BOSTON, July 31 (UPI) — Boston researchers say they have linked resting-state brain connectivity and spontaneous pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia – Health – Brain – Musculoskeletal Disorders – Connective Tissue (Source: Health News – UPI.com)
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Influenza A H1N1 virus in Indian pigs & its genetic relatedness with pandemic human influenza A 2009 H1N1.
Indian J Med Res. 2010 Aug;132:160-7
Authors: Nagarajan K, Saikumar G, Arya RS, Gupta A, Somvanshi R, Pattnaik B
Background & objectives:With the emergence of a new reassortant influenza A H1N1 virus that caused the 2009 pandemic it was felt necessary that pigs should be closely monitored for early detection of any influenza virus infection. Therefore, we investigated disease outbreaks with clinical history suggestive for swine influenza reported to our laboratory by owners of affected pig farms in Uttar Pradesh. Methods: Detection of swine influenza A virus (SIV) was attempted by isolation in embryonated chicken eggs. Presence of virus was detected by haemagglutin…
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Authors: Srinivasan R
PMID: 20675774 [PubMed - in process] (Source: J R Soc Med AND (has…)
SAM-e (pronounced Sammy) has been studied and used in Europe for decades to relieve depression and the pain of arthritis. There are studies that also show SAM-e can heal liver damage caused by certain types of liver disease.Contributor: Sam MontanaPublished: Jul 31, 2010 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness – Associated Content)
Two months after my husband suddenly fled our happy marriage and moved in with his girlfriend, while I was still in the depths of hell, I resorted to something radical to ease the pain. I started singing. A friend had taken pity on my miserable state and invited me to attend a rehearsal of her women’s barbershop chorus. Not relishing the thought of yet another endless evening home alone with the ticking clock, I agreed to go.Throughout my life, I’d always thought that if I could have the chance to change one thing about myself, I’d choose to have a lovely singing voice. The reality was, however, that whenever I forgot myself and would sing along with the radio, my family would give me the look and my wavering voice would trail off. So singing was not something I thought I’d ever be invited…
It is called SAM-e, pronounced Sammy and it is short for S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine. It is touted as an osteoarthritis pain reliever, mood enhancer and cures depression.Contributor: Sam MontanaPublished: Jul 31, 2010 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness – Associated Content)
Joint pain can come from numerous types of arthritis including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid, gout and even TMJ. Does glucosamine help symptoms of arthritis, here are the studies.Contributor: Sam MontanaPublished: Jul 31, 2010 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness – Associated Content)
She coughs
and heaves a breathless goodbye
into the bedside phone.
Her lungs
damp, bloated, sacked honeycomb
wheeze with vanishing bees.
The room
of sensors and startling noise
has not air to float upon.
Morphine
slakes a thirst for breathable sky
and calms the panic within.
The shame
of living, of death smiling,
savoring smoke and ash.
Eyes closed
she imagines her son, boy,
man, precious evermore.
Flowers.
Beautiful white, red, and black
from a husband who waits.
Starstuff
spinning in galaxies far,
with summer lightning bugs.
And then
it is upon her, the moment,
dreaded, practiced, boundless.
We run
through soft sands lit by moonlight,
now tumbling under waves.
All that matters
doesnât.
And all that happens
matters.
The absence of pain and hunger
the end of struggle and story
mark an in…
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