Did you know that one in four adults – or approximately 57.7 million Americans – experiences a mental health problem in any given year? Or that one in 17 lives with a serious, chronic mental illness? Since 1990, National Mental Illness Awareness Week has been recognized by the U.S. Congress as a time for mental… Continue reading Mental Illness Awareness Week 2012: Dismantling the Stigma
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Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Is This Saturday
Sponsored by the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA), Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (Saturday, May 12th) is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness of this complex chronic pain disorder. Fibromyalgia (FM) affects an estimated 10 million people in the US, 75-90 percent of whom are women—but it can also occur in men and children. The… Continue reading Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Is This Saturday
Treat Us Right: Comparing Cymbalta and Lyrica in the Fibromyalgia Community
Since its launch in November 2008, our PatientsLikeMe Fibromyalgia Community has served as a place for more than 11,000 fibromyalgia patients to share with, find, and learn from others. Over the past 2 years, thousands of you have reported using Pfizer’s Lyrica® and Eli Lilly’s Cymbalta® as prescribed treatments for your fibromyalgia. PatientsLikeMe recently analyzed… Continue reading Treat Us Right: Comparing Cymbalta and Lyrica in the Fibromyalgia Community
PatientsLikeMe at Health 2.0: Paths to Insight
Last month, I spoke once again at the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco. The video of my presentation is now online. Here’s a snapshot of what I covered in the 6-minute talk: As I note in my presentation, there are a lot of caveats to what I have up on the screen. We as… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe at Health 2.0: Paths to Insight