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 in people’s life through education, awareness, and supporting patients in the UAE with their expensive [...]
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Emirates Arthritis Foundation Annual Walkathon
February 18th, 2010 · Comments · Causes, Emirates Arthritis Foundation, News, Treatment, UAE
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Updates
February 5th, 2010 · Comments · News
We’ve fixed some of the problems with the site and hopefully I can post more regularly now. We installed Disqus for comments, which is nice because it has Twitter and Facebook integration. Also, we installed a number of plugins that add different features to the site, so hopefully you’ll enjoy that. Finally, if you check [...]
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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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UAE Study Shows Yoga an Effective Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
October 5th, 2008 · Comments · News, Treatment
It seems my doctor, Dr. Badsha, conducted a pilot study on the affects of yoga on rheumatoid arthritis patients. This study found that yoga can have important physical and psychological benefits to rheumatoid arthritis, patients. Read the article at the Eye of Dubai.
A pilot study conducted in the UAE reveals 12 sessions of [...]
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It’s a disease, and it hurts
March 16th, 2008 · Comments · Doctors/Centers, Fibromyalgia, News
The most important thing we can give to these patients is understanding and support. Suffering from a chronic disease is hard enough without struggling with misconceptions and misunderstanding as well.
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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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Further Legitimization Of Fibromyalgia As A True Medical Condition
June 30th, 2007 · Comments · Fibromyalgia, News, UAE
Medical News Today:
Fibromyalgia, a chronic, widespread pain in muscles and soft tissues accompanied by fatigue, is a fairly common condition that does not manifest any structural damage in an organ. Twenty-five years ago, Muhammad B. Yunus, MD, and colleagues published the first controlled study of the clinical characteristics of fibromyalgia syndrome. That seminal article, published [...]
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FDA Approves New Drug for Fibromyalgia
June 22nd, 2007 · Comments · Fibromyalgia, News, Symptoms, Treatment, UAE
Today in the US the FDA has approved the first drug for Fibromyalgia, called Lyrica. This is an anti-convulsant drug that was previously approved by the FDA for the treatment of seizures, post-herpetic pain and diabetic neuropathy. The FDA has also added Fibromyalgia information to help people with this illness.
People with fibromyalgia have typically turned [...]
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Say 'ah' to acupuncture
April 5th, 2007 · Comments · Doctors/Centers, Fibromyalgia, News, Treatment, UAE
I found this article about Acupuncture at CNN.com Health, and I thought it was worth linking to it here.?Ç After a really bad time with TMJ in Scotland, the doctor asked me to try Acupuncture.?Ç I was not sure about it, one reason being that I hate needles, I thought if it would [...]
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Rheumatic diseases in the UAE: misdiagnosis a real problem
March 8th, 2007 · Comments · Doctors/Centers, News, UAE
A friend of my sent this to me about a group of doctors trying to educate UAE doctors about Rheumatic diseases.?Ç You find the press release at AMEINFO. I hope they helped educate them on Fibromyalgia and the other diseases liket it.
Rheumatic diseases in the UAE: misdiagnosis a real problem
Three internationally renowned doctors spoke [...]
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