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Emirates Arthritis Foundation Annual Walkathon

February 18th, 2010 · Comments · Causes, Emirates Arthritis Foundation, News, Treatment, UAE

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!On March the 12th the Emirates Arthritis Foundation will be hosting the 3rd Annual 5K Walkathon at Dubai Festival City. All the proceeds will go to the Emirates Arthritis Treatment fund.  With your support we can help make a difference [...]

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Could XMRV Retrovirus be the cause of Fibromyalgia?

February 6th, 2010 · Comments · Causes, Doctors/Centers, Fibromyalgia, Treatment

Has the Whittemore Peterson Institute found the answers to Fibromyalgia and/or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Well in a small study they say that they found a retrovirus in most people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Sclerosis.
We have detected the retroviral infection XMRV is greater than 95% of the more than 200 ME/CFS, Fibromylagia, Atypical [...]

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Update

August 24th, 2009 · Comments · Books, Causes, Doctors/Centers, Fibromyalgia, Symptoms, Treatment

The time that I have been back from my treatment in the US, has been long and hard time. My lower back has been giving me a hard time, and it wasn’t until the last week or so that it has been better. I even went to the ER because I could not [...]

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Importance of Vitamin D

July 28th, 2009 · Comments · Causes, Fibromyalgia, News

You have been told that you have Fibro, but have you checked your Vitamin D3 levels? Well as I have posted before, my levels were so low that my Dr. ran the test three times the first time we found the level to be between 4 and 9, when a low level is 25. So, [...]

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Update

June 13th, 2008 · Comments · Causes, Doctors/Centers, Fibromyalgia, Treatment

Okay time for another update of how things are going. After what seems to be about 20 pints of blood we have found that my Vit D levels are way too low, that I might have celiac disease, my calcium levels are low (no surprise as my Vit D levels are low), and then [...]

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Lupus and Fibromyalgia

June 30th, 2007 · Comments · Causes, Fibromyalgia, News, Symptoms, UAE

About.com:
Lupus and fibromyalgia are two common rheumatic conditions. Do you know the differences between lupus and fibromyalgia? There are specific symptoms, distinguishing characteristics, as well as overlapping symptoms associated with lupus and fibromyalgia which determine the diagnosis and course of treatment.
Systemic lupus erythematosus, also commonly referred to as lupus or SLE, is a chronic, inflammatory, [...]

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Menstrual Cycle Injury Risk Link

February 24th, 2007 · Comments · Causes, News, UAE

Its seems that women hurt their backs or have back pain at different times during their menstrual cycles. It has to do with the hormones levels at different times in their menstrual cycle.
The study suggests the risk of injury is linked to fluctuating hormone levels which affect the muscles and ligaments.
Both tissues appear to be [...]

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Back Pain and the Physical Changes in the Brain

February 24th, 2007 · Comments · Causes, News, Symptoms, UAE

New research about chronic pain and changes in the brain.?Ç Read more at BBC Health.
Chronic back pain is linked to physical changes in the brain, according to researchers in Germany.
A team found patients with the condition also had microstructural changes in the pain-processing areas of their brains.
The scientists said the work provided evidence that [...]

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Fibromyalgia 101

December 12th, 2006 · Comments · Causes, Fibromyalgia, Links, Symptoms, Treatment, UAE

I found this Fibromyalgia 101 e-course they call it, where they email for the next 7 days to tell you everything about Fibromyalgia.
Better understanding will enhance your ability to manage the condition. We have designed our free newsletter e-course to guide you to a better understanding of fibromyalgia. Learn more about:

symptoms
diagnosis
treatments
medications
pain relief
natural remedies
better daily living
solving [...]

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Some theories on why you may have Fibromyalgia

December 2nd, 2006 · Comments · Causes, Fibromyalgia, Symptoms, UAE

No one knows why people like ourselves have Fibromyalgia, or what really causes this disorder or syndrome.
Here is a list of theories from Yahoo.
Fibromyalgia is considered to be a syndrome?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùa set of symptoms that occur together but do not have a known cause. There are theories as to what may cause [...]

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