HIGHLIGHTS
QUEST NO. 87
SPRING 2011
· Highlights of Dr. Peterson’s Calgary Conference
· Ottawa 2011: We’re up and running!
· Conference agendas
· BC Ministry approves $2-million study
· Aquaporin-4 protein control brain inflammation
· NIH State of the Knowledge ME/CFS Workshop
· New MEA funding for ME/CFS research
· Impact of FM on economy
· XMRV: Where are we at?
· Headaches – a worldwide health problem
· Findings shed doubt on ME/cancer link
· Virtual Health Library in Canada
· CRD leads initiative on transparencies in reviews
· In the Spotlight
PART II
THE JOURNEY
Issue No. 2
Highlights:
· Acupuncture for pain and fatigue
· Today’s youth are charting new territory
· Former MP supports group on disability benefits
· MESH Ottawa urgent need for volunteers
· Pageant winner with FM breaks silence
· Young ME/FM patients connect with social networking
· Blog profile: Living with ME/CFS, LYME & Rickettsial Disease
· U.S. survey portrays lives reshaped by FM
Publishing Date: Week of May 30, 3011
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