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December 19, 2007

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· St. Amand Q & A

· Meet the patient - Pat Gurnick
· The stomach acid puzzle

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FEATURED ARTICLE

December 19, 2007

Q & A with Dr. St. Amand, Developer of the
Guaifenesin Protocol
In a rare public forum, R. Paul St. Amand, MD - an internationally known Fibromyalgia specialist - drew a capacity-plus crowd to the ImmuneSupport.com chat room last week. Read his responses to scores of FM patient concerns.

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How I Survived Chronic Illness - by Patient Counselor Pat Gurnick
"At first... I was not able to sit in a chair so I laid on the floor," Pat says, recalling her chronic illness support group. Diagnosed with FM, ME/CFS and environmental illness in the early 90's, she sought ideas from many experts, and uses what she learned to help others.

Lack of Stomach Acid - Hypochlorhydria - Can Cause Lots of Problems
UK-based holistic fatigue specialist Sarah Myhill, MD, explains this condition, particularly common in ME/CFS/FM, and why in persons with heartburn it is often mistaken for too much stomach acid (GERD).

Trial of Unique Biofeedback Approach to Manage FM Pain Recruiting
This trial is looking for FM pain patients to test a unique biofeedback approach involving fMRI-based observation of brain activity & modification training.

RESEARCH ABSTRACTS

11 more new abstracts

Significant improvement with growth hormone in FM subset
Collaborative research at four universities found differential expression of 88 genes in ME/CFS patients vs. normal blood donors; then identified seven genetic ME/CFS subsets involving different symptom sets and severity.

Mayo invents first definitive test for diagnosing Chronic Myofascial Pain
Chronic Myofascial Pain and FM often occur together, and "as they share symptoms with so many other disorders, are among the most misdiagnosed of ailments," says Devin Starlanyl. Mayo technology promises a breakthrough.

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