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I used to have the diagnosis of fibromyalgia for which the rheum at the time (1996) said merely: use heat, heat, heat. Still good advice. But now the ICD-10 code for fibromyalgia is termed Widespread Chronic Pain, which tells you less, much less. Another tiny compartment of the junk drawer. At...

I'm on my 3rd replanting of basil plants. I have two pots that look healthy. I may have given them too much California direct sunlight or sprayed them too frequently with my homemade insecticide soap, but they were being eaten or destroyed (probably by me) by something. I think some salad...

But Daniel Griffin, MD. the expert from Columbia U in NYC who has treated over1000 covid patients, said in last week's virology podcast (see Twiv, via microbe tv) that he has witnessed an apparent second infection. So, case isn't closed (no pun intended) on this question.

Shingrix is expensive (new, more effective than Zostavax) and because of its effectiveness (maybe because of the adjuvant?-- which is the chemical that prods your immune system into action) side effects of the vaccine can be strong: sore arm, muscle aches, fever, etc. This means the immune...

Here's something for the future: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/11/science/windows-street-noise.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Science Noise cancelling for your window

I use a very old Bose (no techie gizmos) noise cancelling headphones. They help as I have tinnitus plus noise sensitivity. Recently I experienced a great improvement though by reading the directions on how to insert foam ear plugs (roll into a cylinder and then insert deeply into the ear canal...

Good summary: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...demic-potential-increasingly-found-pigs-china

In the US, when I qualified for social security disability benefits, I also qualified for getting on a five-year waiting list for reduced rent, if you then could find a place that would accept the voucher which very few landlords would accept. With the voucher (called Section 8 Housing) you...

This theory smacks of class prejudice.

Perhaps some of the increase of the perceived effort by patients is the result of the extra mental effort in keeping track of abnormal bodily sensations in order to distinguish whether or not one is doing too much.

Just got a message from my (US) health insurance plan, an HMO, which asked me to make an appointment to COME IN in person for a lengthy wellness exam, which in my case is pretty much unnecessary and is not required. Suddenly it's business ($) as usual. The business of health care in this foolish...

I'm afraid to read it. As psychological medicine = oxymoron.

Personal experience with resistance training (ie any resistance bands, or even bicep curls with soup cans) = rather extreme pain as a result. I view all exercise research in fibromyalgia to be a form of noxious brainwashing that I must avoid contact with.

Could be worse.

In my California small city in the past week, we've started a spike in cases which coincides with the recent relaxation of restrictions. Restaurants are not open as yet for indoor dining. I think it is hard for most people to maintain that ambiguous state of mind of allowed more normal...

In the Background section: (bolding is mine) There is evidence that behavourial factors play a role in the maintenance of symptoms." These are: negativity about fatigue, disturbed sleep, lowered activity level. The cited reference paper for the above statement is also by Knoop in which...

I grant you that routines save energy in normal-ish people. You don't have to think through all the steps of, say, your morning ablutions. Routines seem to enforce identity (which is a floating concept I think). All well and good, Chalder, stick with the trivial psychology of everyday stuff...

Brittany Collins wrote back and said (among other nice things): "I so appreciate your attention to the sources included in the piece, and the time you took to seek out these other, very valuable resources. Though it's quite challenging to get editorial boards to alter a piece once published, I...

Meaningless one-off (baseline) "relationship dissatisfaction" data set. Whole lot of regression analysis, to what end? If the goal or question to warrant further study was to improve care and relationship satisfaction, fine. But no, it's to improve CBT outcomes for ME/CFS via tweaking the...

Will send her these and ask her to use one/more next time, or this time, if she can get it corrected. Thank you, @Trish.