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FM-CFS Canada Disclaimer 2018-19

General

The FM-CFS Canada (Compassion in Action) website contains general information only. A qualified healthcare professional should be consulted before making medical decisions. FM-CFS Canada makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information that appears on its website but cannot guarantee that it is error free or complete. FM-CFS Canada does not endorse any product, treatment or therapy; neither does it evaluate the quality of services operated by other organizations.

Funding of your website

Our website is funded entirely from donations that we receive.

Health Related Commentary

We will do the best we can to ensure that any health related commentary is constructed with the asistance of our Medical Advisor, Dr. Paul Grof and indeed he also oversees our small but meaningful research investments. Also on our board of directors we have Dr. Edward Napke who provides guidance should Dr. Grof be conflicted in any way (for example if we provide funding to Dr. Grof for research then the contract and review of work is conducted by the President and Dr. Napke.

Medical Opinion

Please do not request opinions on specific diagnoses, including test interpretations. It is illegal to give specific treatment advice for individual patients over the Internet.

Links to Other Sites

The FM-CFS Canada website has links to other websites that are not under its control; FM-CFS Canada is not responsible for the contents of any linked website, or any link contained in a linked website, or any changes or updates to such websites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by FM-CFS Canada of that website.

COPYRIGHT

FM-CFS Canada reserves a Copyright on all written materials on the FM-CFS.ca web site, and use of FM-CFS Canada’s materials is prohibited.

What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia Guidelines – The new Canadian Concensus Fibromyalgia Guidelines (130 pages) Onset of FM: These illnesses are different experiences for different people. Sometimes the illness hits quick and hard, in other cases it comes on slowly. There is Read more… Read more →

Suicide, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia

Mortality in a cohort of chronically fatigued patients. Journal: Psychol Med. 2006 Sep;36(9):1301-6. Authors: Smith WR, Noonan C, Buchwald D. Affiliations: Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Correspondence: WR Smith, Harborview Medical Read more… Read more →

SPECT Scan of an ME/CFS Patient’s Brain

Neurological Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (The Haworth Medical Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol. 6, No. 3/4, 2000, pp. 51-68. Abhijit Chaudhuri, DM, MD, MRCP; Peter 0. Behan, DSc, MD, FACP, Read more… Read more →

Scientific ‘Signatures’ for ME/CFS

These diverse research approaches are complementary, exciting signs that better results are to come. Research has become more multidisciplinary in recent years, with the need to integrate findings in diverse fields. Over the past year, CDC scientists have worked Read more… Read more →

FM & ME/CFS Legal Research

FM-CFS Canada’s research project: Objective: To lower patients’ legal costs. Objective: To help more patients and lawyers win their cases, to advance case law. Strategy: Identify the information lawyers find helpful, organise for easy comparison. Invite Pro Bono law students Read more… Read more →