Posts Tagged ‘encephalomyelitis’

Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS In the News

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“I Get Tired, Too” - Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

When you tell someone you have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS), how often does he or she look blandly back at you and say, “Yeah, I get tired, too. A little (sleep/rest/exercise/coffee/other-unsolicited-bit-of-advice) will make you feel better!”

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Lyrica Lightens Up, DTCWise

First, there was the suffering, sighing woman in the first DTC (direct to consumer) ad for Lyrica, a drug being marketed by Pfizer for the treatment of fibromyalgia, a painful syndrome that is not well understood. Here’s the woman in that ad (see “Women Need More Love, Less Drugs”).

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Posted by Alexandra on July 28th, 2008 No Comments

Encephalomyelitis and Incapacity Benefit

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Listening to “You and Yours’” Radio 4’s consumer affairs programme, on the way into work today I was following the debate on the proposed government changes to the benefits system. The government plans to shake up the benefits system by encouraging some of the long term unemployed to do voluntary work in return for receiving state benefits. Also included in the Government green paper are plans to scrap invalidity benefit and replace it with an enhanced benefit with stricter medical criteria administered by someone other than the individuals GP (Invalidity nurse practitioner?). Those not qualifying for the new benefit will be moved to a new employment support allowance scheme by 2013 which it is hoped by ministers will be regarded as a temporary benefit by all but the most disabled.

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Posted by Alexandra on July 21st, 2008 No Comments