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  1. J William M Tweedie

    Combining Drugs May Work Better in Fibromyalgia

    I feel like most of you, I presume, that I'm in an unsolvable maze and Jack Nickolson is closing in with the hatchet! 2 factors about which one doesn't hear that much are: 1. for men obviously - hormone levels -low testosterone. 2 years ago I went through a regimen of self injecting .5mg weekly...
  2. J William M Tweedie

    Research to be Monitored Closely

    Human Vaccines Project, VUMC and Illumina team up to decipher genetic underpinnings of immune system The Human Vaccines Project and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) today announced that they joined forces with Illumina, Inc., to decipher the human immunome, the genetic underpinnings...
  3. J William M Tweedie

    New Treatment - Related?

    New treatment may hold promise for progressive form of multiple sclerosis, study suggests A research team led by scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital has revealed how an FDA-approved drug works in the central nervous system in mice to suppress chronic inflammation.
  4. J William M Tweedie

    Possible Mechanism Identified for 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'

    More progress! Blockage of a key metabolic enzyme could explain the profound lack of energy and other symptoms experienced by patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), new research suggests. The findings were published December 22, 2016, in the Journal of...
  5. J William M Tweedie

    The Dark North: Canada Denies ME/CFS Grant Because Disease is Not Real

    I hope the backlash to this insane decision and moronic decider is a fierce as it was to the PACE study fraud. Anyone can drop a note or more to Canada's National ME/FM Action Network <mefminfo@mefmaction.com> Initiatives have been undertaken, they tell me, including this thread, but more...
  6. J William M Tweedie

    FDA Approval for Buccal Buprenorphine (Belbuca) in Chronic Pain

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a buprenorphine buccal film product (Belbuca, Endo Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of chronic pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment, for whom alternative treatment options are inadequate, the...
  7. J William M Tweedie

    The Evaluation and Management of Fatigue

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  8. J William M Tweedie

    The Evaluation and Management of Fatigue

    Aaron B. Holley, MD What Is Fatigue? The Annals of Internal Medicine recently published two systematic reviews on the diagnosis and treatment of the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).[1,2] The reviews use the term "myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome" (ME/CFS) to define this...
  9. J William M Tweedie

    Another avenue for potential treatments for ME/CFS/FM? Evgen pitches downsized IPO to support trials

    Evgen Pharma (UK) has rebooted its IPO plans months after abandoning an attempt to raise £20 million ($30 million) on the London Stock Exchange. The aim now is to tap investors for £5 million, a sum that will support Phase II trials of Evgen's vegetable-inspired drug in breast cancer and stroke...
  10. J William M Tweedie

    Pirouetting Away the Pain With Music

    Introduction For centuries, the harmonious melodies of music have made people spring to their feet and dance along to its tune,[1] but could music be used to make even those with aching joints and bones move along to its beat too? This article takes us through the journey of available evidence...
  11. J William M Tweedie

    Case Reports of 'Syndrome' Appearing After HPV Vaccination

    Perhaps this will be a route to accelerate research into what sounds very much like ME/CFS and/or FM. (Poster's note) A new report provides details on 45 individuals from 13 countries who developed a chronic ailment soon after receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. After a mean period...
  12. J William M Tweedie

    Neuroscientists Uncover Brain Abnormalities Responsible for Tinnitus and Chronic Pain

    Newswise — WASHINGTON — Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and Germany’s Technische Universität München say they've uncovered the brain malady responsible for tinnitus and for chronic pain — the uncomfortable, sometimes agonizing sensations that persist long after an initial...
  13. J William M Tweedie

    Fibromyalgia Linked to Deficiencies in RBC Magnesium, IGF-1

    NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Patients with fibromyalgia show deficiencies in red blood cell (RBC) magnesium and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), a small study shows, suggesting potential clues to underpinnings of the condition and avenues for treatment. In a condition that is challenging to treat...
  14. J William M Tweedie

    Is Heart Disease in ME/CFS and FM Patients Future?

    Interesting timing of the article as I just came back from having an echo cardiogram done. The reason, oddly enough, is swelling in my ankles and lower legs. Lasix didn't help so my Dr thought it might be a malfunctioning heart. Results later this week.
  15. J William M Tweedie

    ME/CFS Shares Core Features of Major Diseases

    Yes, I thought it was a great little tool. Download, copy, disseminate!
  16. J William M Tweedie

    New Book, Documentary on the 'Painful Truth' of Chronic Pain

    Thanks for this. The medical complex is missing that component of being able to handle (study, explain, disseminate info, treat) these significant but unaddressed conditions; the modern day rut of complacency and contentment with the known. Meanwhile millions of us suffer.
  17. J William M Tweedie

    Fibromyalgia in Children: No Medication Required

    That's the $64MM question isn't it. Nothing offered to explain the results medically/scientifically but there must be some clues. Maybe one loses the capacity to recover as one gets older (somehow).
  18. J William M Tweedie

    Fibromyalgia in Children: No Medication Required

    Would be hard to fake the results. But I get where you're coming from. They'd have to offer me some good incentives just to try such a program. Went for a Dr's apptmt today and thought I was going to collapse from the pain just getting to the bus stop!
  19. J William M Tweedie

    ME/CFS Shares Core Features of Major Diseases

    The Solve ME/CFS Initiative has created an infographic to demonstrate the severity of the physical symptoms experienced by the millions of ME sufferers worldwide. The graphic demonstrates that ME/CFS has the core features of major diseases, such as Stage 2 Alzheimer’s, Rheumatoid Arthritis...
  20. J William M Tweedie

    Fibromyalgia in Children: No Medication Required

    Transcript of site video follows: This is Dr David Sherry, director of the Amplified Pain Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Today I'd like to bring to your attention the exciting results of our study on childhood fibromyalgia.[1] Childhood fibromyalgia is a very...

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