PIERRE FABRE MEDICAMENT AND FOREST LABORATORIES TO COLLABORATE ON DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION

Collaboration to develop proprietory selection norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitor for depression and central nervous system disorders.

NEW DATA ON THERAPIES FOR PAIN AND INFLAMMATION FROM PFIZER

By Jeanne Hambleton © Fibromite NFA Leader Against Pain While I am a great believer in positive thinking, I have to accept that medication can be the only way that allows some people to live with pain and this impossible invisible condition called fibromyalgia. From this point of view I must say I am pleased [...]

[Perceived pain and weather changes in rheumatic patients]

[Article in Portuguese] Miranda LC, Parente M, Silva C, Clemente-Coelho P, Santos H, Cortes S, Medeiros D, Ribeiro JS, Barcelos F, Sousa M, Miguel C, Figueiredo R, Mediavilla M, Simões E, Silva M, Patto JV, Madeira H, Ferreira J, Micaelo M, Leitão R, Las V, Faustino A, Teixeira A. Instituto Português de Reumatologia. luis.miranda@ipr.pt INTRODUCTION: [...]

GROWING SUPPORT FOR FIBROMITE AHEAD OF HER TIME

by Jeanne Hambleton © 2007 NFA Leader Against Pain-Advocate You may remember the story about Linda Allen, a UK fibromite who in spite of being severely disabled with this invisible disability has been raising FMS awareness among medical students. Her gracious offer to help anyone willing to follow her example and spread the word has [...]

Growth hormone as concomitant treatment in severe fibromyalgia associated with low IGF-1 serum levels. A pilot study.

Cuatrecasas G, Riudavets C, Guell MA, Nadal A. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: There is evidence of functional growth hormone (GH) deficiency, expressed by means of low insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) serum levels, in a subset of fibromyalgia patients. The efficacy of GH versus placebo has been previously suggested in this population. We investigated the efficacy and [...]

Phoenix Rising Researcher of the Year, Paper of the Year and Top Ten Papers

by Cort Johnson © 2007 This is coming a bit late but I encourage you to take a look back at 2006. 2006- “The Year of Innovation” – was a extraordinarily interesting year in ME/CFS as researchers again and again applied cutting edge technology in their efforts to understand it These efforts resulted in important [...]

CONGO ON DOGGIE DEATH ROW GETS WORLDWIDE SUPPORT AND TV PUBLICITY FOR HIS REPRIEVE

by Jeanne Hambleton © Without prejudice NFA Leader Against Pain Last month I wrote the sad story of a German Shepherd dog called Congo who had been sentenced to death, and who is now on a temporary reprieve awaiting a final verdict. His crime was doing what all dogs do – protecting the ones he [...]

CO-PROXAMOL UK WITHDRAWAL DEBATE

by Jeanne Hambleton © 2007 – Fibromite NFA Leader Against Pain – Advocate Dateline: November 2007 (This is a long document for which I make no apologies. It has entailed much work but it is my hope that readers will be encouraged to take action. No copyright infringement is intended as this is not written [...]

GULF WAR VETERANS NEED YOUR SUPPORT

by Jeanne Hambleton © 2007 NFA Leader Against Pain-Advocate Have you ever come across the R.E.S.C.I.N.D. website. Started in the 1990s by Tom Hennessy (now a very sick man who thought up the idea of an International Awareness Day – May 12) and his friends Nancy Solo, Paula Carnes, Maryka Ford, Lucie Dorais, Roger Burns [...]

THE BEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE?

by Jeanne Hambleton © 2007 NFA Leader Against Pain-Advocate I’m fed up with this weather – not great for a fibromite – wet and cold today were I am in the UK and I hate it and feel SAD. So I decided to brighten my day and look at some funny emails. I must thank [...]