Diagnosis and Treatment of FM
A New Study for Fibromyalgia Patients Dr. Lucinda Bateman is actively seeking fibromyalgia patients, age 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.
Cause and Cure Pending: Treat the “Syndrome Subsets” of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Prescription Drug Assistance Programs www.pparx.org Mayo Clinic's Health Symptom Checker http://mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex Meditation for Fibromyalgia
Would you like to participate in a research study on whether mindfulness meditation can help relieve Fibromyalgia symptoms?
To qualify to participate, you need to be: Female and at least 18 years old. Have a Fibromyalgia diagnosis from a physician. Be relatively healthy, other than Fibromyalgia. Be able to access the Internet from home.
For information about participating in the meditation study, immediately call (801) 585-7690.
"Does a single 25-minute period of moderate exercise have different effects on people with CFS and FM?"
Researchers are seeking FM and CFS patients to volunteer for a new study entitled, "Exercise Effects on Sensory Receptors and Cytokines in CFS and FM." The principal investigator is Kathleen Light, Ph.D., of the University of Utah Anesthesiology Department. The study is part of the University's new Program for Research on Mechanisms and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes, co-directed by Alan Light and C. Richard Chapman.
For information about participating in the exercise study, contact Dr. Lucinda Bateman at
support@fcclinic.com or (801) 359-7400, or Dr. Andrea White at andrea.white@health.utah.edu or (801) 573-5387. ~~~
National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases (NDB) Fibromyalgia Research is conducting research into factors that lead to the development of fibromyalgia. They need the help of people with fibromyalgia in researching this important issue. For more information go to
http://www.arthritis-research.org/fibro.htm .
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