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08/18/08 Fibromyalgia Doctor Mark Pellegrino, MD, will host a Live Chat Q&A on Friday, Sep 19 (3-4 pm Pacific Time, 6-7 Eastern) – and Invites You to Submit Questions in Advance
Dr. Pellegrino, an FM patient himself and author of the highly recommended book Fibromyalgia: Up Close and Personal, is “committed to work together with fibromyalgia patients to solve OUR problems.”

07/26/08 Dr. Fortanasce Explains the Alzheimer's Disease Crisis and a Protocol to Prevent or Delay It - at Any Age
Alzheimer's doctor and innovator Vincent Fortansce, MD (author of The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription) provides useful information on Alzheimer's and its diagnosis, his view that a cure is unlikely any time soon, and the science-based protocol he recommends to prevent or delay the disease.

07/20/08 Dr. Mark Pellegrino, MD, Offers Insights on Motherhood and Fibromyalgia
Pregnancy can be a daunting decision and a challenging experience for women with fibromyalgia. Dr. Pellegrino offers a host of insights, drawing on his extensive experience advising and managing patients in their childbearing years.

07/11/08 National ME/CFS Genetic Risk Factor Study Needs 400 Participants
Researchers at Tufts University, Boston, and the University of Illinois at Chicago are issuing a national call for ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) patients in the U.S., ages 13 through 64.

07/11/08 A clinician’s guide to the implications of ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) for women during their childbearing years – current science and expert opinion
This outstanding guide for women with ME/CFS and their clinicians draws on the knowledge and thinking of the most trusted names in ME/CFS/FM care. It includes an education about the illness based on the latest research, and in that context outlines clinical practice recommendations from preconception to postpartum care.

07/08/08 FDA accepts antiviral drug AmpligenR for review as first-ever ME/CFS (‘chronic fatigue syndrome’) therapeutic
After 30 years in development and testing, the experimental “antiviral/immune modulatory” drug AmpligenR has been accepted by the FDA for review as potentially the first prescription drug approved in the U.S. for treatment of ME/CFS – specifically for certain patients with severe ME/CFS.

06/28/08 Dr. David Bell Reports “Snippets of Wonderful Science that Caught My Attention,” from the 2008 International HHV-6 Conference
What’s HHV-6? A ubiquitous herpes virus that is integrated into the chromosomes of nearly 1% of all newborns, causes roseola in small children, can infect/reside in many types of cells including the lining of blood vessels, can re-activate with stress, and “has a strong association with many diseases of the central nervous system,” Dr. Bell explains.

06/23/08 FM and ME/CFS – The Same, Related, or Different?
A concise summary of fibromyalgia and ME/CFS ('chronic fatigue syndrome') symptoms, similarities, differences, and current realities regarding diagnosis & treatment.

06/16/08 FDA Approves Cymbalta (Duloxetine) for Fibromyalgia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved this prescription drug for treatment of Fibromyalgia pain, according to an announcement today by the Indianapolis-based drug maker Eli Lilly & Co.

06/02/08 Improving Patient-Doctor Communication
Why 57% of survey respondents with ME/CFS or FM said they don't feel safe talking truthfully about their illness or symptoms with their doctor - and some tried & true things patients can do to gain the most benefit from their office visits.

05/26/08 Chemical Sensitivities - Smell, Immunity, and the Brain
This excerpt is from a book on multiple chemical sensitivities – Killing Us Softly - that Environmental Medicine specialist Dr. Mark Donohoe has offered online for free download and sharing.

05/26/08 Fibromyalgia - Ultimately a Disease of Amplified Pain
Fibromyalgia may not cause destruction along the pain pathways, but it does cause chronic abnormal changes all along the pathway components, and this results in chronic pain via both peripheral and central neurological mechanisms. Dr. Pellegrino explains amplification, wind-up, allodynia, Substance P, generalization, and more.

