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Protein from tick saliva studied for potential myasthenia gravis treatment

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Looking for a better treatment for the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis, researchers have found that a protein in tick saliva shows promise in limiting the severity of the disease in an animal model in a study published ...





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Study finds biological link between pain and fatigue

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 07, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are diagnosed with chronic pain and fatigue conditions like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue ...


Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In ...


Researchers show leaky muscle cells lead to fatigue

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created Feb 11, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

What do marathoners and heart failure patients have in common? More than you think according to new findings by physiologists at Columbia University Medical Center.


Researchers hope to provide chronic fatigue syndrome answers

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created Dec 18, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

One of the most difficult things for people suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is that many believe the condition to be a psychological, not physical affliction.


Mastery of physical goals lessens disease-related depression and fatigue

Mastery of physical goals lessens disease-related depression and fatigue

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical activity is known to reduce depression and fatigue in people struggling with chronic illness. A new study indicates that this effect stems from an individual's sense of mastery over - or belief in ...


Chronic fatigue patients benefit from cognitive behavior therapy

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created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cognitive behaviour therapy is effective in treating the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a recent systematic review carried out by Cochrane Researchers.


Study may explain exercise-induced fatigue in muscular dystrophies

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created Oct 26, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

A University of Iowa study suggests that the prolonged fatigue after mild exercise that occurs in people with many forms of muscular dystrophy is distinct from the inherent muscle weakness caused by the disease.


Gabapentin may treat fibromyalgia pain

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created Jun 11, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

U.S. scientists say the anticonvulsant medication gabapentin might be effective in treating pain and other symptoms arising from fibromyalgia.


Fatigue common after myocardial infarction

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created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Half of all patients who undergo myocardial infarction are experiencing onerous fatigue four months after the infarction. The patients who are most fatigued are those who perceive the infarction as a sign of chronic illness, ...


US swine flu victims had chronic health problems (AP)

US swine flu victims had chronic health problems

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Health officials have released details about the chronic health problems suffered by the two people who died from swine flu in the United States. The Mexican toddler who died in Texas suffered from ...



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