The following is a summary of relevant article/research links provided in November by Facebook members. Links to all the items are included, just click on the link, article name, word ‘link’ or ‘article’ to open.
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Articles / Blogs
- The Triumph of Eminence-Based Medicine https://notthesciencebit.net/2018/11/03/the-triumph-of-eminence-based-medicine/
- Ramsay’s Continue Focus on the Mitochondria in ME/CFS – Plus, the Hunt for a Drug Target is On (!). https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2018/11/03/ramsay-mitochondria-drug-target/?fbclid=IwAR2BeclQ-_6ynMytLIh8xMRlNad4Bxrlcwm34hRSZWEfMzw6592xVVBwMOs
- Research teams find widespread inflammation in the brains of fibromyalgia patients. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180927122946.htm?fbclid=IwAR1c50dDO6JfwRCGugOZdPUxrN8fQ9EVyePJRDSrMmIDxFeg_9nrjQiSqJY
- Panic Attacks And Anxiety Episodes Linked To Vitamin Deficiencies In Groundbreaking Study. https://awarenessact.com/panic-attackss-and-anxiety-episodes-linked-to-vitamin-deficiencies-in-groundbreaking-study/
- Changes in Gut and Plasma Microbiome following Exercise Challenge in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684203/?fbclid=IwAR3cy-Tnd2mGauV_pNKkvHI-g7APLn_fEQHmvLZxf7r_CT1rae9Xyc-Zs60
- Are “Old” Muscles Holding People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Down? Plus Tompkins’ Team Promises New Insights. https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2018/11/07/muscles-old-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-tompkins/?fbclid=IwAR2NUN6uHM0VxEhWCdy-AlwkELv6-JDLbkJZAwKaz2LROdJ2Rl4Tlt5aI00
- ME Association Website Survey: Why we’re asking about healthcare plans and ME/CFS https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/11/me-association-website-survey-why-were-asking-about-healthcare-plans-and-me-cfs-01-november-2018/?fbclid=IwAR1iYZPnUFN7qtC9WmAP3cyzqByrvMXq_sz6cP9qIG7FtgFgkORQRBAdAxY
- ‘The brain injury that could be behind 30,000 case of chronic fatigue’. https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2014/05/the-brain-injury-that-could-be-behind-30000-case-of-chronic-fatigue-mail-online-18-may-2014/?fbclid=IwAR327f76T2J0WwDMqAkTFN5AziuQPROdsKLpgDxZDz7xod1XHTkRWwGLNhE
- Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): Suggestions for a nutritional treatment in the therapeutic approach. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332218342987?fbclid=IwAR1nledrEdgPrfwCuib1LXx2irxhgA2O3d99LNK52W_yT5iB_DcRFP93GWg
- ME Association Statement re: NICE ME/CFS Guideline Review and Committee Appointments. https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/11/me-association-statement-re-nice-me-cfs-guideline-review-and-committee-appointments-09-november-2018/?fbclid=IwAR3u5MhJQpM1nZJmCkaajI7Q8qisVApriPNhs9oaQJaX7U6rt0KqBXThH9M
- Possible Culprit of Fibromyalgia Found: Microglial Activation. https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/news/glial-activation-found-in-the-brains-of-fibromyalgia-patients-310084?fbclid=IwAR0IgM3szMMEjoutbvQBAQMf4_IkWXCF37G0s5-G1aYfbC4TRAoHV5xpios
- Low omega-3 index and polyunsaturated fatty acid status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. https://www.plefa.com/article/S0952-3278(18)30053-X/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR3PxWgcKjv0fTJ1fKn8K7-ETKJWCsya0PVq8FWw21J3so9NsOX5RCGsqfA
- The challenges and implementations of exercise therapy for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. https://andreasastier.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome/?fbclid=IwAR1knEavv40S9T7p2PItKoMUthrD6taWENUNGKwppdI-seVKwuQManNIcyI
