"The gem cannot be polished without
friction, nor man perfected without
trials."
Author: Chinese
Proverb
CURRENT PATIENT STUDIES
Participants Wanted for Study of Chronic
Fatigue
Individuals who have had severe,
unexplained fatigue for at least six
months and who have no serious
abnormalities on medical tests are
wanted for a study of chronic fatigue.
Patients who qualify for the study will
be asked to complete three
questionnaires over a six month period.
Participating in the study will not
alter the treatment that your physician
gives you. The purpose of the study is
to evaluate whether patients treated by
certain types of physicians improve
faster than patients treated by other
types of physicians.
If
you may be interested in participating
in this study, please contact the study
coordiantor, Kathleen O'Connor at (801)
587-4741. For more information email
kathleen.oconnor@hci.utah.edu.
New Fibromyalgia Clinical Trial for
Patients
The Fibromyalgia Research Team at the
University of Utah School of Medicine's
Pain Research Center is beginning a new
clinical trial on Fibromyalgia
patients. We are currently recruiting
participants for a nutrition and weight
management study.
The Fibromyalgia Research Team has been
awarded a National Institutes of Health
grant to provide nutrition and coping
education for symptom and weight
management for overweight or obese
Fibromyalgia patients. We are
recruiting participants who have been
diagnosed with Fibromyalgia syndrome,
are between the ages of 21 and 65, and
have a Body Mass Index of at least 25.
Eligible patients will undergo pre and
post treatment evaluations and will
receive 12 weeks of treatment at the
University of Utah Pain Research
Center. The treatment will be in a
group format and will be provided at no
cost.
If
you have any questions or would like
additional information about this study
please do not hesitate to contact Mark
Herrera at (801) 585-7692.
"Our ultimate freedom is the right
and power to decide how anybody or
anything outside ourselves will
affect us."
Author: Stephen R. Covey
INFO LINKS
"Pharmacological Treatment of
Fibromyalgia: The Good, the Bad,
and the Ugly"
N.
Lee Smith, M.D. - VIDEO
June 2, 2010
Antiviral
treatment creates improvement in a
subset of CFS/CFIDS/ME patients
Massachusetts CFIDS/ME & FM
Association
August 29, 2010
Establishing "Disability" for Claimants
with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome
24-7 Press Release
June 26, 2010
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Medicine Plus: Fibromyalgia Tutorial
Check out this Website for Men with
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