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Back when television was still broadcast only in B&W, researchers discovered that Alzheimer’s disease patients had aluminum deposits in their brain. From then on, health conscious people avoided deodorants with aluminum and stopped using aluminum kitchenware.
After several decades and further research,  the aluminum — Alzheimer’s disease link was never proven. In fact, linking aluminum to any neurodegenerative disease [...]

Category : Alzheimer - Dementia

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“The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy”, 2006, provides a critical review of recent literature for Myofascial Trigger Points and Myofascial Pain Syndrome.
For anyone doing an in-depth study on the subject will benefit from this 48 page PDF article. It is directed towards medical professionals who want an overview of the most cited articles regarding [...]

Category : Fibromyalgia (FMS)

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The Fighting Fatigue blog deals with one woman’s journey dealing with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. The site also now offers a forum where topics like Interstitial Cystitis, Depression, CFS, Fibromyalgia, along with other chronic illnesses are discussed.

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Category : Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia (FMS)

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The Ortho-McNeil’s Survey of pain in the workplace shows an increase of 38% of workers reporting chronic pain from when the study was initially done in 1996.
The majority of employers cited pain-related conditions as a lost of productivity in the workplace. There is a reported increase of 65% for work-site wellness programs, but only 22% of the programs [...]

Category : Chronic Pain

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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients fall into the group of diseases that doctors debate are imagined in the patient’s mind or something that is biological in nature. The debate stirs because there is not a definitive test, like a blood test, to show that chronic fatigue syndrome exists.
Common among chronic fatigue syndrome patients is intermittent or persistent gut [...]

Category : Chronic Fatigue (CFS)

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Scientist have shown that there is no apparent connection between common chemicals, like pesticides and herbicides, and developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease). However, there is one exception.
Marc Weisskopf, PhD, Harvard University, Boston, reported at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting, Chicago, that people reporting a ten year or greater exposure [...]

Category : ALS - Lou Gehrigs Disease

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