- Holistic Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME service. https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/patients-and-visitors/main-hospital-sites/gartnavel-campus/nhs-centre-for-integrative-care/nhs-centre-for-integrative-care-therapies/holistic-chronic-fatigue-syndromeme-service/?fbclid=IwAR0RysofnpQwf1NgKhuhltuhbqL5lpKVxZt7_Dn3WscTQ_iQfIewrG5zC6I#
- Does fatigue and distress in a clinical cohort of adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome correlate with fatigue and distress in their parents? https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cch.12626
- Brain abnormalities in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: Evaluation by diffusional kurtosis imaging and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jmri.26247?fbclid=IwAR2W2XV9TI0MVoE8OyVqXg54BWfYVlBMjpLqSRTXKfGIxtEbkXSEWjZngxw
- Fibromyalgia and Vision Problems. https://www.living-smarter-with-fibromyalgia.com/fibromyalgia-and-vision.html?fbclid=IwAR1BUu9kXwNWEG0zfz5I4DntBQMcOmRWwFfaHTWqciiDkSV3qw507WhUGys
- Workwell’s Two-Day Exercise Tests and Breaking the Deconditioning Dilemma in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2018/11/19/workwell-cpet-deconditioning-dilemma-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me-cfs/?fbclid=IwAR2Bmx2flTwgXxwv6zOgI-g4U8ser6H6nY8gR3r6FKvbDBQsxUAO-TrnBAY
- “Chronic Pain Is No Joke” – Lady Gaga Opens Up About Her Struggles With Fibromyalgia. https://www.apost.com/en/blog/chronic-pain-is-no-joke-lady-gaga-opens-up-about-her-struggles-with-fibromyalgia/10953/?un_id=1543118649207&utm_source=fb_buffer&utm_medium=fb_1072039129479100_nt_us&utm_term=USA_en&utm_campaign=blog_10953&utm_content=633&fbclid=IwAR0j_7scWDSBC6drZjBUmshOI6CtT6TWniVSXfzG5n4k-J_Yzy1hErCC2Yc
- Could the Brain’s Mast Cells Be Causing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? http://simmaronresearch.com/2018/09/brains-mast-cells-causing-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs/?fbclid=IwAR0EPHHgHwBfIzHvl4XMe2rY1kOZ45tIhLYBvkm3q7GviMwEPV0h6pbBc0I
- Fibromyalgia Leg Pain. https://www.living-smarter-with-fibromyalgia.com/fibromyalgia-leg-pain.html?fbclid=IwAR0pBMmGaxGM1WhNPrAOBxOMY45e9swXSDK6_iCAnR1CoqQ0t1sL-DNoeeg
- MEA Summary Review: Cardiac abnormalities in ME/CFS not due to deconditioning. https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/11/mea-summary-review-cardiac-abnormalities-in-me-cfs-not-due-to-deconditioning-26-november-2018/?fbclid=IwAR3pn4hS37yCiUmBk-zGIg6ePvCppY1qceBdCFs2yRDBeMRZ-RPNbpNztZg
- Comic Book Shares the Struggles of Living with Fibromyalgia. https://www.findatopdoc.com/Healthy-Living/struggles-of-living-with-fibromyalgia?fbclid=IwAR3m2xhtjB0xZSnuvJaJgnb748Cs5hRqRRVyXaY6ZpkQcgfAKAcE7GWKi8c&utm_campaign=fibro_20181116&utm_content=article&utm_medium=community_post&utm_source=fb&utm_term=fibro
- Erythrocyte Deformability As a Potential Biomarker for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4874?sso-checked=true
- Immune Study Adds to Evidence Of Body-Wide Problems With Energy Production in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). http://simmaronresearch.com/2018/11/immune-study-evidence-energy-production-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/?fbclid=IwAR10NbdfhDNo-RLH5PLR4IUOAADSrh9AS6-hjeyB535qSV2L3bDmiz5-YqI
Members posts / local support discussions
- Access to Work information
- Numbness
- Gadgets and energy-saving appliances
- Castle Douglas Citizens Advice Bureau To Close Due To Budget Cuts. https://www.dgwgo.com/dumfries-galloway-news/castle-douglas-citizens-advice-bureau-closure/?fbclid=IwAR1AL_2AOVJbG6HfxnbouT9DPILq8_nxgSX8APDgRSL2YttUb25JOL8K93A
- Hobbies and copying mechanisms
Take care and gentle hugs to you all Kim J (Web Support), E-mail: kim@dgmefm.org.uk ?.