Category Archives: Europe

THE GREEN THINGY – should be compulsory reading!

From Jeanne Hambleton with fibro hugs This morning I received this email as recommended reading.  Do hope I am not in breach of anything but it really is an eye opener.  I had not realised quite how much our living patterns had changed. Now I think is it any wonder  that we are ill, poisoning [...]

MAY 12 – WORLDWIDE FMS AWARENESS DAY

by Jeanne Hambleton Copyright 2009  May this 12 May blossom into a wonderful year Somehow I just could not let today pass without making some effort to celebrate International  Fibromyalgia Awareness Day together with others who suffer chronic pain and long term illnesses. We constantly strive to raise awareness about this chronic condition  but my [...]

Culinary Medicine: Can Certain Foods Make You Healthier?

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy of WebMD.com By Elizabeth Lee -Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD - WebMD Feature A best-selling diet book promises to prevent disease by teaching you to cook like a chef and think like a doctor.   Imagine preventing breast cancer by eating broccoli and kalamata olive pizza, avoiding Alzheimer’s by skipping [...]

Paws-ability: Dogs’ assistance immeasurable

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton (UK) Courtesy StarTribune.com - © 2009 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Shelley  Hiemer has fibromyalgia Bruce Bisping, Star Tribune Shelly Hiemer and her service dog, Grace demonstrated how a service dog helps with shopping at a Franklin Ave Coop grocery store. By KRISTIN TILLOTSON, Star Tribune - April 17, 2009    [...]

Catalan Government Leaves CFS/ME/FMS Patients High and Dry

From the FMS Global New Desk (UK) by Jeanne Hambleton  Copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved I need your help again please  -  but this time BIG TIME! In November 2007 I wrote two stories about the people of Catalonian Spain who have CFS/ME/FMS and their efforts to get recognition from their Government for their problems [...]

I, Nanny: Robot Babysitters Pose Dilemma

It is no wonder Japan has been called “the robot kingdom.” Of the world’s at least 923,000 industrial robots, about 4 in 10 are in Japan. Now Japanese interest is turning to so-called service robots, which could play a crucial role in looking after the nation’s aging population.

Brain and Behavior – Keeping Your Brain Fit

From the FMS Global News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton Courtesy usnews.com  There’s plenty you can do to slow the effects of aging. Here’s how to keep your thinking and memory sharp By Christine Larson    Marian Conte’s brain weighs 1,100 grams, according to Nintendo. “That’s up from 800 grams when I started playing,” jokes Conte, [...]

What’s in a name? Perhaps more (or less) money

From the Fibromyalgia News Desk of Jeanne Hambleton March 10 2009   Before employers have a chance to judge job applicants on their merits, they may have already judged them on the sound of their names. According to a study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Labor Economics, immigrants to Sweden earn more [...]

APOLOGIES

First I must say I am sorry I have neglected you! But  due to the sudden death in December  of my dear friend Rick Usher, founder and  late New Editor of  FMS Global News, sadly I now have his job.   Life has been so hectic – with  hot new and fibromyalgia to name but two [...]

NEW FMS CENTRE FOR ILLINOIS

Fibromyalgia Centers of America Announces Treatment Center in Illinois

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