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FM HealthWatch

July 23, 2008

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  FEATURED ARTICLE July 23, 2008
  
Dr. Fortanasce Explains Alzheimer's Challenge & Prevention/Delay Basics
Innovative expert Vincent Fortanasce, MD (author of The Anti- Alzheimer's Prescription) explains Alzheimer's, his science- based protocol for preventing it, brain foods & supplements, and advice for those seeking diagnosis.


  ARTICLES, EVENTS, SOLUTIONS More new articles
  
A Primer on Blood Pressure - High, Low, Dysregulated
Basics on how the blood pressure works, what affects it, how it's measured, and what causes dysregulated blood pressure (as in postural hypotension, so common in FM and ME/CFS).

Mark Pellegrino, MD, Shares Lessons Learned About Motherhood & Fibro
Few doctors grasp the issues involved in FM pregnancy. Dr. Pellegrino offers insights from his experience managing many FM moms.

International study of family patterns in depression, anxiety, migraine
Wishes to collect information from families - 2,400 adults & children of all ages - with invitation to participate in lifetime tracking.

General Anesthesia Sensitizes Peripheral Pain Pathways after Surgery
Researchers find surgical anesthetics sensitize inflammation & pain pathways.

Why "We" Can't Drink - My One and Only Hangover

58-center trial of drug to ease diabetes nerve pain, numbness recruiting


  RESEARCH ABSTRACTS More new abstracts
  
Test for previously un-identified cognitive problem explains difficulties
In measuring FM cognitive dysfunction, doctors should ask for rapid naming test - a previously unrecognized problem in patients who otherwise test normally.

Fibromyalgia and depressive disorder compared & contrasted
40% of FM patients may also suffer depression but FM is not a form of depression. This review - available free online - lays out results of tests showing similarities & differences; reviews antidepressant trial results for FM.

Medication-induced damage to the energy-producing mitochondria
Many medications, from over-the-counter pain relievers to commonly prescribed drugs, have emerged as a major cause of mitochondrial damage. This in turn is understood to play a role in FM & many "seemingly unrelated" disorders.

Fibrofog impact on cognitive performance can mimic 20 years of aging

More cardio-respiratory fitness links to less brain atrophy in Alzheimer's

Mayo reports fish oil, red yeast rice as beneficial as drug vs. cholesterol




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