In the News
Keep up to date with the latest news articles from around the world.
Articles represent the views of their authors and not ME/CFS SA. Always seek advice from a registered health practitioner before changing your care plan.
27 April, 2024
NIAMS Boosts Support For Pain Research
In a 2022 letter from Lindsay A. Criswell, Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, she announced that NIAMS and several other NIH institutes had been selected by Congress to receive funding that would enhance opportunities for advancing pain science. This is an important topic for NIAMS, particularly considering that many diseases and conditions that fall within our portfolio can cause acute and chronic pain – which can be highly debilitating and difficult to manage. While those grappling with pain have seen some relief thanks to progress in the area, we still need to better understand the mechanisms of pain, find effective and nonaddictive options for treatment, and improve health equity for those disproportionately affected by these conditions.
26 April, 2024
Fibromyalgia Patients Are Using Cannabis To Ease Their Symptoms
Researchers from the USA have published a study showing how fibromyalgia patients who deal with symptoms including pain, fatigue, and anxiety are using cannabis.
26 April, 2024
Nutritional Status, Dietary Intake, Quality Of Life, And Dysphagia In Women With Fibromyalgia
A study that aimed to analyze the association between nutritional status, micro- and macronutrient intake, and quality of life (QoL) in a cohort of women with Fibromyalgia and risk of dysphagia (i.e., difficulty swallowing) compared to women with FMS without risk of dysphagia.
25 April, 2024
Are Monoclonal Antibodies The Future Of Long COVID Treatments?
The search for a cure to long COVID just got more promising.
25 April, 2024
World ME Day (May 12) Sheds Light On Global Health Crisis: Millions Affected By COVID Triggered Cases
The National Advisory on ME (ANZMES) is calling on Kiwis to come together for World ME Day as we battle a global health crisis. Already worldwide there are an estimated 25 million people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
25 April, 2024
Sanders’s Long COVID Funding Bill Misses Opportunity To Aid A Similar Chronic Condition
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) recent call for $10 billion in research grants over ten years for long COVID is a worthy initiative, yet we are deeply disappointed the senator is limiting his focus to long COVID. Millions of victims of infection-associated chronic conditions have been waiting decades for the federal government to fund research to improve diagnosis and develop therapies.
24 April, 2024
Increased Pressure Pain Sensibility In Fibromyalgia Patients Is Located Deep To The Skin But Not Restricted To Muscle Tissue
This study was aimed at comparing pressure pain sensibility in different tissues in fibromyalgia patients. Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were assessed in 16 fibromyalgia (FM) patients bilaterally at the bony part of epicondylus lateralis humeri, at the belly of m. extensor carpi ulnaris and at m. brachioradialis where the radial nerve branches pass underneath. Following a double-blind design, either a local anesthetic cream (EMLA) or a control cream was applied to the skin and PPTs were reassessed. The site with underlying nerve had a lower PPT than the bony site (P < 0.001) and the ‘pure’ muscle site (P < 0.001), respectively. These relations remained unaltered by skin hypoesthesia. The PPTs over the bony and the ‘pure’ muscle sites did not differ. Application of EMLA, compared to control cream, did not change PPTs over any area examined. The results demonstrated that pressure-induced pain sensibility in FM patients is not most pronounced in muscle tissue and does not depend on increased skin sensibility.
24 April, 2024
Prolonged Medical Fasting May Benefit Pain Symptoms In Fibromyalgia
A prolonged therapeutic fasting intervention, integrated into a multimodal medical approach, has the potential to benefit patients with fibromyalgia regarding their pain and psychosomatic symptoms, according to new research.
24 April, 2024
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Moonshot For Long COVID Treatment
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) explains his plan for a “long COVID moonshot” to ensure treatment for long COVID. The legislative proposal includes $10 billion in funding over the next decade to establish a long COVID research program at the National Institutes of Health.
23 April, 2024
Fibromyalgia Patients Finding Relief With Cannabis
Another study has indicated that medical cannabis (MC) could have potential in managing the impacts of fibromyalgia. And it seems plenty of patients are already using it.
