thought I was in Paris, so much French was being spoken. The conversations in the cafes, on the streets, in the subways - everywhere - were in French. It turns out that with its 4,000,000 plus residents, Montreal is the second...

Sex (Hormones) and Fibromyalgia: The Pain Connection

by Cort Johnson | May 11, 2018 | 12 Comments

Hormones? Certainly the nervous system plays a major role in producing pain. The immune system with its inflammatory processes and ability to create sickness behavior is certainly in the discussion, but hormones? Many women are well aware that hormonal fluctuations...

“Now is the Time”: Massive Online and Local Events Promise to Push ME/CFS Forward

by Cort Johnson | May 10, 2018 | 4 Comments

ME/CFS advocacy is growing and growing. We have two groups, ME Action (join it here) and the Solve ME/CFS Initiative working pretty much in lockstep to move forward on ME/CFS. Central to both groups' efforts are a Senate Resolution sponsored by Senator Markey which...

Researcher Disinterest Still Hampering ME/CFS Field Plus Avoiding Burnout, The “Real” NIH, Staying Homeless, Moving Forward

by Cort Johnson | May 8, 2018 | 17 Comments

Researcher Disinterest Still Hampering Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Field A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reveals that during the three grant review panels from July 2017 to April 2018, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) researchers applied for a total of 12...

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