05/16/08 A Profile of ME/CFS Patients - How Many Years and How Many Doctors?
Results of a ProHealth ME/CFS patient survey provide a community profile of age, length of illness, and years/number of doctors required to receive a diagnosis.

05/14/08 Online Resources for Checking Drug & Supplement Interactions
A list of searchable online databases that consumers can use to do their own detective work on drug, supplement, herbal medicine and food interactions.

04/26/08 ME/CFS as a Mitochondrial Disease
ME/CFS is a disorder involving the cells’ energy-producing mitochondria – but it’s a mitochondrial disease like no other, Dr. Bell believes. He explains why it hasn’t been diagnosed, classified, and studied like other kinds of mitochondrial diseases - and why a change may be “just around the corner.”

04/26/08 Q&A (held Apr. 25) with Dr. William Collinge, PhD - Mind-Body Medicine Researcher Answers Questions about Self-Care & Healing Therapies
Topics covered in this special Q&A ranged from the problems of depression and social isolation to strategies for coping with sleep, cycle & flair management, and stress.

04/18/08 Your Immune System and How it Works
A clear and simple explanation of the immune system developed by Dr. William Collinge, PhD, a world authority on the healing benefits of complementary therapies for ME/CFS and FM patients.

03/30/08 The Vitamin B-12 - ME/CFS/FM Connection: A Key to Improved Health for Many?
Research shows that a connection between biochemical abnormalities in ME/CFS/FM, Lyme disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Gulf War Syndrome - and an equally complicated and misunderstood vitamin - may be a key to improved health for many.

03/21/08 Q&A Session (held Mar. 7) with Cort Johnson – Phoenix Rising Founder & ME/CFS/FM Sleuth
Cort lived up to his reputation as a mine of information, as host of a Live Chat in the ImmuneSupport.com Community Chat Room.

02/24/08 Q&A Session (held Feb. 1) with Charles W. Lapp, MD - a World Authority on ME/CFS/FM Evaluation and Management
Chat participants worldwide joined ProHealth's Live Chat Q&A with Dr. Lapp. Based on his wide knowledge as a hands-on physician, researcher, and educator, he answered as many questions as he could, and promised a return engagement to answer more.

01/28/08 Q&A Session (held Jan. 11) with Nancy G. Klimas, MD – A Central Figure in International ME/CFS/FM Research and Treatment
Welcome to ProHealth's Live Chat Q&A (held Jan. 11, 2008) with Dr. Nancy Klimas, MD - a noted immunologist and a world leader in ME/CFS/FM/Gulf War Illness research, treatment, education, and advocacy.

12/11/07 Q&A Session with R. Paul St. Amand, MD – December 7, 2007
Welcome to ProHealth's Live Chat Event with Dr. R. Paul St. Amand, MD. To many Fibromyalgia patients and the doctors who treat them, Dr. St. Amand needs no introduction. As director of the Fibromyalgia Treatment Center (FTC) in Marina Del Rey, California, Dr. St. Amand has seen thousands of patients and is known worldwide as developer of the Guaifenesin Protocol.

12/10/07 How I Survived Chronic Illness – One Woman’s Story of Resilience
Pat Gurnick is a Psychotherapist and Certified Lifestyle Counselor practicing in Boulder, Colorado – with a specialty in ME/CFS, FM, and MCS patient education. Pat’s stronger health status today, after years of debilitation with these illnesses, is built on her relentless pursuit of insights from the country’s leading specialists.

11/18/07 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Physiatry) – A specialty particularly suited to diagnose and treat Fibromyalgia
Numerous medical professionals and specialists treat Fibromyalgia. But one specialty in particular - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - is especially skilled at diagnosing and treating this chronic condition.

09/04/07 Karen Lee Richards – Making a difference in the lives of those living with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A profile of Karen Lee Richards – part of a series highlighting the accomplishments of ME/CFS Fair Name Implementation Committee (FNIC) members.

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