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NEXT OFFER EDUCATION MEETING
 
March 5th at 7:00 p.m.
 
 
Dr. N. Lee Smith
 

 
"Creating Stress Resistance for Improving Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep"
 
Dr. Smith is a member of the OFFER Board of Directors. Much of Dr. Smith's research has focused on how mental stress presents itself physically, how it affects medical treatment outcomes, and how to diagnose and treat these disorders in a general medical setting. He has been a Clinical Teaching Attending Physician and has taught physical diagnosis at several Salt Lake City hospitals. For more information on Dr. Smith, click here.
 

 
Location: 
Council Chambers, Salt Lake County Complex North Building
2001 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT. 
(Park free at the northeast corner of the complex)

 
OFFER's Education Meetings are usually the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.,
and are free and open to everyone. 
 

 
 
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NEW FIBROMYALIGA TREATMENT PROGRAM
 
 
Sponsored by the University of Utah Department of Anesthesiology
Go to the OFFER website for more information or click here.
 

 
OFFER WEBSITE PROVIDES WINDOW TO VALCYTE JOURNAL
 
If you read reviews of the February 2007 IACFS Conference or have heard the buzz about a promising new treatment for certain subsets of CFS here is an excellent Blog by one of Dr. Lucinda Bateman's patients currently taking Valcyte.  She has graciously given us permission to add a link to her blog site which is filled with useful information and great links.  Click here
 
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"The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not
stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger,
but jump in and scramble through as well as we can."  
Author: Robert Cushing
 
  
IN THE NEWS LINKS
  
 
Fibromaylgia Awareness Day
 
The National Fibromyalgia Association is announcing the 2008 National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Compaign on May 12.  For more information go to: http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer?pagename=community_awarenessDay
 
 
CFIDS Association of America Announces New Scientific Director
 
Suzanne Vernon, PhD, will lead the Association's research program for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).  Dr. Vernon was OFFER's keynote speaker at our Patient Conference this spring.  At the time, she worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and has been heavily involved in research projects exploring the causes of CFS.  
 
 

 
DHHS CFS Advisory Committee
 
Report on the November 28-29, 2007 Meeting
 
 
 
 
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"Everyday do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow."  
Author: Doug Firebaugh
INFO-LINKS
 
Treatment for Fibromyalgia Overview
 
Teresa Kaldis, M.D. reviews the different treatment options.  Click here
 
Great ideas for youth/adults who have to deal with CFS and FM
 
A wonderful booklet written by a young lady in our community.  Click here
 
A New Study for Fibromyalgia Patients 
Dr. Lucinda Bateman is actively seeking Fibromyalgia patients, ages 18-70, to participate in clinical research studies of three investigational drugs for the treatment of Fibromyalgia.  If you are interested, call Dr. Bateman’s office (801-359-7400) and talk to Ali Allen, RN, research coordinator, or others on the research team, to learn more about the drug studies currently underway.  Qualified participants receive study-related physician visits, lab evaluations, and the investigational medication at no cost.

 
Check out this Website for Men with Fibromyalgia
 
OFFEHere's a great site for Men with Fibromyalgia.  Spouses or SO's of Men with Fibromyalgia are also welcome.  Very interesting.  Click here
 
OFFERUTAH.ORG Announces New Bulletin Board!
 
OFFER is excited to announce the launch of our new bulletin board.  This bulletin board is open to anyone and will provide a forum for those who want to share their journey with others who are living with CFS and/or FMS.  If you would like to join the forum, just go to OFFER's website,  http://www.offerutah.org/ and click on the 'Bulletin Board' button in the side menu.  jJust follow the instructions to register.  If you have questions, click on 'FAQ' or email the administrator.
 
 
Offer's Website
Visit OFFER's web site for additional resources to important health information and CFS/FM research studies at: http://www.offerutah.org/Resources.html.
 
 
 
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"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us."
Author:  Hellen Keller
 
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"The only journey is the journey within."
Author:  Rainer Maria Rilke

 
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