I read a refreshing article today in my local paper.  It was nice to read something that talked about chronic pain seriously, but with the perspective that the reader might not be a chronic pain sufferer.

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A correspondent from the Times Leader (our area's largest local newspaper) interviewed my mom and I yesterday concerning CFS, Fibromyalgia, and my mom's new book, "I Have CFS But I Don't Look Sick". The article is in the paper today, AND IT MADE THE FRONT PAGE!
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I picked up my university's daily newspaper today and read an article about how half of American doctors in a new survey say they regularly give patients placebo treatments without telling them. I'm going to summarize the article since I can't find a link on the newspaper's website ( Read more... )

In case you guys haven't heard, the ADA was expanded last month, which is great news for a lot of people. It also means an increased burden for many employers as they work to accommodate the new law. However, it may make things easier for disabled employees to get help at work, legally ( Read more... )

A couple articles I thought might be of interest to some in this community.  The first is a possible new migraine treatment:
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/sep/08/invention-may-help-some-migraine-sufferers/
And the second is about some people in the Evansville, IN area who are dealing with chiari malformation:
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26455146/
A recent article in MSNBC discussing how levels of chemicals in the hippocampus might explain some of the symptoms of fibro.

Thoughts?

I have started taking Barley Grass in tablet form (alongside Spirulina) so I was Googling the health benefits and came across a rather strange article:
http://www.yoursecretpower.com/barley_grass.htm

It was this claim that made me laugh my head off:

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I was out of town all week for work-related training, and just returned back to the office today. On the top of the recycle bin was yesterday's paper, with one of the main headlines being "Teenager's pain real, but so misunderstood." I picked it up to take a look, and it was an in-depth article on fibromyalgia! On the front page of my local ( Read more... )

I looked and didn't see this article posted here yet, if it is a duplicate and I missed it, apologies.

The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World out of Balance
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/80129/?comments=view& ( Read more... )