Some of these articles are from past issues of the FM Forum newsletter, the former quarterly publication of the British Columbia Fibromyalgia Society.

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Struggling to Maintain Balance: A Study of Women Living with Fibromyalgia by Schaefer KM
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 21, 1995, pp 95-102

Long Term Follow-Up of Fibromyalgia Patients: Clinical Symptoms, Muscular Function, Laboratory Tests - An Eight Year Comparison Study by Bengtsson A, Bäckman E, Lindblom B, Skogh T
Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, Vol. 2 (2), 1994, pp 67-80

The Prevalence and Characteristics of Fibromyalgia in the General Population by Wolfe F, Ross K, Anderson J, Russell IJ, Hebert L
Arthritis & Rheumatism, Vol. 38, No. 1, January, 1995, pp 19-28

Disabling Fibromyalgia: Appearance vs. Reality Editorial by Robert Bennett, MD, Professor of Medicine and Chairman, Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health Sciences University
Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 20, No. 11, p.1821-1824, 1993

Treatment of Resistant Fibromyalgia by William S. Wilke, M.D.
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, Vol. 21, No. 1, Feb., 1995, p. 247-260

Fibromyalgia in women. Abnormalities of regional cerebral blood flow in the thalamus and the caudate nucleus are associated with low pain threshold levels; by Mountz JM, Bradley LA, Modell JG, Alexander RW, Triana-Alexander M, Aaron LA, Stewart KE, Alarcon GS, Mountz JD
Arthritis & Rheumatism, Vol. 38, No. 7, July 1995, p. 926-938

Fibromyalgia in rheumatology practice: a survey of Canadian rheumatologists; by White KP, Speechley M, Harth M, Ostbye T
Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 22, No. 4, April 1995, p. 722-726

Fibromyalgia Is Common in a Postpoliomyelitis Clinic by Trojan DA, Cashman NR; Dept. of Neurology, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Archives of Neurology, June 1995, Vol. 52, P. 620-624

Reactive Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Greenfield S, Fitzcharles MA, Esdaile JM; Rheumatic Disease Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Arthritis & Rheumatism, Vol. 35 (6), 1992, p. 678-681

Vancouver Consensus Report: "Special Report: The Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Consensus Report on Fibromyalgia and Disability" by Michelle Boudreau, Editor, FM FORUM Newsletter
Journal of Rheumatology 1996: Vol. 23, No. 3, p. 534-539

Fibromyalgia by Dr. S. Letwin,Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre
BC Pharmacy, October 1995, p. 27 . An outline of some medications commonly used in treating fibromyalgia.

Management of Fibromyalgia by Dr. S. Carette, MD, FRCPC; Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Ste. Foy, Québec
Pain Research & Management, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996, p. 58

Pain Analysis in Patients with Fibromyalgia by J. Sorenson, A. Bengtsson, E. Backman, K.G. Henriksson, M. Bengtsson
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 24, 1995; p. 360-365

Fibromyalgia and the Disability Dilemma by Robert M. Bennett
Arthritis & Rheumatism, Vol. 39, No. 10, Oct., 1996, p. 1627-1634

Work Disability Evaluation and the Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Kevin P. White, Manfred Harth, Robert W. Teasell
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, Vol. 24, No. 6 (June), 1995; p. 371

Coping and Managing FM

Anxiety Attacks Explanation of anxiety attacks from experts at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Fibromyalgia and Diet

Questions to Consider When Choosing A New MD

Book Reviews

Lost Voices - Women, Chronic Pain and Abuse by Nellie A. Randomsky, MD, PhD

The Fibromyalgia Survivor by Dr. Mark Pellegrino, MD

Betrayal by the Brain; The Neurological Basis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Related Neural Network Disorders by Dr. Jay Goldstein, MD

The Fibromyalgia Help Book: Practical Guide to Living Better with Fibromyalgia by Jenny Fransen RN & I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD

Articles of Interest

Blood testing fad alarms experts by Pamela Fayerman, Vancouver Sun Newspaper Health Issues Reporter.
This article appeared in the Saturday, November 1, 1997 edition of the Vancouver Sun newspaper. "Opponents of live cell analysis say it is used to sell vitamins and supplements."

Serotonin: The Neurotransmitter for the 90's by By Ronald F. Borne, PhD, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi

Fibromyalgia Funnies, a collection of funny fibromyalgia words.