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In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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High-Tech Tools Reveal Fibromyalgia Brain Activity
November 4, 2008 – 10:32 pm | 2 Comments

Fibromyalgia exhibits no physical evidence in either the muscular or skeletal systems, leading to its nickname – the invisible syndrome.  Diagnosis has baffled physicians and patients alike but new technology may change the way the …

Study: Pain Patients Have Desire to Kill Their Doctor
July 8, 2008 – 1:23 pm | No Comment

Would you believe that 1 in 20 pain or physical rehabilitation patients have wanted to kill their primary care provider? I’m stunned. I’d have thought the number would be much higher.

Explaining Fibromyalgia to Your Friends & Family
July 7, 2008 – 3:17 pm | 2 Comments

Do you dread the question, “What is fibromyalgia”? Or do you know people who refuse to believe in it, mainly because it doesn’t seem to make sense?

Protein in Virus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
July 7, 2008 – 8:15 am | 5 Comments

We have yet another viral discovery linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) – and it’s a protein in a particular strain of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), a virus long suspected of playing a role …

Will Ritalin Become a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment?
June 19, 2008 – 10:26 pm | One Comment

Based on the results of one small study, two doctors in Spain are calling for a closer look at the ADHD drug methylphenidate (the drug in Ritalin, Methadate and Concerta) for treating the neurocognitive effects …

Don’t Accept “It’s Just Your Fibromyalgia”
June 15, 2008 – 9:33 pm | No Comment

Have you ever gone to your doctor concerned about some new symptom, only to be told “It’s just part of your fibromyalgia?”

Narcolepsy Drug for Fibromyalgia Treatment?
June 8, 2008 – 7:26 pm | 7 Comments

Is a drug already on the market for narcolepsy what many of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) have been waiting for?

New Thinking on Whether Adult Pain Stems from Childhood Trauma
May 29, 2008 – 12:47 pm | 9 Comments

Do you think you’re sick today because of trauma you suffered during childhood? Or does the very idea of that get your blood boiling because it ties fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or …

Athletes with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Set Sights on Olympic Gold
May 22, 2008 – 11:21 am | No Comment

A lot of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) feel like they’ve run a marathon after picking up a few groceries, so now imagine working against ME/CFS, complete with post-exertional malaise, to make …

Are Doctors Too Confident in Their Diagnostic Skills?
May 21, 2008 – 11:19 pm | No Comment

This tidbit of information probably wouldn’t surprise many of us who have fibromyalgia (FMS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) – according to a special edition of The American Journal of Medicine, doctors misdiagnose …