The Psychosocial Disease? – Has Fibromyalgia Been Captured by a Behavioral Paradigm?
The very nature of fibromyalgia, like chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), has left it prone to psychological interpretations. No injury or lesion has ever been found. No accepted blood test points to a biological problem. The disease produces lots of symptoms – a sure...
Timely MillionsMisssing Protest Demands Funding For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
“We are going to ramp this up.” Francis Collins Should you attend the MillionsMissing protest for more funding? Consider this. It’s been almost a year since NIH Director Francis Collin’s pledge to greatly expand chronic fatigue syndrome...
A Genetic Panel For Fibromyalgia? The new Proove Genetic Test
The Proove genetic test for fibromyalgia – is the first genetic test that I know of for FM. It’s not a diagnostic test – it’s focused on guiding treatment options. It identifies ten genes that can affect drug metabolism and one gene that affects...
The Lancet Flubs PACE Letter: Exposes Journal to Ridicule
“…science has taken a turn towards darkness” Richard Horton, editor of the Lancet The latest PACE controversy started with a simple invitation from Richard Horton, the editor of The Lancet – to 42 signers of a letter requesting that an...
Optic Nerve Thinning Suggests Fibromyalgia is “Neurodegenerative” Disease
“The RNFL is an ideal structure (no other central nervous system tract has this unique arrangement) for visualizing the processes of neurodegeneration, neuroprotection and, potentially, even neuro-repair. The authors We know that fibromyalgia is a central...StudyME
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