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Why Isn’t My Brain Working?, the newest book from functional medicine pioneer Datis Kharrazian, explains how seemingly minor problems with brain function—brain fog, memory loss, fatigue, depression, anxiety, or concussions—can lead to more serious brain disorders, and what to do about it before it’s too late. Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 Brain not working? Functional medicine pioneer Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS, explains why such seemingly minor brain problems as brain...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Doctors have been able to determine the source of pain in the skin of patients who suffer from fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia, a widespread deep tissue pain, affects about ten million people in the US. The condition causes tenderness in the hands and feet, fatigue, sleep disorders and cognitive decline. For years, the disorder was believed to be imaginary and often even attributed to patients making up the illness. The latest research...

Individual patients may experience some weather sensitivity Dutch researchers report that weather conditions including temperature, sunshine, and precipitation have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients. Results published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), suggest that individual patients may be sensitive to some changes in the weather. Medical evidence shows that fibromyalgia affects 2% of the world population with...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Feeling drowsy while operating heavy machinery? Industrial and construction equipment maker Caterpillar is working on a way to combat nodding off for workers who may be pulling 10- or 12-hour shifts. According to a statement from Caterpillar, the company is planning to integrate eye-tracking technology created by the Australian company Seeing Machines to detect when a driver is becoming sleepy. Expected to cost up to $20,000 to...

Critical Response Systems (CRS), a provider of leading-edge, mission-critical communication systems, announced today that the company has developed a solution to relieve “alarm fatigue” in hospitals. Norcross, GA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Critical Response Systems (CRS), a provider of leading-edge, mission-critical communication systems, announced today that the company has developed a solution to relieve “alarm fatigue” in hospitals. Alarm fatigue is the result of the huge arsenal of...

Paper Published in the International Journal of General Medicine on Chronic Lyme Disease Park Ridge, IL (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 May, 2013 – “Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne infectious disease in the country,” says Dr. Keith Berndtson of Park Ridge MultiMed, “and it presents a challenge to doctors because there is still no definitive answer to the question of whether the chronic illness that afflicts some Lyme patients is due to the aftereffects of infection or to a...

ORLANDO, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) explores new methods for managing digestive health through diet and lifestyle. Individuals suffering from Crohn's disease are often plagued by reduced muscle strength, fatigue and poor quality of life. These symptoms can remain even when patients are in remission. A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study found for the first time that vitamin D supplementation...

Study Author Dr. Keith Berndtson Establishes Need for Development of New Guidelines for Treating Persistent Infection Park Ridge, IL (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 30,000-40,000 cases of Lyme disease officially recorded each year from 2008-2011 represent only 10% of actual incidences of the disease. “Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne infectious disease in the country,” says Dr. Keith Berndtson of Park...

Over $1 Million Donated to Study Role of Genetics and Alternative Therapies in ME/CFS MT. VIEW, Calif., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Open Medicine Institute (OMI), an organization with a mission to improve health care by applying a multi-disciplinary, "big data" approach, today announced that it has received over $1 Million in contributions to undertake novel research into ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). The Edward P. Evans Foundation, a...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Fort Lauderdale-based Embraer Aircraft Holdings have partnered to strengthen the relationship between the manufacturer and academia, in their efforts to improve human factors research in aviation. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed earlier this year, the partnership will include a series of seminars and research projects in human factors, which will be offered through NSU's...