What do a vaccine, a cough suppressant, a drug with only numbers for a name, an anesthetic, and the new migraine drugs have in common? They’re all either being tested in an FM clinical trial or are about to be. FM may not be getting a lot of research but...
It’s been a tough couple of years for drug trials in fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The rapid approval of three drugs (Lyrica, Cymbalta, Savella) in the late 2000’s made FM seem like a good bet. Four years ago the future looked...
It says right there in the title – “Is insulin resistance the cause of fibromyalgia? A preliminary report” – it’s a preliminary report, but definitely an interesting one. In fact, the authors have stated that if the findings are...
“Finding an objective neurochemical change in the brains of people who are used to being told that their problems are imaginary is pretty important…” Marco Loggia Jarred Younger has believed for quite some time that the glial cells in fibromyalgia...
“The bottom line is that we should rethink this whole area and encourage proper clinical trials.” Dr. Nancy Klimas This article is the last of a three-part series on IVIG which came out of my attending the 2018 Dysautonomia Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. An IVIG...
The HEAL Initiative (Helping End Addiction Long Term) is one of the rare NIH initiatives that presents real possibilities for a long neglected population. It took an act of Congress – which gave the NIH $500 million and specifically directed them to use it attack...
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