LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is a condition that affects more than a million americans but there is no known cause or cure.

A new way to diagnose the widespread pain disorder fibromyalgia may expand the number of people with this condition and help them receive appropriate treatment.

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is proposing a new set of diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia that includes common symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive problems, as well as pain. The new criteria are published in the May issue of the ACR journal Arthritis Care Research. These new criteria recognize that fibromyalgia is more than just body pain, said Robert ...

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is proposing a new set of diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia that includes common symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive problems, as well as pain. The new criteria are published in the May issue of the ACR journal Arthritis Care Research. These new criteria recognize that fibromyalgia is more than just body pain, said Robert ...

Not long after she agreed to participate in the so-called Sunshine Study at Loyola University Chicago School of Nursing in Maywood late last year, Jeanette Barnes' life began to change for the better. Helmed by Loyola professor and researcher Sue Penckofer, the study focuses on how increased vitamin D affects metabolic control and depressive symptoms in women with diabetes. With her history of ...