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  1. 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...
  2. 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.
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. J William M Tweedie

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

    Chronic pain is one of the most complex medical conditions of modern times. It is also among the most common. One in three Americans suffer from chronic pain, or pain lasting longer than 12 weeks, not including children or cancer patients. As the population ages and cancer treatments boost the...
  14. J William M Tweedie

    Early Menopause and Other Gynecologic Risk Indicators for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Women

    Abstract and Introduction Abstract Objective. This study aims to examine whether gynecologic conditions are associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Methods. This study includes a subset of 157 women from a population-based case-control study in Georgia, United States, conducted in...
  15. J William M Tweedie

    New research gives insight into chronic fatigue syndrome -

    Researchers have discovered that critical cell receptors are damaged in people who suffer from chronic fatigue, reports Daniel Horsley. Carly Tomlinson spent more than 18 months lying in bed after being diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), more commonly known as chronic fatigue...
  16. J William M Tweedie

    Rituximab Safe for Up to 11 Years in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Rituximab had a consistent safety profile through multiple courses used in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during 11 years of observation and was not associated with excess infection rates, cardiac events, or malignancies, researchers report in an article published online August 15 in the...
  17. J William M Tweedie

    Canada's "The Lawyers Weekly": Validity of chronic fatigue bolstered by research

    By Brent Handel June 26 2015 issue Comments? Please contact us at comments@lawyersweekly.ca. Please include your name, your law firm or company name and address. Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, commonly referred to as ME/CFS, is characterized by profound fatigue...
  18. J William M Tweedie

    We'll get the funding when we all get cancer!

    How Chronic Inflammation Can Lead to Cancer Mon, 08/10/2015 - 9:29am Helen Knight, MIT Chronic inflammation caused by disease or exposure to dangerous chemicals has long been linked to cancer, but exactly how this process takes place has remained unclear. Now, a precise mechanism by...
  19. J William M Tweedie

    A Pot Full of Hope: Cannabis patch startup pulls off a $42M IPO to fund drugs for epilepsy, pain

    Pennsylvania drugmaker Zynerba Pharmaceuticals ($ZYNE) is making its way to Wall Street with some cannabis-derived treatments for central nervous system disorders, raising $42 million in an IPO. The company priced 3 million shares at $14 each, the middle of its range, and set aside another...
  20. J William M Tweedie

    Timely Article: Dear Dr. Collins: I’m Disabled. Can the N.I.H. Spare a Few Dimes?

    Three years ago, a sudden fever struck veteran science writer Brian Vastag on a blue-sky Wisconsin morning. He’s been sick ever since. Now cognitively and physically disabled, he lives on the island of Kauai. On Brian’s third “illiversary,” he presents an opportunity to National Institutes of...

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