Archive for the ‘From the news’ Category

I’m alive! How about you?

It’s been an insanely long time since I gave this site its due. I suppose the real problem with blogging about health problems is that the people who know them best, by definition, have health problems. I’d love to find someone with whom to co-write this thing, so we could cover for each other!
Anyway, I had […]

August 13, 2009 Tags: crime, medications, safety Posted in: From the news One Comment

Why Can’t We Think Well When We’re Sick?

This isn’t specifically about CFS/ME or FMS, but I found it interesting, and I think it makes sense.
Why Mental Lethargy When Sick
During an infection, humans typically experience a set of physiological and psychological symptoms, including fever, confusion, decreased motivation, depression and anxiety that are accompanied by a slowing of movements.
These changes, collectively known as “sickness behavior,” are the […]

June 12, 2008 Tags: CFS/ME, cognitive deficits, cytokines, fevers, infection Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, From the news One Comment

Interview: Chronic Pain and Sex

The interview we did is up!
Chronic Pain and Sex: a Couple’s Gentle Battle With Fibromyalgia
I’m pleased with it. There are very few, mostly immaterial inaccuracies.

May 14, 2008 Tags: chronic pain, intimacy, relationships, sex Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, From the news, Pain No Comments

Cortisol and FMS and CFS/ME?

There’s been a lot of buzz over the past week about a study published in the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that suggests treating fibromyalgia and ME/CFS with cortisol (a steroid), based on the fact that most patients have low cortisol levels. I do not have access to that publication, but would like to point […]

March 22, 2008 Tags: CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, cortisol, Fibromyalgia, FMS, hydrocortisone, ME, prednisone, steroids Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, From the news 5 Comments

Pain cures for women; Migraines from low-energy light bulbs

I’ve had these two stories bookmarked to post here for a bit, so it seems past time for me to actually do it.
The best new pain cures, with a focus on women
Many women have a tough time finding the right kind of relief for their pain — and for good reason: Until recently, experts hadn’t actually studied women’s […]

January 9, 2008 Tags: CF bulbs, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, gender, light bulbs, lupus, migraines, Pain, women Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, From the news, Pain 2 Comments