fibromyalgia

This thread includes posts on general news from the CDC and ME/CFS news including stakeholder calls. Several threads have been merged.

Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome characterized by widespread muscular pain, fatigue and functional symptoms, which is known to be difficult to diagnose as the various symptoms overlap with many other conditions. Currently, there are no biomarkers for FM, and the diagnosis is made...

Are probiotic treatments useful on fibromyalgia syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome patients? A systematic review. Roman P1,2, Carrillo-Trabalón F3, Sánchez-Labraca N1, Cañadas F4, Estévez AF4, Cardona D1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29695180

Study funded by Arthritis UK So, while all the blurb about the study refers to fibromyalgia, apparently the entire study cohort could actually have ME instead, as they don't seem to discriminate between the two. :banghead: Link to trial details here

I haven't looked at this yet. @Tom Kindlon posted it on twitter with the observation that it looks annoying... http://jah.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/jah/index.php/jah/article/view/174 Link to pdf of full text, http://jah.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/jah/index.php/jah/article/view/174/pdf

ME Association - Advertising Standards Uphold Complaint Against Gupta Programme for ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia ME Association - Advertising Standards Uphold Complaint Against Gupta Programme for ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia – 11 April 2018...

So many things I don't like about this article but thought I would leave it up to Australian advocates to pick up on. " Running to raise awareness Shepparton chronic fatigue sufferers have joined forces and will take part in a weekly parkrun event ahead of a national awareness day next...

Open access at http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0195111

Open access at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00377/full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29562557

"Fibromyalgia/CFS patients fighting for awareness of career-ending illness For years medical profession has questioned if fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome are real Peter Dawe says fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome — diseases that can cause debilitating exhaustion, joint and...

Paywalled at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10669817.2017.1349592?journalCode=yjmt20

Paywalled at https://journals.lww.com/jclinrheum/Abstract/publishahead/Medical_Cannabis_for_the_Treatment_of_Fibromyalgia.99352.aspx

Paywalled at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13548506.2018.1444183?journalCode=cphm20

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455899 http://www.jpsychores.com/article/S0022-3999(17)31032-2/fulltext

Guardian: "Lady Gaga cancels 10 concerts, suffering from 'severe pain'" https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/03/lady-gaga-cancels-concerts-suffering-severe-pain

Paywalled at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00296-018-3932-5

Paywalled at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21641846.2017.1280114?journalCode=rftg20 Study is from Feb 2017 but Solve have just posted a review of it: http://solvecfs.org/elevations-of-ventricular-lactate-levels-occur-in-both-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-fibromyalgia/

Extending blue badge scheme to include non-physical Just listened to a discussion on this on the Jeremy Vine show. ie now https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_two it will be available to listen to on iplayer later. The last caller had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibro.

One for those who enjoy being wound up by this stuff. The main example they discuss is fibro, not ME, but that's unlikely to reduce your outrage. It is interesting that this sociologist is unquestioningly buying into the assumption that those with contested illness are not really ill at all...