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Demystifying Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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By Shannon Koehle
EmpowHer's Health Reporter

Affecting more people than lung and breast cancer, Parkinson’s disease, or multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome has become most prevalent among women.

As the Center for Disease Control says, “Women seem to be at greater risk for developing CFS, with four times more cases reported in women than in men.”

However, with more than four million people in the United States who have CFS, less than 20 percent have been diagnosed, says the CDC.


     
     
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The Company Arthritis Advocate: How a Texas State Agency Promotes Arthritis Awareness and Care

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I have arthritis associated with lupus, and also rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. So, I'm accustomed to dealing with a variety of aches and pains due to these conditions. I'm currently on contract at a State agency and read a wonderful story in this week's newsletter about the agency's Arthritis Program Coordinator.


     
     
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It's Lupus, Not Laziness

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With lupus, you have good days, and not-so-good days. The good days are precious, times when you feel energetic and pain free. The not-so-good days are when you just don't feel like moving, or can't. While my current relapse isn't as overwhelming as past stretches have been, I'm just not as energized as I should be. My eyes are suffering. It's hard to breathe while on even an easy run. Some days, lately more of them, I simply cannot move off the sofa.

     
     
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Winning the Upward Battle Against Lupus/Myositis/Arthritis/Raynaud’s Phenomena

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I have Mixed Connective Tissue Disease made up of Lupus/Myositis/Arthritis/Raynaud’s Phenomena. The doctors think I have had it since at least 3 months of age, but I was officially diagnosed in 2006 at the age of 21 after several hospital stays lasting months and losing muscle function in the trunk of my body (just one of the many problems that the flare was throwing at me). I am now on a giant list of meds, but am able to walk, eat and spend time with friends and family.


     
     
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Have you been successful in treating your Lupus? Tell us what has worked for you!

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Have you had success in treating your Lupus? Are you using conventional or alternative methods - or a combination? Tell us how you work alongside your condition and what is working best for you...

     
     
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6 New Lupus Genes Found

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When I tell someone I have lupus, a puzzled look comes across her face. People have heard about it, but don't really know what it is. Sometimes, someone will ask, "it's an autoimmune disease, isn't it?" Or, "is it a blood disorder?"

     
     
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General discussion -- Share your stories about Lupus

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Topics: Lupus, lupus, Lupus
     

Share your experiences about lupus and help other women.


     
     
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Lupus and Heart Disease

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According to the Lupus Research Institute (LRI), there is a connection between lupus and heart disease that young women need to be alerted to. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects more than one million American women and causes the body to make antibodies against itself, can be very serious and life-threatening - emphasis on "can." I have lupus, but no history of heart disease or indication thereof, so far. Knock on my wooden head!